Bug#383394: [Pbuilder-maint] Bug#383394: pbuilder: Fails to build if source tree has files with zero size

[Junichi Uekawa]

> > That's not pbuilder behavior; that's diff/patch, dpkg standard
> > behavior.
> > 
> Should dpkg-buildpackage not then issue a, at least a warning?
> Under development you should be able to try building a package without  
> everything entirely according to Debian Policy IMHO.
> 
> > If the empty files are in upstream tarball, the problem won't happen,
> > but if it's in Debian diff, zero sized files are deleted.
> > 
> I see is is not a bug in pbuilder, but should it be in that way that in  
> any case at any given time a file having zero contents should be erased?

That's a patch/diff behavior, do you hear me?

regards,
	junichi
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