[vbox-dev] build dep package

Perry Halbert phalbert at cox.net
Sun Jun 26 23:58:33 GMT 2011 

This works well if you use a different top level folder than /trunk

*** rules    2011-06-26 18:48:44.900727018 -0500
--- rules    2011-06-26 17:49:06.000000000 -0500
***************
*** 58,66 ****
   NOWEBSVC ?= $(ose)
   NOWINE   := $(if $(NODOCS),$(if $(STAGEDISO),1,),)

-
-
-
   ifneq ($(wildcard $(verfile)),)
   include $(verfile)
   ver      := $(VBOX_VERSION_STRING)
--- 58,63 ----
***************
*** 383,388 ****
--- 380,387 ----
         -Vpulse=$(if $(HEADLESS),,libpulse0) \
         -Vsdlttf=$(if $(HEADLESS),,libsdl-ttf2.0-0) \
         -Vdkms=$(if $(filter _Debian_lenny,$(debrel)),,dkms)
+     sed -i 's/_OSE/-OSE/g' 
$(vboxroot)/src/VBox/Installer/linux/debian/virtualbox-4.0/DEBIAN/control
+     sed -i 's/_OSE/-OSE/g' 
$(vboxroot)/src/VBox/Installer/linux/debian/virtualbox-4.0-dbg/DEBIAN/control
       dh_md5sums
       dh_builddeb --destdir $(pkgdir)
   endif



On 06/26/2011 01:31 PM, Perry Halbert wrote:
> Sorry I diff'ed the wrong file.  This one is the right one.
>
>
> *** rules    2011-06-26 12:56:42.004791009 -0500
> --- rules2    2011-06-26 13:28:44.744790998 -0500
> ***************
> *** 383,388 ****
> --- 383,390 ----
>         -Vpulse=$(if $(HEADLESS),,libpulse0) \
>         -Vsdlttf=$(if $(HEADLESS),,libsdl-ttf2.0-0) \
>         -Vdkms=$(if $(filter _Debian_lenny,$(debrel)),,dkms)
> +     sed -i 's/_OSE/-OSE/g' 
> /trunk/src/VBox/Installer/linux/debian/virtualbox-4.0/DEBIAN/control
> +     sed -i 's/_OSE/-OSE/g' 
> /trunk/src/VBox/Installer/linux/debian/virtualbox-4.0-dbg/DEBIAN/control
>       dh_md5sums
>       dh_builddeb --destdir $(pkgdir)
>   endif
>
>
>
> On 06/26/2011 01:17 PM, Perry Halbert wrote:
>> Hack to allow debian build until this gets fixed. Tested on Ubuntu 10.10
>>
>>
>> *** rules    2011-06-26 12:56:42.004791009 -0500
>> --- rules-new    2011-06-26 13:07:41.964790999 -0500
>> ***************
>> *** 384,389 ****
>> --- 384,391 ----
>>         -Vsdlttf=$(if $(HEADLESS),,libsdl-ttf2.0-0) \
>>         -Vdkms=$(if $(filter _Debian_lenny,$(debrel)),,dkms)
>>       dh_md5sums
>> +     sed -i 's/_OSE/-OSE/g' 
>> /trunk/src/VBox/Installer/linux/debian/virtualbox-4.0/DEBIAN/control
>> +     sed -i 's/_OSE/-OSE/g' 
>> /trunk/src/VBox/Installer/linux/debian/virtualbox-4.0-dbg/DEBIAN/control
>>       dh_builddeb --destdir $(pkgdir)
>>   endif
>>
>> On 06/25/2011 09:10 PM, Perry Halbert wrote:
>>> Seems like a find replace and removing the _ (underscore) from _OSE 
>>> does the trick. Not pretty but it does prove the fact that the newer 
>>> dpkg just does not like the _ (underscore) in the version name 
>>> VBOX_OSE.  It might work with a - (hyphen) but it does not like a 
>>> ~(tilde) at all.  Complains a lot about blank space in macro.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 06/24/2011 05:17 PM, Perry Halbert wrote:
>>>> I knew what the issue was I am looking for a way to get around it.  
>>>> So far I know it has to do with the illegal character and the fact 
>>>> that almost everything Linux says that the _ (underscore) is 
>>>> invalid these days.  My dpkg config foo is not that good but I did 
>>>> manage to fake it out once.  Then I had to repair my system. Not to 
>>>> mention that _OSE is in like 10,000 places in the code.
>>>>
>>>> So the easiest way to fix this is to somehow generate a different 
>>>> Version string that does not have the _ in the name.  That's my 
>>>> next endeavor anyway.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 06/24/2011 01:45 PM, Martin Simmons wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, 23 Jun 2011 15:36:58 -0500, Perry Halbert said:
>>>>>> Ubuntu 10.10 latest VBox from svn.
>>>>>> /trunk/src/VBox/Installer/linux/debian rules binary
>>>>>> Any idea how to get around this issue? Debian lenny will complete with
>>>>>> the error but does bark about it.
>>>>>> Looks like the issue is being generated by VBox as the control file has
>>>>>> the exact information that dpkg-deb: is complaining about.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> dh_md5sums: Compatibility levels before 5 are deprecated.
>>>>>> dh_builddeb --destdir /
>>>>>> dh_builddeb: Compatibility levels before 5 are deprecated.
>>>>>> dpkg-deb: parse error, in file 'debian/virtualbox-4.0/DEBIAN/control'
>>>>>> near line 2 package 'virtualbox-4.0':
>>>>>>    error in Version string '4.0.51_OSE-37581~Ubuntu~maverick': invalid
>>>>>> character in version number
>>>>>> dh_builddeb: dpkg-deb --build debian/virtualbox-4.0 / returned exit code 2
>>>>>> make[1]: *** [binary] Error 9
>>>>>> make[1]: Leaving directory `/trunk/src/VBox/Installer/linux'
>>>>>> make: *** [binary] Error 2
>>>>> I think the invalid character is the underscore in "_OSE", which is from the
>>>>> version number generated by VBox.
>>>>>
>>>>> Somehow Oracle build their packages without OSE, but the source code they
>>>>> release builds with OSE.  There is a thread from a few days ago here, but it
>>>>> hasn't been resolved yet:
>>>>>
>>>>> http://vbox.innotek.de/pipermail/vbox-dev/2011-June/004251.html
>>>>>
>>>>> __Martin
>>>>>
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