--append-to-version breaks make-kpkg kernel build

Same here, i also installed the kernel-package 10.049ubuntu5 on my dapper system:

-terminal----8<-
Aikido:/tmp/linux-source-2.6.17-2.6.17$ AUTOBUILD=1 fakeroot debian/rules binary-debs flavours=generic

<after some time>

28 blocks
dpkg-gencontrol -isp -DArchitecture=i386 -plinux-headers-2.6.17-10-da7 \
                                          -P/home/risk/Projekte/undervolt/linux-source-2.6.17-2.6.17/debian/build/linux-source-2.6.17/debian/linux-headers-2.6.17-10-da7/
dpkg-gencontrol: error: package linux-headers-2.6.17-10-da7 not in control info
make[2]: *** [debian/linux-headers-2.6.17-10-da7] Fehler 255
make[2]: Verlasse Verzeichnis '/home/risk/Projekte/undervolt/linux-source-2.6.17-2.6.17/debian/build/linux-source-2.6.17'
make[1]: *** [binary/linux-headers-2.6.17-10-da7] Fehler 2
make[1]: Verlasse Verzeichnis '/home/risk/Projekte/undervolt/linux-source-2.6.17-2.6.17/debian/build/linux-source-2.6.17'
make: *** [binary-debs] Fehler 2
-terminal----8<-

Still present in Feisty / 2.6.20.

However when I start from a clean linux-source package and specify -append-to-version with the first make-kpkg, it works.

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. You reported this bug a while ago and there hasn't been any activity in it recently. We were wondering is this still an issue for you? Can you try with latest Ubuntu release? Thanks in advance.

This problem is fixed now -- I can use --append-to-version and it works.

Closing per submitter feedback.

Again not working well in Karmic

> fakeroot make-kpkg --initrd --append-to-version=-v4l1-compat kernel-image kernel-headers
dpkg-gencontrol: error: package linux-image-2.6.31.9-v4l1-compat not in control info
make[2]: *** [debian/stamp/binary/linux-image-2.6.31.9-v4l1-compat] Error 255
make[2]: Leaving directory `../linux-source-2.6.31'
make[1]: *** [debian/stamp/binary/pre-linux-image-2.6.31.9-v4l1-compat] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `../linux-source-2.6.31'
make: *** [kernel-image] Error 2

What can I do?

still happen in lucid ...

dpkg-gencontrol: error: package linux-image-2.6.35-custom+ not in control info
make[2]: *** [debian/stamp/binary/linux-image-2.6.35-custom+] Error 255
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/sangshuduo/work/kernel/linux-2.6'
make[1]: *** [debian/stamp/binary/pre-linux-image-2.6.35-custom+] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/sangshuduo/work/kernel/linux-2.6'
make: *** [kernel_image] Error 2

Got exactly the same problem here...

====== making target debian/stamp/build/kernel [new prereqs: vars]======
This is kernel package version 12.032.
The changelog says we are creating 2.6.35custom
However, I thought the version is 2.6.35custom+
exit 1

Anyone know of a work around?

Actually this fails even without --append-to-version

I think this is related to http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=588178

Currently testing kernel-package/12.036 from Debian/testing, which has the fix, according to their bug tracker. If this is confirmed, Ubuntu should update the package, too!

Confirming that kernel-package 12.036 fixes the issue. Ubuntu package maintainers, please consider upgrading.

I am also able to confirm the problem with 12.033, and the fix with 12.036, on maverick.

Occurring in 10.04 LTS
dpkg-gencontrol: error: package linux-image-2.6.36-rc2-wg-next-20100827 not in control info
make[2]: *** [debian/stamp/binary/linux-image-2.6.36-rc2-wg-next-20100827] Error 255
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/wesgarner/src/linux-next'
make[1]: *** [debian/stamp/binary/pre-linux-image-2.6.36-rc2-wg-next-20100827] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/wesgarner/src/linux-next'
make: *** [kernel-image] Error 2

Hy all, I manage to find somewhat of a fix. Edit kernelsource/script/setlocalversion . At line 54 in my kernel I have
if $short; then
  echo "+"
return
According to the comments if only the short version is required don't bother running further git commands.
This from what I saw appears only on compilations from git sources ( I compiled tar balls without a problem), and it's the plus that gets appended to the kernel name at compile time.
Just delete the +, save and compile with make-kpkg.

12.036 fixes this. I have it in my PPA: https://launchpad.net/~brian-rogers/+archive/ppa

thanks, your repo version worked properly

Thanks Brian, your repo version fixed this in maverick

could brian's package be merged into maverick?

confirm brians ppa and newer version fixes in maverick

I also confirm that this worked for me in Maverick.

Brian Rogers' PPA addresses this in Mavrick. Please push into -updates !

It's Broke again in mavrick
dpkg-gencontrol: error: package linux-image-2.6.36-netbook not in control info

Just compiled Kernel version 2.6.28.1 from stable branch. I had similar issue. I had to comment out few lines at end of scripts/setlocalversion

      52 # If only the short version is requested, don't bother
     53 # running further git commands
     54 if $short; then
     55 echo ""
     56 return

and

    158 # scm version string if not at a tagged commit
    159 if test "$CONFIG_LOCALVERSION_AUTO" = "y"; then
    160 # full scm version string
    161 res="$res$(scm_version)"
    162 #else
    163 # append a plus sign if the repository is not in a clean
    164 # annotated or signed tagged state (as git describe only
    165 # looks at signed or annotated tags - git tag -a/-s) and
    166 # LOCALVERSION= is not specified
    167 #if test "${LOCALVERSION+set}" != "set"; then
    168 # scm=$(scm_version --short)
    169 # res="$res${scm:++}"
    170 #fi
    171 fi
    172
    173 echo "$res"

echo "$res"

For sake of clarity I also edited scripts/setlocalversione

and it worked.

sorry correction, it should be 2.6.38 for Kernel version, compiled on Ubuntu 10.10

I can confirm that JD's corrections work for me building 2.6.38 on 10.10 also.

Does anyone still have this issue?

Hi,

I confirm this bug when building a git tree :

-----8<-----------
root@test1:/usr/src/linux-head# apt-cache policy kernel-package
kernel-package:
  Installé : 12.036+nmu3
  Candidat : 12.036+nmu3
 Table de version :
 *** 12.036+nmu3 0
        500 http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ raring/universe amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
root@test1:/usr/src/linux-head#
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I get this error :

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root@test1:/usr/src/linux-head# make-kpkg --jobs 4 buildpackage
...
The changelog says we are creating 3.9.0-rc4-00139-g6c0af46
However, I thought the version is 3.9.0-rc4
exit 4

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