[Git-dpm-user] import-dsc fails, don't know how to fix.

[Paul Elliott]

On Tuesday, February 21, 2012 01:38:09 AM Paul Elliott wrote:
> I am trying to import an existing package into git-dpm:
> > $ mkdir test
> > $ cd test
> > 
> > $ git init
> > Initialized empty Git repository in
> > /home/pelliott/develop/astrology/openastro.org/my12dh-sid-redo/test/.git
> > /
> > 
> > $ git-dpm import-dsc --ptc ../openastro.org_1.1.25-1.dsc
> > rmdir: failed to remove `./': Invalid argument
> 
> This is the message I get when I try to import my existing package. I don't
> know how to fix it, because I don't know what it means.
> 
> This package will dpkg-source -x without problem.

I believe the problem is the tarball does not untar into project-version/files,
instead the files of the tarball untar directly into .

dpkg-source can deal with such tarballs, but the packages for such tarballs 
require special effort to setup. See:
http://lists.debian.org/debian-mentors/2011/03/msg00356.html
http://lists.debian.org/debian-mentors/2011/03/msg00365.html
http://lists.debian.org/debian-mentors/2011/03/msg00367.html

I believe that  git-dpm import-dsc should be written so it can deal with the
same packages that dpkg-source can deal with.

I can attach the source package to an email message if requested. But most 
mailing lists will not accept attachments.



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