Bug#849999: dpkg-dev should not set SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH to the empty string

Control: merge -1 849081 On Tue, 2017-01-03 at 01:31:52 +0100, Guillem Jover wrote: > On Tue, 2017-01-03 at 00:09:37 +, Ian Jackson wrote: > > Package: dpkg-dev > > Version: 1.18.15 > > > If one runs dpkg-buildpackage with an unfinalised changelog entry, it > > sets SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH to the e

Bug#849999: dpkg-dev should not set SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH to the empty string

Hi! On Tue, 2017-01-03 at 00:09:37 +, Ian Jackson wrote: > Package: dpkg-dev > Version: 1.18.15 > If one runs dpkg-buildpackage with an unfinalised changelog entry, it > sets SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH to the empty string. Then, dpkg-deb can fail. Yes, and probably other stuff too. > I think settin

Bug#849999: dpkg-dev should not set SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH to the empty string

Package: dpkg-dev Version: 1.18.15 If one runs dpkg-buildpackage with an unfinalised changelog entry, it sets SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH to the empty string. Then, dpkg-deb can fail. Steps to reproduce: git clone git://git.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~ianmdlvl/vtwm.git \ -b for-debian/dpkg-dev-source-da