Re: [Easytag-mailing] re re Using checkinstall with easyTAG

[bat guano <batguano999 hotmail com>]

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> Subject: Re: [Easytag-mailing] re re Using checkinstall with easyTAG
> From: kip thevertigo com
> To: batguano999 hotmail com
> CC: easytag-mailing lists sourceforge net
> Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 10:09:56 -0700
>
> On Wed, 2011-07-13 at 13:20 +0000, bat guano wrote:
> > Hi Kip
> > I couldn't figure out how to subscribe to this mailing list.
> > But I'm here now ;-)
>
> Glad you found us =)
>
> --
> Kip Warner -- Software Engineer
> OpenPGP encrypted/signed mail preferred
> http://www.thevertigo.com

On Tue, 2011-07-12 at 16:23 +0100, bat wrote:
> Hi
> I\'ve compiled easyTAG from git.
> I\'m using Ubuntu Lucid Lynx 10.04.
> 
> When I compile and install using these commands, everything
> is OK:-
> 
> cd ~/ && \\
> git clone
> git://easytag.git.sourceforge.net/gitroot/easytag/easytag && \\
> cd easytag && ./autogen.sh && ./configure && \\
> make && sudo make install
> 
> But when I try to use \'checkinstall 1.6.1\' it gives errors.
> It seems that the package name and version and release have
> some bad characters in them.
> Please can it be fixed so it works with checkinstall?
> 
> This is the checkinstall command that gives errors:-
> 
> cd ~/ && \\
> git clone
> git://easytag.git.sourceforge.net/gitroot/easytag/easytag && \\
> cd easytag && ./autogen.sh && ./configure && \\
> make && \\
> sudo checkinstall --pakdir \"$HOME/Desktop\" --backup=no
> --deldoc=yes --pkgname easytag \\
>     --pkgversion \"2.1.6+git`date +%Y%m%d`\" \\
>     --deldesc=yes --delspec=yes --default && sudo ldconfig

>Hey Bat,

>I've cc'd the list. In the future, the first place to ask is always on
>the list for questions like this.

>Regarding your question, I'm not familiar with checkinstall, however, I
>will probably end up debianizing the tree some time in the near future
>using Ubuntu's current debianization as a starting point. That way you
>may not have to use checkinstall.

-- 
>Kip Warner -- Software Engineer


Hi
I've looked again at this problem with checkinstall and easyTAG-git.

With checkinstall, it's usual to use 'automatic' mode.
Like this:-
$ sudo checkinstall --pkgname easytag --pkgversion 2.1.6 --default

But this method with easyTAG-git gives complaints about wrong characters etc.

So it needs to be done using 'manual' mode.
Like this:-
$ sudo checkinstall

Then edit all the fields (name, version etc) manually.


There must be something in the easyTAG-git code that's feeding checkinstall with corrupt/garbled information.

It would be useful for checkinstall users if it could be fixed.

I don't have the necessary skills. :-(