From https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-autotest/2009-March/020911.html
running install_lib
creating /build/buildd/pyao-0.82/debian/python-pyao/usr/local
creating /build/buildd/pyao-0.82/debian/python-pyao/usr/local/lib
creating /build/buildd/pyao-0.82/debian/python-pyao/usr/local/lib/python2.6
creating /build/buildd/pyao-0.82/debian/python-pyao/usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages
copying build/lib.linux-x86_64-2.6/aomodule.so -> /build/buildd/pyao-0.82/debian/python-pyao/usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages
running install_egg_info
Writing /build/buildd/pyao-0.82/debian/python-pyao/usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/pyao-0.82.egg-info
dh_testdir
dh_testroot
dh_installdocs
dh_installexamples
dh_installchangelogs ChangeLog
DH_PYCENTRAL=include-links dh_pycentral
pycentral: pycentral debhelper: both directories site-packages and dist-packages exist.
pycentral debhelper: both directories site-packages and dist-packages exist.
dh_pycentral: command returned error code 256
make: *** [binary-arch] Error 1
dpkg-buildpackage: failure: /usr/bin/fakeroot debian/rules binary-arch gave error exit status 2
I don't see the wrong site-packages directory pycentral complains about, but I see that it uses /usr/local.
After adding the missing --install-layout=deb the package builds again.
pyao (0.82-2.1ubuntu3) jaunty; urgency=low
* Add one missing --install-
-- Michael Bienia <email address hidden> Sun, 22 Mar 2009 15:48:14 +0100