the upload of perl 5.22 to unstable some days ago provided ample opportunity to fix some new RC bugs. here's the list of my work:

• #768687 – src:libdata-hal-perl: "libdata-hal-perl: FTBFS: test suite broken by newer liburi-namespacemap-perl versions"
  add patch from new upstream's git repo (pkg-perl)
• #787912 – src:libdata-dump-streamer-perl: "libdata-dump-streamer-perl: FTBFS with perl 5.22"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #789142 – src:libdata-hal-perl: "libdata-hal-perl: FTBFS with perl 5.22 (Module::Build)"
  upload with explicit build dependency on Module::Build (pkg-perl)
• #791520 – libmojomojo-perl: "libmojomojo-perl: FTBFS: test failures"
  close bug in the BTS, already fixed since months (pkg-perl)
• #801659 – libxml-compile-dumper-perl: "libxml-compile-dumper-perl: depends on libdata-dump-streamer-perl, broken by perl 5.22"
  close as the dependency is fixed (pkg-perl)
• #808284 – libalien-wxwidgets-perl: "libalien-wxwidgets-perl: Broken dependencies in binary package after BinNMU"
  fix wxwidgets version detection logic (pkg-perl)
• #808310 – libchemistry-formula-perl: "libchemistry-formula-perl: bogus dependency on perlapi-5.20.2"
  fix perl library paths in debian/rules, NMU
• #808327 – wmanager: "wmanager: Depends on virtual package "perl5" which will is gone with perl/5.22"
  sponsor maintainer upload
• #808395 – src:libprelude: "libprelude: FTBFS everywhere"
  add patch to handle swig changes, NMU
• #808412 – src:ippl: "ippl: Depends on virtual package "perl5-base" which is gone with perl/5.22"
  drop perl5-base dependency, NMU with maintainer's permission
• #808454 – src:libdata-faker-perl: "libdata-faker-perl: FTBFS under some locales (eg. fr_CH.UTF-8)"
  set C locale for tests (pkg-perl)
• #808473 – liblemonldap-ng-manager-perl: "liblemonldap-ng-manager-perl: manager unaccessible without doc symlink in /var/lib/lemonldap-ng"
  upload package prepared by Xavier Guimard (pkg-perl)
• #808474 – liblemonldap-ng-manager-perl: "liblemonldap-ng-manager-perl: Manager shows garbage where the menu is supposed to be"
  upload package prepared by Xavier Guimard (pkg-perl)
• #808480 – libdevel-bt-perl: "libdevel-bt-perl: FTBFS on mips*: test failures"
  add (build)dep on perl-debug (pkg-perl)
• #808489 – src:acm: "acm: FTBFS: Type of arg 1 to dbmclose must be hash (not constant item) at ./create-tables-5 (perl 5.22?)"
  send patch to BTS
• #808507 – uwsgi-plugin-mono: "uwsgi-plugin-mono: Please refresh architectures list for current Mono in Unstable"
  sponsor upload for jonas
• #808825 – libperl-apireference-perl: "libperl-apireference-perl: FTBFS: missing support for Perl 5.22.1"
  add support for 5.22.1 (pkg-perl)
• #809006 – libnet-cups-perl: "libnet-cups-perl: empty package"
  add patch to fix broken version check in Makefile.PL (pkg-perl)

it looks like this autumn was not my best blogging time: this is the first posting in 3 months. – anyway, I wanted to give a quick overview about my work on RC bugs. again nothing exciting, mostly just trying to fix the ones popping up in the pkg-perl team.

