* pbuilder-dist:

- Fallback to calling lsb_release if /etc/lsb-release doesn't
     exist; this makes it possible to run pbuilder-dist on Debian.

debian/changelog

@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 ubuntu-dev-tools (0.73) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
 
-  * 
+  * pbuilder-dist:
+     - Fallback to calling lsb_release if /etc/lsb-release doesn't
+       exist; this makes it possible to run pbuilder-dist on Debian.
 
- -- Scott Kitterman <scott@kitterman.com>  Wed, 15 Apr 2009 23:06:54 -0400
+ -- Siegfried-Angel Gevatter Pujals <rainct@ubuntu.com>  Sat, 18 Apr 2009 23:37:55 +0200
 
 ubuntu-dev-tools (0.72) jaunty; urgency=low
 

pbuilder-dist

@@ -101,15 +101,20 @@ class pbuilder_dist:
 		if not self.system_architecture or 'not found' in self.system_architecture:
 			print 'Error: Not running on a Debian based system; could not detect its architecture.'
 		
-		if not os.path.isfile('/etc/lsb-release'):
-			print 'Error: Not running on a Debian based system; could not find /etc/lsb-release.'
-			exit(1)
-		
-		for line in open('/etc/lsb-release'):
-			line = line.strip()
-			if line.startswith('DISTRIB_CODENAME'):
-				self.system_distro = line[17:]
-				break
+		if os.path.isfile('/etc/lsb-release'):
+			for line in open('/etc/lsb-release'):
+				line = line.strip()
+				if line.startswith('DISTRIB_CODENAME'):
+					self.system_distro = line[17:]
+					break
+		else:
+			import commands
+			output = commands.getoutput('lsb_release -c').split()
+			if len(output) == 2:
+				self.system_distro = output[1]
+			else:
+				print 'Error: Not running on a Debian based system; could not find lsb_release.'
+				exit(1)
 		
 		if not self.system_distro:
 			print 'Error: Could not determine what distribution you are running.'