#1028461 checkinstall 1.6.3 does not generate .deb file

Package:
checkinstall
Source:
checkinstall
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Date:
2026-08-07 07:11:01 UTC
Severity:
normal
Tags:
#1028461#5
Date:
2023-01-11 12:05:03 UTC
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To:
checkinstall 1.6.3 does not generate .deb file

The cause is:
TRANSLATE=1
is set in /etc/checkinstallrc
With this setting checkinstall does not actually touching your system,
therefore it does not generate .deb file.

I read following patch in the source package.
0002-Change-default-configuration.patch

I think:
--------
  # Are we going to use filesystem translation?
-TRANSLATE=1
+TRANSLATE=1
--------
should be:
--------
  # Are we going to use filesystem translation?
-TRANSLATE=1
+TRANSLATE=0
--------

Add "--fstrans=0" option can be workaround.
However it is inconvenient.
#1028461#10
Date:
2026-08-07 04:37:37 UTC
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To:
On Wed, 11 Jan 2023 21:05:03 +0900 unnoh@mvg.biglobe.ne.jp wrote:

Package: checkinstall

Version: 1.6.3


checkinstall 1.6.3 does not generate .deb file


The cause is:

TRANSLATE=1

is set in /etc/checkinstallrc

With this setting checkinstall does not actually touching your system,

therefore it does not generate .deb file.


I read following patch in the source package.

0002-Change-default-configuration.patch


I think:

--------

  # Are we going to use filesystem translation?



--------

should be:



--------

  # Are we going to use filesystem translation?



--------


Add "--fstrans=0" option can be workaround.

However it is inconvenient.


I believe this has been fixed in the latest
checkinstall 1.6.2+git20170426.d24a630-7 (or newer). Could you please test
it with TRANSLATE=1 and let me know?

Thanks!

Stephen