[Debian-astro-maintainers] Bug#1114977: uscan --dehs failure on GitHub template - Version: 5

[Agustin Martin]

Version: 2.25.20

On Fri, Apr 03, 2026 at 11:41:36AM +0200, Agustin Martin wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 12, 2025 at 08:24:03AM +0100, Phil Wyett wrote:
> > Package: devscripts
> > Version: 2.25.19
> > Severity: normal
> > 
> > Conversion of 'splash'[1] watch file to 'Version: 5'.
> > 
> > Command: uscan --dehs
> > 
> > Output is bad:
> > 
> > philwyett at ks-tarkin:~/Development/build/splash$ uscan --dehs 
> > Newest version of splash on remote site is 666, local version is 3.11.5
> >  => Newer package available from:
> >         => https://api.github.com/repos/danieljprice/splash/tarball/refs/tags/v0-666
> > uscan warn: In directory ., downloading
> >   https://api.github.com/repos/danieljprice/splash/tarball/refs/tags/v0-666 failed: 404 Not Found
> > uscan warn: No upstream tarball downloaded. No further processing with mk_origtargz ...
> > <dehs>
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I guess you need to set 'Version-Type: STABLE_VERSION' instead of fiddling
> with Matching-Pattern in Version5 debian/watch. If so, this bug report
> should be reassigned to splash.
> 
> See attached patch.

Note that "uscan --dehs" is working well both with and without "Version-Type:
STABLE_VERSION", but I guess you really want "Version-Type: STABLE_VERSION".
as in patch attached to my previous message. I am closing the devscripts
side of this bug report with the version where "Version-Type" was first
introduced. Please reopen with updated info if problem persists at your side.

# --- Without Version-Type: STABLE_VERSION
$ uscan --dehs
Newest version of splash on remote site is 31-08-12, local version is 3.12.0
 => Newer package available from:
        => https://api.github.com/repos/danieljprice/splash/tarball/refs/tags/v2_1_1--31-08-12
Successfully symlinked ../splash-31-08-12.tar.gz to ../splash_31-08-12.orig.tar.gz.
<dehs>
<package>splash</package>
<debian-uversion>3.12.0</debian-uversion>
<debian-mangled-uversion>3.12.0</debian-mangled-uversion>
<upstream-version>31-08-12</upstream-version>
<upstream-url>https://api.github.com/repos/danieljprice/splash/tarball/refs/tags/v2_1_1--31-08-12</upstream-url>
<status>newer package available</status>
<target>splash_31-08-12.orig.tar.gz</target>
<target-path>../splash_31-08-12.orig.tar.gz</target-path>
<messages>Successfully downloaded upstream package: v2_1_1--31-08-12

</messages>
<messages>Renamed upstream package to: splash-31-08-12.tar.gz

</messages>
</dehs>

# --- With Version-Type: STABLE_VERSION
$ uscan --dehs
<dehs>
<package>splash</package>
<debian-uversion>3.12.0</debian-uversion>
<debian-mangled-uversion>3.12.0</debian-mangled-uversion>
<upstream-version>3.12.0</upstream-version>
<upstream-url>https://api.github.com/repos/danieljprice/splash/tarball/refs/tags/v3.12.0</upstream-url>
<status>up to date</status>
</dehs>

Regards,

-- 
Agustin