package.orig.tar.gz already exists

You are correct. We recommend
    debuild -S -sd
when creating alternate versions of an existing ubuntu package.

Did you use
    dput <your-ppa> <package_version_source.changes>
to upload the source package? dput will examine the changes file an know that the "orig.tar.gz" should not be uploaded.

Yes that is the dput command I used. I have tried this several times
with no success.

On 12/17/12, Curtis Hovey <email address hidden> wrote:
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> You are correct. We recommend
> debuild -S -sd
> when creating alternate versions of an existing ubuntu package.
>
> Did you use
> dput <your-ppa> <package_version_source.changes>
> to upload the source package? dput will examine the changes file an know
> that the "orig.tar.gz" should not be uploaded.
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What's the precise text of the error message?

The exact error message was:

-- start of snippet --
Rejected:
File dc3dd_7.1.614.orig.tar.gz already exists in Primary Archive for
Ubuntu, but uploaded version has different contents. See more
information about this error in
https://help.launchpad.net/Packaging/UploadErrors.
Files specified in DSC are broken or missing, skipping package unpack
verification.
-- end of snippet --

On 12/18/12, William Grant <email address hidden> wrote:
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Where did you get your copy of dc3dd_7.1.614.orig.tar.gz? It's different from the file of the same name in Ubuntu, which is not permitted.

I thought it was the original I pulled from the precise repository. I
must have inadverantly changed it. I will try pulling it down again.

On 12/19/12, William Grant <email address hidden> wrote:
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> Status: Open => Needs information
>
> William Grant requested more information:
> Where did you get your copy of dc3dd_7.1.614.orig.tar.gz? It's different
> from the file of the same name in Ubuntu, which is not permitted.
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