Lintian depends-on-build-essential-package-without-using-version

Erhnam · 11-05-2009, 06:45 AM

I'm trying to build a package with the corresponding building script I got. During the build I had ran into these warnings and errors:

Now running lintian...
W: xbmc source: maintainer-script-lacks-debhelper-token debian/xbmc-live.postinst
E: xbmc source: depends-on-build-essential-package-without-using-version make [build-depends: make]
E: xbmc source: depends-on-build-essential-package-without-using-version g++ [build-depends: g++]
E: xbmc source: depends-on-build-essential-package-without-using-version gcc [build-depends: gcc]

Why are these messages created? Is there a way to fix this?

the trooper · 11-05-2009, 07:38 AM

Try:

Code:

aptitude install build-essential

Then try building the package again.
Build-essential should give you the necessary tools for compiling from source.

Erhnam · 11-05-2009, 07:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by the trooper

Try:

Code:

aptitude install build-essential

Then try building the package again.
Build-essential should give you the necessary tools for compiling from source.

Thanks, but the build-essential package is already installed so this isn't the solution I'm looking for.

This gives me the following:

Code:

$ grep-status -FEssential -sPackage -ni yes
dash
mktemp
coreutils
debianutils
login
python-minimal
ncurses-base
bsdutils
ncurses-bin
perl-base
tar
base-files
mount
sed
base-passwd
grep
hostname
findutils
e2fsprogs
gzip
dpkg
diff
sysvinit-utils
bash
util-linux

I'm not sure if this is related to something.

the trooper · 11-05-2009, 07:59 AM

I'm not seeing it there,try this way:

Code:

ade@Pc1:~$ apt-cache policy build-essential
build-essential:
  Installed: 11.4
  Candidate: 11.4
  Version table:
 *** 11.4 0
        990 http://ftp.uk.debian.org testing/main Packages
        500 http://ftp.uk.debian.org unstable/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

Erhnam · 11-05-2009, 08:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by the trooper

I'm not seeing it there,try this way:

Code:

ade@Pc1:~$ apt-cache policy build-essential
build-essential:
  Installed: 11.4
  Candidate: 11.4
  Version table:
 *** 11.4 0
        990 http://ftp.uk.debian.org testing/main Packages
        500 http://ftp.uk.debian.org unstable/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

This is mine:

Code:

$ apt-cache policy build-essential
build-essential:
  Installed: 11.4
  Candidate: 11.4
  Version table:
 *** 11.4 0
        500 http://ubuntu.apt-get.eu jaunty/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

the trooper · 11-05-2009, 08:16 AM

Well it's definitely installed as you said.
Is there a particular reason you want to build it from source?.
There is a Ubuntu .deb availible,and you can add an entry in your sources.list and install using apt/Synaptic.

http://xbmc.org/wiki/?title=HOW-TO_i...n_step-by-step

I'm assuming you have tried Googling the error messages?.
Are there any pointers in the documentation,any read-me files?.

the trooper · 11-05-2009, 08:27 AM

Digging a bit further i found this:

http://xbmc.org/wiki/?title=HOW-TO_c..._Debian/Ubuntu

And one line in particular stood out:

Quote:

Then see README.ubuntu for the required packages. The file includes a handy aptitude line which you can just paste in the terminal.

Have you done this already?.

Erhnam · 11-05-2009, 08:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by the trooper

Well it's definitely installed as you said.
Is there a particular reason you want to build it from source?.
There is a Ubuntu .deb availible,and you can add an entry in your sources.list and install using apt/Synaptic.

http://xbmc.org/wiki/?title=HOW-TO_i...n_step-by-step

I'm assuming you have tried Googling the error messages?.

Yes.

I want to use the SVN version and maybe later on I want to create my own distribution.

The XBMC building files for the distribution I'm currently using are located over here: http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~team-xb...n-jaunty/files

A full dump of my building log is located over here: http://pastebin.ubuntu.com/310485/

The building at the end breaks and I think it's related to this message:

depends-on-build-essential-package-without-using-version

Lintian says it the following:

http://lintian.debian.org/tags/depen...g-version.html

The package declares a depends on a build essential package without using a versioned depends. Packages do not have to build-depend on any package included in build-essential. It is the responsibility of anyone building packages to have all build-essential packages installed. The only reason for an explicit dependency on a package included in build-essential is if a particular version of that package is required, in which case the dependency should include the version.

I understand the problem but I don't know how to solve it. It looks like the package should be build with different versions of make, g++ and gcc. Or the packages aren't found in the build environment.

the trooper · 11-05-2009, 08:38 AM

Not sure if you saw my previous post,but what does the readme say concerning dependencies?.
Does it tell what versions you need of gcc,g++ etc?.

Erhnam · 11-05-2009, 08:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by the trooper

Not sure if you saw my previous post,but what does the readme say concerning dependencies?.
Does it tell what versions you need of gcc,g++ etc?.

Nothing is mentioned about the versions I need to use. I followed the readme and installed all depending packages.

the trooper · 11-05-2009, 08:54 AM

Was bsign one of the dependencies?.
If so have you seen the following bug report:

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=553471

Erhnam · 11-05-2009, 09:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by the trooper

Was bsign one of the dependencies?.
If so have you seen the following bug report:

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=553471

Thanks for you help. I had bsign already installed

cabber, curves and gkrellmwho2 are installed as well.

the trooper · 11-05-2009, 09:05 AM

Well,it looks like you've come across this bug my friend.
I'm not sure you could say this thread is solved,but at least there's a possible explanation for the error messages.

Erhnam · 11-05-2009, 09:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by the trooper

Well,it looks like you've come across this bug my friend.
I'm not sure you could say this thread is solved,but at least there's a possible explanation for the error messages.

Sorry for the confusion. I had bsign installed before I even started posting. I also found the link you just posted.

The problem is still there and isn't solved. Any help would still be great!

the trooper · 11-05-2009, 09:20 AM

Quote:

Sorry for the confusion. I had bsign already installed before I even started posting here. I also found the link you just posted.

So you knew there was a serious bug report relating to this before we started?.
That information would have been useful in your first post.

Quote:

The problem is still there and isn't solved. Any help would still be great!

I'm sure the problem isn't solved

.
I'm out of ideas as to how to fix the problem,i can only suggest subscribing to the bug report and see what Debian come up with.
Unless anyone else has any ideas.