1 files changed, 11 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/dh_elpa b/dh_elpa
index dec995e..3ca503e 100755
--- a/dh_elpa
+++ b/dh_elpa
@@ -109,11 +109,18 @@ sub maybe_install_helper{
     if (! -d "$ecdest/$piece") {
       doit("install","-d","$ecdest/$piece");
     }
-    Debian::Debhelper::Dh_Lib::autoscript_sed (sub {s/#ELPAPACKAGE#/$desc->{'ELPA-Package'}/;
-						    s/#ELPAVERSION#/$desc->{'ELPA-Version'}/; },
-					       "$templatedir/$piece", $target);
+    unlink $target; # ignore errors
+
+    my $elpapackage = $desc->{'ELPA-Name'} or
+      error "elpa package name not found";
 
-    chmod $mode, $target;
+    my $elpaversion = $desc->{'ELPA-Version'} or
+      error "elpa version not found";
+
+    Debian::Debhelper::Dh_Lib::autoscript_sed (sub {s/#ELPAPACKAGE#/$elpapackage/;
+						    s/#ELPAVERSION#/$elpaversion/; },
+					       "$templatedir/$piece", $target);
+    chmod oct($mode), $target;
   }
 }