devscripts failing to build

Lord Aro · 2013-09-17 12:00:33

Hi all

I'm trying to update/fix the devscripts package but i have run into some problems

In one line of the Makefile is:

python3 setup.py install --root="$(DESTDIR)" --no-compile --install-layout=deb

This breaks with the error message:

error: option --install-layout not recognized

However, despite there being numerous scattered references to it on the internet, i cannot find where it comes from, or which package it may be in. (I have python-setuptools, if that matters)

Which package am i missing? Or, what modifications do i need to make to the Makefile to make it work?

Trilby · 2013-09-17 12:09:27

I was going to look into this - so far I haven't installed the dependencies to try to build this, but I don't even understand your error: that line is not in the Makefile.

Can you provide the context, or where did you actually get that line?

Lord Aro · 2013-09-17 12:45:37

hmm, the current version is rather ancient

The version i'm trying to update to is here: http://anonscm.debian.org/gitweb/?p=col … cripts.git
The line in question is located at scripts/Makefile:95

Scimmia · 2013-09-17 14:15:18

It's something that Debian patches in. They do that a lot.

http://patch-tracker.debian.org/patch/s … ayout.diff

Just remove it, it does things we don't want in Arch anyway.

Lord Aro · 2013-09-17 14:51:37

Ah, i suspected as much

"Remove it" it? The whole line, or just the --initial-layout part?

Scimmia · 2013-09-17 16:02:46

Just the --install-layout flag.

Lord Aro · 2013-09-17 16:15:05

k, thanks very much

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