Ah I think it (the tmpfile isn't created) because /usr/bin/screen is 2755 in Ubuntu 16.04 but 755 in Ubuntu 18.04. Here's the change between the two releases.
override_dh_auto_install: - # can't call the normal install target b/c it installs the info files - # and other crud - $(MAKE) prefix=$(ROOT)/usr SCREENENCODINGS='$$(prefix)/share/screen/utf8encodings' installdirs install_bin - # hack around the fact that the install target makes screen a symlink to screen-$$(VERSION) - rm -f $(ROOT)/usr/bin/screen - mv -f $(ROOT)/usr/bin/screen* $(ROOT)/usr/bin/screen - # make it setgid utmp - chown root:utmp $(ROOT)/usr/bin/screen - chmod 2755 $(ROOT)/usr/bin/screen + # can't call the normal install target b/c it installs the + # info files and other crud + cd build; $(MAKE) prefix=$(ROOT)/usr SCREENENCODINGS='$$(prefix)/share/screen/utf8encodings' installdirs install_bin + cd build-udeb; $(MAKE) prefix=$(ROOT_UDEB)/usr SCREENENCODINGS='$$(prefix)/share/screen/utf8encodings' installdirs install_bin + # hack around the fact that the install target makes screen a + # symlink to screen-$$(VERSION) + rm -f $(ROOT)/usr/bin/screen $(ROOT_UDEB)/usr/bin/screen + mv -f $(ROOT)/usr/bin/screen* $(ROOT)/usr/bin/screen + mv -f $(ROOT_UDEB)/usr/bin/screen* $(ROOT_UDEB)/usr/bin/screen + # make it setgid utmp only in udeb + chown root:utmp $(ROOT_UDEB)/usr/bin/screen + chmod 2755 $(ROOT_UDEB)/usr/bin/screen + chmod 755 $(ROOT)/usr/bin/screen -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1761997 Title: /var/run needs mode 777 in bionic To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/screen/+bug/1761997/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
