This bug was fixed in the package ubuntu-dev-tools - 0.184
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ubuntu-dev-tools (0.184) experimental; urgency=medium
[ Dan Streetman ]
* Drop never packaged ubuntu-archive-assistant.
* Add support for downloading from private PPAs:
+ ubuntutools/misc:
- Refactor to use
Hello Mattia, and thank you for clarifying the role pbuilder plays in
ubuntu-dev-tools. The page I linked above does not mention alternatives
to pbuilder; that is why I thought it was necessary.
Given that pbuilder is, in fact, optional, I think the solution Jessica
proposed (adding python3-distut
** Changed in: ubuntu-dev-tools (Ubuntu)
Status: New => In Progress
** Changed in: ubuntu-dev-tools (Ubuntu)
Assignee: (unassigned) => Mattia Rizzolo (mapreri)
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because pbuilder is not "a necessary tool": there are several other
alternatives to it.
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Hello Jessica, and thank you for your rapid response. Your explanation
of the dependency situation with pbuilder and ubuntu-dev-tools is
helpful. However, I don't understand why pbuilder itself is only
suggested and not required by ubuntu-dev-tools. According to the Ubuntu
Packaging Manual(https://
pbuilder-dist is a wrapper provided by ubuntu-dev-tools, not pbuilder
itself. Moreover, ubuntu-dev-tools only Suggests: pbuilder, though at
the same time python3-distutils is a pretty tiny package (that's also
fairly useful) so adding that dependency as Recommends: rather than just
Suggests: (to be
