Public bug reported: The configuration file /usr/share/pbuilder/pbuilderrc defines the variable APTGETOPT which is used by (among others) /usr/lib/pbuilder /pbuilder-satisfydepends-gdebi.
But since APTGETOPT is defined as a shell array and satisfy-depends is invoked as a sub-command, the setting never reaches the command because the shell cannot pass arrays to sub-processes. A workaround for this is to explicitly 'unset´ APTGETOPT in ~/.pbuilderrc and to export it as a normal variable. This works even though the satisfy-depends command uses it as an array. System information: $ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 11.10 Release: 11.10 $ apt-cache policy pbuilder pbuilder: Installed: 0.199+nmu3ubuntu3.1 Candidate: 0.199+nmu3ubuntu3.1 Version table: *** 0.199+nmu3ubuntu3.1 0 500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric-updates/main i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 0.199+nmu3ubuntu3 0 500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/main i386 Packages ** Affects: pbuilder (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/973432 Title: APTGETOPT setting doesn't reach satisfy-depends command To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pbuilder/+bug/973432/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs