make fake values when there is no config filev0.22.165

2 files changed, 16 insertions, 11 deletions

diff --git a/build.go b/build.go
index f1570c1..304fce4 100644
--- a/build.go
+++ b/build.go
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ func buildPackage(repo *gitpb.Repo) (bool, error) {
 		for _, flag := range argv.Ldflags {
 			cmd = append(cmd, "-ldflags", "-X "+flag)
 		}
-		cmd = append(cmd, "-o", me.pb.Package)
 
 		err := repo.RunVerbose(cmd)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -120,11 +119,6 @@ func buildPackage(repo *gitpb.Repo) (bool, error) {
 		log.Warn("go build worked")
 	}
 
-	if !shell.Exists(me.pb.Package) {
-		log.Warn("build failed. filename does not exist", me.pb.Package)
-		return false, errors.New("missing " + me.pb.Package)
-	}
-
 	if shell.Exists("files") {
 		repo.RunVerbose([]string{"rm", "-rf", "files"})
 		// log.Info("running sync")
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index acff0e5..fed5a72 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -44,13 +44,24 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	data, err := os.ReadFile("control")
-	if err != nil {
-		me.sh.BadExit("you don't have a 'control' file", err)
+	log.Info("INITIAL PARSE:")
+	if err == nil {
+		debian.ParseDpkgOutputIntoPB(me.pb, string(data))
+		log.Info(string(data))
+	} else {
+		// make up a new control file
+		_, dirname := filepath.Split(me.repo.Namespace)
+		fake := "Package: " + dirname + "\n"
+		fake += "Maintainer: " + os.Getenv("GIT_AUTHOR_NAME") + "\n"
+		fake += "URL: " + me.repo.URL + "\n"
+		fake += "Homepage: " + me.repo.URL + "\n" // deprecate?
+		fake += "Namespace: " + me.repo.Namespace + "\n"
+		fake += "Build-Depends: golang\n"
+		fake += "Description: built with go.wit.com/apps/go-deb\n"
+		debian.ParseDpkgOutputIntoPB(me.pb, fake)
+		log.Info(fake)
 	}
 
-	log.Info("INITIAL PARSE:")
-	log.Info(string(data))
-	debian.ParseDpkgOutputIntoPB(me.pb, string(data))
 	if argv.Arch == "" {
 		me.pb.Architecture = "amd64"
 	} else {