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Based on the error message, this seems to be the same as https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=819089. Note that this is fixed in Ubuntu Yakkety, and that a patch is available in the upstream bug report. ** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #819089 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=819089 ** Also affects: kmod (Debian) via http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=819089 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown ** Tags added: ftbfs xenial -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to kmod in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1623073 Title: source package build is failing Status in kmod package in Ubuntu: New Status in kmod package in Debian: Unknown Bug description: Trying to build the source package using sbuild is failing with the following error. dh_clean debian/rules build gtkdocize --docdir libkmod/docs autoreconf --force --install --symlink libtoolize: putting auxiliary files in AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR, 'build-aux'. libtoolize: linking file 'build-aux/ltmain.sh' libtoolize: putting macros in AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIRS, 'm4'. libtoolize: linking file 'm4/libtool.m4' libtoolize: linking file 'm4/ltoptions.m4' libtoolize: linking file 'm4/ltsugar.m4' libtoolize: linking file 'm4/ltversion.m4' libtoolize: linking file 'm4/lt~obsolete.m4' configure.ac:13: installing 'build-aux/compile' configure.ac:19: installing 'build-aux/config.guess' configure.ac:19: installing 'build-aux/config.sub' configure.ac:17: installing 'build-aux/install-sh' configure.ac:17: installing 'build-aux/missing' Makefile.am: installing 'build-aux/depcomp' Makefile.am:207: installing 'build-aux/py-compile' parallel-tests: installing 'build-aux/test-driver' libkmod/docs/gtk-doc.make:33: error: EXTRA_DIST must be set with '=' before using '+=' libkmod/docs/Makefile.am:29: 'libkmod/docs/gtk-doc.make' included from here autoreconf: automake failed with exit status: 1 debian/rules:60: recipe for target 'configure' failed make: *** [configure] Error 1 dpkg-buildpackage: error: debian/rules build gave error exit status 2 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kmod/+bug/1623073/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp