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javaantdebianpackagedeb

How to get useful information when JDeb fails to create a Debian package without using Eclipse

The only message it shows, even when verbose=true is:

[deb] Creating debian package: /dir/packg.deb
[deb] Building data
[deb] Failed to create the Debian package /dir/packg.deb

BUILD FAILED
/dir/build.xml:80: Failed to create the Debian package /dir/packg.deb

I've seen this answer but it only applies to Eclipse users.

If Eclipse has it, this file must be saved somewhere.

Solution

  • You can make ant be extra verbose by passing it the "-v" parameter. This will show the stack trace in the console.