Bug#855464: devscripts: [mk-origtargz] Fails to create tar if too many files excluded

[Ximin Luo]

Package: devscripts
Version: 2.17.12
Followup-For: Bug #855464

Dear Maintainer,

I've implemented a patch here:

https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/collab-maint/devscripts.git/diff/?id=pu/mk-origtargz-argmax&id2=master

it is not the most correct - ARG_MAX is measured in bytes, and it assumes that
16384 command-line arguments will fit within this - but it is simple and it
works for rustc. Perhaps the OP can test if it works for him too.

X

-- Package-specific info:

--- /etc/devscripts.conf ---

--- ~/.devscripts ---
export DEBSIGN_PROGRAM="gpg2"

-- System Information:
Debian Release: buster/sid
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (500, 'unstable-debug'), (500, 'testing-debug'), (500, 'buildd-unstable'), (500, 'stable'), (300, 'unstable'), (100, 'experimental'), (1, 'experimental-debug')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Foreign Architectures: i386

Kernel: Linux 4.14.0-2-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_GB.utf8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.utf8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE=en_GB:en (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
LSM: AppArmor: enabled

Versions of packages devscripts depends on:
ii  dpkg-dev              1.19.0.4
ii  libc6                 2.25-5
ii  libfile-homedir-perl  1.002-1
ii  perl                  5.26.1-3
ii  python3               3.6.4-1
ii  sensible-utils        0.0.11

Versions of packages devscripts recommends:
ii  apt                         1.6~alpha6
ii  at                          3.1.20-3.1
ii  curl                        7.57.0-1
ii  dctrl-tools                 2.24-2+b1
ii  debian-keyring              2017.11.24
ii  dput-ng [dput]              1.15
ii  equivs                      2.1.0
ii  fakeroot                    1.22-2
ii  file                        1:5.32-1
ii  gnupg                       2.2.4-1
ii  gnupg2                      2.2.4-1
ii  libdistro-info-perl         0.17
ii  libdpkg-perl                1.19.0.4
ii  libencode-locale-perl       1.05-1
ii  libgit-wrapper-perl         0.047-1
ii  liblist-compare-perl        0.53-1
ii  liblwp-protocol-https-perl  6.07-2
ii  libsoap-lite-perl           1.26-1
ii  liburi-perl                 1.72-2
ii  libwww-perl                 6.31-1
ii  licensecheck                3.0.31-2
ii  lintian                     2.5.67
ii  man-db                      2.7.6.1-4
ii  patch                       2.7.5-1+b2
ii  patchutils                  0.3.4-2
ii  python3-apt                 1.4.0~beta3+b1
ii  python3-debian              0.1.31
ii  python3-magic               1:5.32-1
ii  python3-requests            2.18.4-1
ii  python3-unidiff             0.5.4-1
ii  python3-xdg                 0.25-4
ii  strace                      4.19-1
ii  unzip                       6.0-21
ii  wdiff                       1.2.2-2
ii  wget                        1.19.2-1
ii  xz-utils                    5.2.2-1.3

Versions of packages devscripts suggests:
ii  adequate                                  0.15.1
ii  autopkgtest                               5.1
pn  bls-standalone                            <none>
ii  bsd-mailx [mailx]                         8.1.2-0.20160123cvs-4
ii  build-essential                           12.4
pn  check-all-the-things                      <none>
pn  cvs-buildpackage                          <none>
pn  devscripts-el                             <none>
ii  diffoscope                                90
ii  disorderfs                                0.5.2-2
pn  dose-extra                                <none>
pn  duck                                      <none>
ii  faketime                                  0.9.6-7+b1
ii  gnuplot                                   5.2.2+dfsg1-2
ii  gnuplot-x11 [gnuplot]                     5.2.2+dfsg1-2
ii  gpgv                                      2.2.4-1
ii  how-can-i-help                            15
ii  libauthen-sasl-perl                       2.1600-1
ii  libfile-desktopentry-perl                 0.22-1
pn  libnet-smtps-perl                         <none>
pn  libterm-size-perl                         <none>
ii  libtimedate-perl                          2.3000-2
ii  libyaml-syck-perl                         1.29-1+b3
ii  mozilla-devscripts                        0.47
ii  mutt                                      1.9.2-1
ii  openssh-client [ssh-client]               1:7.6p1-2
ii  piuparts                                  0.83
ii  postgresql-client-10 [postgresql-client]  10.1-2
ii  quilt                                     0.63-8.2
pn  ratt                                      <none>
ii  reprotest                                 0.7.7
pn  svn-buildpackage                          <none>
pn  w3m                                       <none>

-- no debconf information

-- debsums errors found:
debsums: changed file /usr/bin/mk-origtargz (from devscripts package)