Can't upload source package to ppa

Asked by MapleZhou

 I've tried uploading a source package, and it gets rejected with the following error.

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Rejected:
Unable to find distroseries: unstable
Further error processing not possible because of a critical previous error.

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Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:14:53 +0800
Source: fivedash
Binary: fivedash
Architecture: source all
Version: 0.7-2
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: low
Maintainer: Maple Zhou <email address hidden>
Changed-By: Maple Zhou (programer) <email address hidden>
Description:
 fivedash - General purpose accounting for small business
Changes:
 fivedash (0.7-2) unstable; urgency=low
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  * Initial release (Closes: #nnnn) <nnnn is the bug number of your ITP>
Files:
 35b11f21dbc2e0e22ecafe1ee90710d9 572 web optional fivedash_0.7-2.dsc
 6e32748b18040212d31f4bdc04c6cd56 5996 web optional fivedash_0.7-2.diff.gz
 e1035d1afd68dc1015bcb40085c4810c 420838 web optional fivedash_0.7-2_all.deb

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Why did Lauchpad reject my source package?

2008/4/11, Launchpad PPA <email address hidden>:
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Best Julian Edwards (julian-edwards) said :
#1

Distribution: unstable

This is not valid. It should be "gutsy" or "hardy" etc.

In addition, you are uploading binaries mixed with your source, that will also fail once you fix the Distribution header.

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MapleZhou (maplezhou110) said :
#2

I had fixed the Distribution header, however I can't update the *.orig.tar.gz file(the .change file didn't include this file).

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MapleZhou (maplezhou110) said :
#3

Thanks Julian Edwards, that solved my question.

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olmec (olmecs) said :
#4

I modified my changes file prior to running debuild. But I got the same rejection:

Unable to find distroseries: unstable

Any ideas?

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Curtis Hovey (sinzui) said :
#5

Hi olmec, You should ask your own question instead of interjecting into another conversation. The build system is expecting the code name of an Ubuntu series. There are listed here
    https://launchpad.net/ubuntu
The unstable series is has the status "development".