Hi All,


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Have just set up Linda or I thought I had.


When I run ‘linda package.deb’ I get errors as
follows:


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debian:/home/david/Desktop/Downloads# linda
checkinstall_1.6.1-1_i386.deb


Linda: Running as root, dropping to nobody.


Traceback (most recent call last):


Â* File "/usr/bin/linda", line 101, in ?


Â*Â*Â* main.run()


Â* File "/usr/bin/linda", line 59, in run


Â*Â*Â* checker.check(file)


Â* File
"/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/linda/checker.py", line 28, in
check


Â*Â*Â* self.go()


Â* File
"/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/linda/checker.py", line 31, in go


Â*Â*Â* self.unpack(1)


Â* File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/linda/checker.py",
line 51, in unpack


Â*Â*Â* self.unpacker.unpack(self.file, level)


Â* File
"/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/linda/unpack.py", line 21, in
unpack


Â*Â*Â* getattr(self, 'unpack_%s_%d' % (file[-3:], level))(file)


Â* File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/linda/unpack.py",
line 31, in unpack_deb_1


Â*Â*Â* run_external_cmd('ar x %s' % file)


Â* File
"/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/linda/funcs.py", line 14, in
run_external_cmd


Â*Â*Â* raise ExtCmdException("%s exited with a status of
%d" % (command,


linda.funcs.ExtCmdException: ar x
/home/david/Desktop/Downloads/checkinstall_1.6.1-1_i386.deb exited with a
status of 256


Â*


What is the problem here?



Regards,

David Schulberg

David Schulberg wrote:
> Hi All,
>
>
>
> Have just set up Linda or I thought I had.
>
> When I run 'linda package.deb' I get errors as follows:
>
>
>
> debian:/home/david/Desktop/Downloads# linda checkinstall_1.6.1-1_i386.deb
>
> Linda: Running as root, dropping to nobody.
>
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>
> File "/usr/bin/linda", line 101, in ?
>
> main.run()
[...]
> What is the problem here?
>

When you build a Debian package you end up with files like these:

package_n.n.n-n_xxx.deb
package_n.n.n.orig.tar.gz
package_n.n.n-n.diff.gz
package_n.n.n-n.dsc
package_n.n.n-n_i386.changes

I think that you are meant to run linda on the ".changes" file.

linda package_n.n.n-n_i386.changes

The Debian New Maintainers' Guide [1] has more details.

[1] http://www.us.debian.org/doc/maint-guide/

Hope that helps,

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Hi All,


Â*


Have just set up Linda or I thought I had.


When I run ‘linda package.deb’ I get errors as
follows:


Â*


debian:/home/david/Desktop/Downloads# linda
checkinstall_1.6.1-1_i386.deb


Linda: Running as root, dropping to nobody.


Traceback (most recent call last):


Â* File "/usr/bin/linda", line 101, in ?


Â*Â*Â* main.run()


Â* File "/usr/bin/linda", line 59, in run


Â*Â*Â* checker.check(file)


Â* File
"/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/linda/checker.py", line 28, in
check


Â*Â*Â* self.go()


Â* File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/linda/checker.py",
line 31, in go


Â*Â*Â* self.unpack(1)


Â* File
"/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/linda/checker.py", line 51, in
unpack


Â*Â*Â* self.unpacker.unpack(self.file, level)


Â* File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/linda/unpack.py",
line 21, in unpack


Â*Â*Â* getattr(self, 'unpack_%s_%d' %
(file[-3:], level))(file)


Â* File
"/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/linda/unpack.py", line 31, in
unpack_deb_1


Â*Â*Â* run_external_cmd('ar x %s' % file)


Â* File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/linda/funcs.py",
line 14, in run_external_cmd


Â*Â*Â* raise ExtCmdException("%s exited
with a status of %d" % (command,


linda.funcs.ExtCmdException: ar x
/home/david/Desktop/Downloads/checkinstall_1.6.1-1_i386.deb exited with a
status of 256


Â*


What is the problem here?


Regards,

David Schulberg

2007/12/13, David Schulberg <davids@evertech.com.au>:
> Hi All,
>
>
>
> Have just set up Linda or I thought I had.
>
> When I run 'linda package.deb' I get errors as follows:

[snip]

> What is the problem here?

Hello,

maybe you should post that question to: debian-mentors@lists.debian.org

Best regards,
Sergio Cuelalr


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