[13:26] <cjwatson> wxl: can you file a bug please?  I won't be able to look until at least tomorrow and will probably have forgotten about it otherwise
[22:40] <dsi_> Hi, I got this error: "Rejected: sam_0.13-1.dsc: Unknown section '-'" - it makes no sense, there's no '-' section
[22:42] <hloeung> dsi_: might help us if you pastebin the dsc
[22:43] <hloeung> I mean, help us help you
[22:44] <dsi_> https://pastebin.com/CbRG8qh9
[22:51] <hloeung> might be the Package-List 'unknown'
[22:51] <hloeung> Package-List:
[22:51] <hloeung>  sam deb unknown optional arch=amd64
[22:56] <dsi_> I have no idea from where the "unknown" is coming from
[22:56] <dsi_> working with launchpad is very painful
[22:59] <hloeung> I don't think this is a launchpad issue, more packaging but whatever
[23:00] <hloeung> you're welcome to try get your package landed in Debian, and from that I think will sync across to Ubuntu
[23:02] <hloeung> you're also welcome to build the packages yourself, set up your own APT archive and host it yourself
[23:04] <dsi_> thanks, that was very helpful \s
[23:11] <wgrant> dsi_: You probably forgot a Section field in either the Source or one of the Package stanzas in debian/control
[23:11] <wgrant> dsi_: lintian will warn you about this sort of thing locally; it's in no way Launchpad-specific.
[23:13] <dsi_> those fields are in the control file, lintian only shows me warnings
[23:15] <wgrant> Can you pastebin your debian/control?
[23:17] <hloeung> https://gitlab.com/sam-resources/sam/blob/master/sam_0.13-1/DEBIAN/control that?
[23:17] <hloeung> unless a modified version was used
[23:18] <wgrant> That's a binary control file, not sure why it's in version control
[23:27] <dsi_> that's a different thing from hours ago
[23:29] <dsi_> https://pastebin.com/aVnEH5sY
[23:29] <dsi_> this debian thing is way too overcomplicated
[23:33] <wgrant> dsi_: How did you build the package? That control file shouldn't have produced that .dsc.
[23:34] <dsi_> debuild -S -sa
[23:34] <wgrant> (but you also probably just want Section: utils, not Section: contrib/utils)
[23:34] <dsi_> the documentation is pure gold...
[23:34] <wgrant> The "unknown" in "sam deb unknown optional arch=amd64" in the .dsc suggests there was no section field.
[23:36] <wgrant> dsi_: We're more likely to be able to help if we can see exactly what you're trying.
[23:36] <wgrant> e.g. the source tree that you're using, or both the .dsc and the .tar.gz
[23:36] <wgrant> And the documentation you're following
[23:37] <dsi_> I started to fix the warnings and now it says that it accepted the package
[23:39] <wgrant> Warnings are generally there for a reason :)
[23:39] <wgrant> Some checks that lintian may only have as a warning may be enforced by archive management software like LP and dak.
[23:40] <dsi_> Yeah, but it seems like a warning wasn't a warning but an error
[23:40] <dsi_> Error: signing key fingerprint does not exist
[23:41] <wgrant> Where did you get that/
[23:41] <dsi_> add-apt-repository -y ppa:istvand/sam
[23:42] <wgrant> dsi_: Your PPA's signing key is only generated once you upload the first package, so it can take a few minutes to show up (and it takes a few minutes for uploaded packages to appear there anyway)
[23:44] <wgrant> The key is there now
[23:45] <dsi_> I still get the same error
[23:47] <dsi_> weird, now it starts an apt update log and says "403  Forbidden [IP: 91.189.95.83 80]"
[23:49] <wgrant> On which file? That's not very possible.
[23:49] <wgrant> Unless you have a weird proxy
[23:50] <dsi_> i have  no proxy
[23:50] <dsi_> I ran add-apt-repository ppa:istvand/sam
[23:50] <dsi_> then pressed Enter because it asked me to
[23:50] <wgrant> huh, something very weird is going on, let me see.
[23:50] <dsi_> then it tried to download the repo
[23:52] <wgrant> dsi_: Ah, it wasn't quite published yet. It won't 403 any more.
[23:52] <dsi_> perfect!
[23:53] <dsi_> thanks!
[23:53] <wgrant> Just a bit of a setup process for a new PPA, which can take a few minutes.