On Sat, Nov 4, 2023 at 8:43 AM Dmitrii Bundin <dmitrii.bundin.a@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > The long --rules-file option might not be available for some older > versions of dpkg-buildpackage resulting in build failures. The -R option > has been available since 1.14.17 allowing builds for larger allowing > builds for larger set of versions of dpkg-buildpackage. > > Signed-off-by: Dmitrii Bundin <dmitrii.bundin.a@xxxxxxxxx> > --- > scripts/Makefile.package | 2 +- > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) > > diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.package b/scripts/Makefile.package > index 2bcab02da965..0afbf5ad2919 100644 > --- a/scripts/Makefile.package > +++ b/scripts/Makefile.package > @@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ deb-pkg srcdeb-pkg bindeb-pkg: > $(if $(findstring source, $(build-type)), \ > --unsigned-source --compression=$(KDEB_SOURCE_COMPRESS)) \ > $(if $(findstring binary, $(build-type)), \ > - --rules-file='$(MAKE) -f debian/rules' --jobs=1 -r$(KBUILD_PKG_ROOTCMD) -a$$(cat debian/arch), \ > + -R'$(MAKE) -f debian/rules' --jobs=1 -r$(KBUILD_PKG_ROOTCMD) -a$$(cat debian/arch), \ > --no-check-builddeps) \ > $(DPKG_FLAGS)) > > -- > 2.17.1 > The replacement is inconsistent because you replaced --rule-file, but kept --jobs, both of which are available since 1.18.8 -j, --jobs[=jobs|auto] Specifies the number of jobs allowed to be run simultaneously (since dpkg 1.14.7, long option since dpkg 1.18.8). -R, --rules-file=rules‐file Building a Debian package usually involves invoking debian/rules as a command with several standard parameters (since dpkg 1.14.17, long option since dpkg 1.18.8). I do not think it is a big deal because the version 1.18.8 was released in 2016. -- Best Regards Masahiro Yamada
