Debian folder is for 1.4x and does not work for 15.1 #12186

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The debian file in contrib does not work with latest build. Also if you try to use the latest in debian stable ( build around 15.1 ) fails too.

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Building a nice debian package

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The build fails with lost of errors

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Every time

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15.1 Tag

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x86 Debian stable

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I don't see what's 0.14-specific in the contrib/debian scripts. Can you paste the full build log as well as the config.log generated by autotools during the build process?

On January 14, 2018 11:37:10 PM UTC, Rene Malmgren notifications@github.com wrote:

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<!-- Describe the issue -->

The debian file in contrib does not work with latest build. Also if you try to use the latest in debian stable ( build around 15.1 ) fails too.

<!--- What behavior did you expect? -->

Building a nice debian package

<!--- What was the actual behavior (provide screenshots if the issue is GUI-related)? -->

The build fails with lost of errors

<!--- How reliably can you reproduce the issue, what are the steps to do so? -->

Every time

<!-- What version of Bitcoin Core are you using, where did you get it (website, self-compiled, etc)? -->

15.1 Tag

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x86 Debian stable

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Ping @dukeh3 did you make any progress here? Without more information this should probably just be closed...