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benni347

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Registered: 2022-06-13

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Issues Converting CZUR Scanner .deb Package for Arch Linux Using Debta

Hello everyone,

I'm attempting to convert a .deb package for CZUR Scanners to run on Arch Linux. The software is initially available only for Debian-based systems, and I'm looking to get it functioning on Arch. I tried using the debtap tool, but encountered several errors during the process.

Here's the output from debtap:

debtap scanner_x86_64_1.7.2312301E.deb
==> Extracting package data...
==> Fixing possible directories structure differences...
==> Generating .PKGINFO file...

:: Enter Packager name (can be left blank):
/usr/bin/debtap: line 524: syntax error in expression (error token is "153 - 0 - 511 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 121 - 4096")

:: Enter package license (can be left blank, you can enter multiple licenses comma separated):

*** Creation of .PKGINFO file in progress. It may take a few minutes, please wait...
sed: can't read tempfile01: No such file or directory
cat: tempfile06: No such file or directory
sed: can't read final-check-list: No such file or directory
sed: -e expression #1, char 2: invalid usage of line address 0
cat: tempfile11: No such file or directory
tac: failed to open 'final-check-list' for reading: No such file or directory
mv: cannot stat 'tempfile14': No such file or directory
grep: tempfile15: No such file or directory

Warning: These dependencies (depend = fields) could not be translated into Arch Linux package names:

==> Checking and generating .INSTALL file (if necessary)...

:: If you want to edit .PKGINFO and .INSTALL files (in this order), press (1) For vi (2) For nano (3) For default editor (4) For a custom editor or any other key to continue: 3
Error: No default editor has been set or no such command

==> Generating .MTREE file...

==> Creating final package...
Incorrect parameter: --1-.pkg.tar
mv: cannot stat '*.zst': No such file or directory
==> Package successfully created!
==> Removing leftover files...
cdrc@archlinux ~/D/c/linux> 
cdrc@archlinux ~/D/c/linux> ls
scanner_x86_64_1.7.2312301E.deb

The process fails with numerous errors, including syntax errors and issues with temporary files. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to address these issues or alternative methods for converting or repackaging this .deb file? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you in advance for your assistance!