[debhelper-devel] Bug#818049: debhelper: regression in 9.20160306: dh_compress -P broken

[Andreas Beckmann]

Package: debhelper
Version: 9.20160306
Severity: serious
Control: block 817885 with -1
Control: tag 817885 sid stretch
Control: block 817882 with -1
Control: tag 817882 sid stretch
Control: block 817878 with -1
Control: tag 817878 sid stretch

Hi,

a regression in dh_compress (probably ef24f64) makes several packages
FTBFS, e.g. cdrkit (#817878):


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  --- Building: cdrkit-doc
  dh_installdirs 		 -pcdrkit-doc -P/home/lamby/temp/cdt.20160311082702.gjPy8bDWWc/cdrkit-1.1.11/debian/build/cdrkit-doc 
  dh_installdocs       -pcdrkit-doc -P/home/lamby/temp/cdt.20160311082702.gjPy8bDWWc/cdrkit-1.1.11/debian/build/cdrkit-doc
  dh_installchangelogs -pcdrkit-doc -P/home/lamby/temp/cdt.20160311082702.gjPy8bDWWc/cdrkit-1.1.11/debian/build/cdrkit-doc
  dh_install           -pcdrkit-doc -P/home/lamby/temp/cdt.20160311082702.gjPy8bDWWc/cdrkit-1.1.11/debian/build/cdrkit-doc
  dh_link              -pcdrkit-doc -P/home/lamby/temp/cdt.20160311082702.gjPy8bDWWc/cdrkit-1.1.11/debian/build/cdrkit-doc
  dh_compress          -pcdrkit-doc -P/home/lamby/temp/cdt.20160311082702.gjPy8bDWWc/cdrkit-1.1.11/debian/build/cdrkit-doc
  chmod: cannot access '../../../../../../../../debian/build/cdrkit-doc/usr/share/doc/cdrkit-doc/ANNOUNCEMENTs/AN-2.0': No such file or directory
  chmod: cannot access '../../../../../../../../debian/build/cdrkit-doc/usr/share/doc/cdrkit-doc/ANNOUNCEMENTs/AN-2.01': No such file or directory
  chmod: cannot access '../../../../../../../../debian/build/cdrkit-doc/usr/share/doc/cdrkit-doc/ANNOUNCEMENTs/AN-2.01.01a03': No such file or directory
  chmod: cannot access '../../../../../../../../debian/build/cdrkit-doc/usr/share/doc/cdrkit-doc/ANNOUNCEMENTs/AN-2.01.01a04': No such file or directory
  chmod: cannot access '../../../../../../../../debian/build/cdrkit-doc/usr/share/doc/cdrkit-doc/ANNOUNCEMENTs/AN-2.01.01a05': No such file or directory
  chmod: cannot access '../../../../../../../../debian/build/cdrkit-doc/usr/share/doc/cdrkit-doc/ANNOUNCEMENTs/AN-2.01.01a06': No such file or directory
  chmod: cannot access '../../../../../../../../debian/build/cdrkit-doc/usr/share/doc/cdrkit-doc/READMEs/README.ATAPI': No such file or directory
  chmod: cannot access '../../../../../../../../debian/build/cdrkit-doc/usr/share/doc/cdrkit-doc/READMEs/README.multi': No such file or directory
  chmod: cannot access '../../../../../../../../debian/build/cdrkit-doc/usr/share/doc/cdrkit-doc/READMEs/README.netscsid': No such file or directory
  chmod: cannot access '../../../../../../../../debian/build/cdrkit-doc/usr/share/doc/cdrkit-doc/changelog.Debian': No such file or directory
  chmod: cannot access '../../../../../../../../debian/build/cdrkit-doc/usr/share/doc/cdrkit-doc/genisoimage/README.eltorito': No such file or directory
  chmod: cannot access '../../../../../../../../debian/build/cdrkit-doc/usr/share/doc/cdrkit-doc/genisoimage/README.graft_dirs': No such file or directory
  chmod: cannot access '../../../../../../../../debian/build/cdrkit-doc/usr/share/doc/cdrkit-doc/genisoimage/README.hide': No such file or directory
  chmod: cannot access '../../../../../../../../debian/build/cdrkit-doc/usr/share/doc/cdrkit-doc/genisoimage/README.mkhybrid': No such file or directory
  chmod: cannot access '../../../../../../../../debian/build/cdrkit-doc/usr/share/doc/cdrkit-doc/genisoimage/README.releasenotes': No such file or directory
  chmod: cannot access '../../../../../../../../debian/build/cdrkit-doc/usr/share/doc/cdrkit-doc/icedax/FAQ': No such file or directory
  chmod: cannot access '../../../../../../../../debian/build/cdrkit-doc/usr/share/doc/cdrkit-doc/icedax/README': No such file or directory
  chmod: cannot access '../../../../../../../../debian/build/cdrkit-doc/usr/share/doc/cdrkit-doc/icedax/tracknames.pl': No such file or directory
  dh_compress: chmod a-x ../../../../../../../../debian/build/cdrkit-doc/usr/share/doc/cdrkit-doc/ANNOUNCEMENTs/AN-2.0 ../../../../../../../../debian/build/cdrkit-doc/usr/share/doc/cdrkit-doc/ANNOUNCEMENTs/AN-2.01 ../../../../../../../../debian/build/cdrkit-doc/usr/share/doc/cdrkit-doc/ANNOUNCEMENTs/AN-2.01.01a03 ../../../../../../../../debian/build/cdrkit-doc/usr/share/doc/cdrkit-doc/ANNOUNCEMENTs/AN-2.01.01a04 ../../../../../../../../debian/build/cdrkit-doc/usr/share/doc/cdrkit-doc/ANNOUNCEMENTs/AN-2.01.01a05 ../../../../../../../../debian/build/cdrkit-doc/usr/share/doc/cdrkit-doc/ANNOUNCEMENTs/AN-2.01.01a06 ../../../../../../../../debian/build/cdrkit-doc/usr/share/doc/cdrkit-doc/READMEs/README.ATAPI ../../../../../../../../debian/build/cdrkit-doc/usr/share/doc/cdrkit-doc/READMEs/README.multi ../../../../../../../../debian/build/cdrkit-doc/usr/share/doc/cdrkit-doc/READMEs/README.netscsid ../../../../../../../../debian/build/cdrkit-doc/usr/share/doc/cdrkit-doc/changelog.Debian ../..
 /../../../../../../debian/build/cdrkit-doc/usr/share/doc/cdrkit-doc/genisoimage/README.eltorito ../../../../../../../../debian/build/cdrkit-doc/usr/share/doc/cdrkit-doc/genisoimage/README.graft_dirs ../../../../../../../../debian/build/cdrkit-doc/usr/share/doc/cdrkit-doc/genisoimage/README.hide ../../../../../../../../debian/build/cdrkit-doc/usr/share/doc/cdrkit-doc/genisoimage/README.mkhybrid ../../../../../../../../debian/build/cdrkit-doc/usr/share/doc/cdrkit-doc/genisoimage/README.releasenotes ../../../../../../../../debian/build/cdrkit-doc/usr/share/doc/cdrkit-doc/icedax/FAQ ../../../../../../../../debian/build/cdrkit-doc/usr/share/doc/cdrkit-doc/icedax/README ../../../../../../../../debian/build/cdrkit-doc/usr/share/doc/cdrkit-doc/icedax/tracknames.pl returned exit code 1
  debian/rules:160: recipe for target 'cdrkit-doc' failed
  make: *** [cdrkit-doc] Error 1

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That seems to be connected to the usage of the -P option.


Andreas