• #728955 – src:libatomic-ops: "FTBFS on powerpc: FAIL: test_stack"
  upload NMU prepared by Fernando Seiti Furusato, upload to DELAYED/5, and cancelled again later on maintainer's request
• #784404 – src:libssh: "libssh: CVE-2015-3146: null pointer dereference due to a logical error in the handling of a SSH_MSG_NEWKEYS and KEXDH_REPLY packets"
  upload NMU prepared by Chris Knadle
• #787453 – src:libdata-alias-perl: "libdata-alias-perl: FTBFS with perl 5.22"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #790334 – src:libb-lint-perl: "libb-lint-perl: FTBFS with perl 5.22: test failure"
  add patch from upstream bug tracker (pkg-perl)
• #791848 – src:zeroc-ice: "zeroc-ice: FTBFS with ruby2.2: Config.h:84:36: error: 'RBIGNUM' was not declared in this scope"
  upload NMU prepared by Chris Knadle
• #795295 – src:libsignatures-perl: "libsignatures-perl: broken by ABI change in libb-hooks-parser-perl"
  new upstream release, bump versioned dependency (pkg-perl)
• #796535 – src:libmodule-starter-plugin-cgiapp-perl: "libmodule-starter-plugin-cgiapp-perl: FTBFS: Failed 3/5 test programs. 0/1 subtests failed."
  add patch to deal with newer Module::Starter, upload to DELAYED/5, later cancelled in favour of maintainer upload
• #796887 – src:libmodule-info-perl: "libmodule-info-perl: FTBFS with perl 5.22: test failures"
  upload new upstream devel release (pkg-perl)
• #799578 – src:libevent-rpc-perl: "libevent-rpc-perl: FTBFS: hostname verification failed at t/04.cnct-auth-ssl-verifypeer-wrongca.t line 54"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #799763 – src:libmoosex-app-cmd-perl: "libmoosex-app-cmd-perl: FTBFS: (Wstat: 256 Tests: 1 Failed: 1)"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #799822 – src:vnstat: "vnstat: FTBFS: undefined reference to `subunit_test_error'"
  add patch from Mathieu Malaterre, upload to DELAYED/2
• #799888 – src:libfont-freetype-perl: "libfont-freetype-perl: FTBFS on many architectures"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #799969 – libmath-bigint-gmp-perl: "libmath-bigint-gmp-perl: FTBFS: broken by libmath-bigint-perl_1.999701-1"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #801610 – libogg-vorbis-decoder-perl: "libogg-vorbis-decoder-perl: FTBFS: Failed test 'raw_total'"
  skip failing test temporarily (pkg-perl)
• #802939 – src:libparse-keyword-perl: "libparse-keyword-perl: FTBFS with perl 5.22: test failures"
  prepare patch (pkg-perl)
• #803178 – libmongodb-perl: "libmongodb-perl: FTBFS on various architectures"
  add patch from Niko Tyni (pkg-perl)
• #803439 – libzeroc-ice3.5-cil: "libzeroc-ice3.5-cil: fails to install: E: installing Assembly /usr/lib/cli/libzeroc-ice3.5/Ice.dll failed"
  upload NMU prepared by Chris Knadle
• #803974 – src:libnet-tclink-perl: "libnet-tclink-perl: FTBFS: Uses SSLv3_client_method"
  add patch to use SSLv23_* (pkg-perl)
• #803975 – src:libcrypt-ssleay-perl: "libcrypt-ssleay-perl: Uses SSLv3_client_method()"
  prepare new upstream release in git and upload later (pkg-perl)
• #804220 – src:libmath-bigint-gmp-perl: "libmath-bigint-gmp-perl: FTBFS: t/bigintpm.t (Wstat: 256 Tests: 3707 Failed: 1)"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #805102 – libmessage-passing-perl: "libmessage-passing-perl: missing runtime and build dependencies on libjson-perl"
  add missing (build) dependency (pkg-perl)
• #805103 – libmessage-passing-filter-regexp-perl: "libmessage-passing-filter-regexp-perl: FTBFS: missing build-dependency on libjson-perl"
  add missing build dependency (pkg-perl)
• #805104 – libdatetime-format-strptime-perl: "libdatetime-format-strptime-perl: warns on usage, breaks libxml-rpc-fast-perl build"
  upload new upstream release prepared by kanashiro (pkg-perl)
• #805233 – libdbix-class-perl: "libdbix-class-perl: FTBFS: t/105view_deps.t failure"
  add patch from upstream git (pkg-perl)
• #805403 – libpango-perl: "libpango-perl: FTBFS: undefined symbol: pango_cairo_update_layout (broken by pkg-config 0.29)"
  upload with patch fro ntyni (pkg-perl)
• #805876 – src:libclass-accessor-chained-perl: "libclass-accessor-chained-perl: FTBFS with perl 5.22: missing dependency on Module::Build"
  add missing build dependency (pkg-perl)
• #805967 – src:libextutils-cppguess-perl: "libextutils-cppguess-perl: FTBFS with perl 5.22: missing dependency on Module::Build"
  add missing build dependency (pkg-perl)
• #805969 – src:libmime-lite-tt-html-perl: "libmime-lite-tt-html-perl: FTBFS with perl 5.22: missing dependency on Module::Build"
  add missing build dependency (pkg-perl)
• #805970 – src:libtap-parser-sourcehandler-pgtap-perl: "libtap-parser-sourcehandler-pgtap-perl: FTBFS with perl 5.22: missing dependency on Module::Build"
  add missing build dependency, upload to DELAYED/2
• #806859 – src:libnet-frame-perl: "libnet-frame-perl: FTBFS: Attempts to access internet during build"
  skip a test (pkg-perl)
• #807324 – src:libio-pty-perl: "libio-pty-perl: FTBFS with perl 5.22 in experimental (MakeMaker changes)"
  use DESTDIR instead of PREFIX, upload to DELAYED/2, then rescheduled to 0-day with maintainer's permission
• #807400 – src:libtext-aspell-perl: "libtext-aspell-perl: FTBFS with perl 5.22 in experimental (MakeMaker changes)"
  use DESTDIR instead of PREFIX, upload to DELAYED/2
• #807401 – src:libtext-unaccent-perl: "libtext-unaccent-perl: FTBFS with perl 5.22 in experimental (MakeMaker changes)"
  use DESTDIR instead of PREFIX, upload to DELAYED/2
• #807422 – src:libsys-cpuload-perl: "libsys-cpuload-perl: FTBFS with perl 5.22 in experimental (MakeMaker changes)"
  use DESTDIR instead of PREFIX, upload to DELAYED/2
• #807474 – src:libfile-rsyncp-perl: "libfile-rsyncp-perl: FTBFS with perl 5.22 in experimental (MakeMaker changes)"
  use DESTDIR instead of PREFIX, upload to DELAYED/2
• #807478 – src:razor: "razor: FTBFS with perl 5.22 in experimental (MakeMaker changes)"
  use DESTDIR instead of PREFIX, upload to DELAYED/2
• #807492 – src:libmath-bigint-gmp-perl: "libmath-bigint-gmp-perl: FTBFS on 32 bit platforms"
  prepare preliminary patch based on proposal in CPAN RT (pkg-perl)