Bug#912751: jh_installjavadoc: produces incorrect doc-base file

[Markus Koschany]

Package: javahelper
Version: 0.70
Severity: important


I discovered a regression in jh_installjavadoc. This tool will
automatically create a doc-base file.

In libjackson-json-java 1.9.2-9 the content looks as follows:

Format: HTML
Index: //usr/share/doc/libjackson-json-java/api
Files: //usr/share/doc/libjackson-json-java/api/*.html

Note the double slash at the beginning.

In libjackson-json-java 1.9.2-10 build with javahelper 0.70 I get:

Format: HTML
Index: /debian/libjackson-json-java-doc/usr/share/doc/libjackson-json-java/api
Files: /debian/libjackson-json-java-doc/usr/share/doc/libjackson-json-java/api/*.html

This triggers a Lintian error because the path can't be found. Somehow
jh_installjavadoc inserts the complete build directory path. So there
is a regression between version 0.63 and 0.70. Furthermore the double
slash in version 1.9.2-9 is wrong too.

The only way to work around it, is to create a manual debian/*.doc-base file.

A libjackson-json-java-doc.javadoc file is used to install the
javadoc. It contains a single line

build/javadoc /usr/share/doc/libjackson-json-java/api



-- System Information:
Debian Release: buster/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 4.9.0-8-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: unable to detect

Versions of packages javahelper depends on:
ii  bsdmainutils         11.1.2+b1
ii  dctrl-tools          2.24-3
ii  debhelper            11.5.1
ii  devscripts           2.18.7
ii  dpkg-dev             1.19.2
ii  libarchive-zip-perl  1.64-1
ii  perl                 5.26.2-7+b1

javahelper recommends no packages.

Versions of packages javahelper suggests:
pn  cvs       <none>
ii  gawk      1:4.2.1+dfsg-1
ii  tofrodos  1.7.13+ds-3

-- no debconf information