more testing (take 3)

gitlab-ci.yml.template

@@ -6,16 +6,23 @@ build-debian-package-%%DEBIAN_RELEASE%%:
     name: $DOCKER_DEB_PACKAGE_BUILDER:%%DEBIAN_RELEASE%%
     entrypoint: ["/bin/bash"]
   script:
+    - echo "========================================="
     - echo "fixing permissions on private key file..."
     - chmod 600 $SSH_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH
     - ls -l $SSH_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH
-    - echo "CI_COMMIT_AUTHOR is $CI_COMMIT_AUTHOR"
+    - echo "========================================="
+    - DEBEMAIL=$CI_COMMIT_AUTHOR
+    - echo "CI_COMMIT_AUTHOR: $CI_COMMIT_AUTHOR"
+    - echo "DEBEMAIL:       : $DEBEMAIL"
+    - echo "========================================="
     - echo "adding backport changelog entry"
     - %%DCH_COMMAND%%
     - dpkg-parsechangelog
-    - ls -lrta ..
+    - echo "========================================="
     - pwd
     - ls -lrta
+    - ls -lrta ..
+    - echo "========================================="
     - mkdir -p $CI_PROJECT_DIR/build-area
     - ls -lrta
     - >
@@ -23,7 +30,6 @@ build-debian-package-%%DEBIAN_RELEASE%%:
       RUN_LINTIAN=YES BUILD_DIRECTORY=$CI_PROJECT_DIR
       DPUT_CF=$CI_PROJECT_DIR/dput.cf
       DPUT_HOST=%%DPUT_HOST%%
-      DEBEMAIL=$CI_COMMIT_AUTHOR
       VERBOSE=YES
       /root/build-pkg.sh
   needs: