adding the source and change the package line has fixed it, thanks for the fast response Neil
----- Original Message ----- From: "Colin Watson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org> Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2001 10:58 AM Subject: Re: equivs errors > "Neil Grant" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >I am trying to create a dumby package for qmail, I have created a ctl file > >from the template (the attached file), > [...] > >parsechangelog/debian: error: badly formatted heading line, at changelog > >line 1 > > You need a "Source:" line in the first block of the control file; > "Source: qmail-dummy-package" would do. You need to change "Package: > qmail_dummy_package" to "Package: qmail-dummy-package", as underscores > are used to separate package names from version numbers. You should > probably also move the "Maintainer:" line to the first block of the > control file. > > HTH, > > -- > Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
