teamwork, or: why I love the Debian Perl Group:

elbrus has introduced a (very untypical) package into the Debian Perl Group in 2022.

after changes of the default compiler options (-Werror=implicit-function-declaration) in debian, it didn't build any more & received an RC bug.

because I sometimes like challenges, I had a look at it & cobbled together a patch. as I hardly speak any C, I sent my notes to the bug report & (implictly) asked for help. – & went out to meet a friend.

when I came home, I found an email from ntyni, sent less than 2 hours after my mail, where he friendly pointed out the issues with my patch – & sent a corrected version.

all I needed to do was to adjust the patch & upload the package. one more bug fixed, one less task for us, & elbrus can concentrate on more important tasks :)
thanks again, niko!

in the Debian Perl Group we are maintaining a lot of packages (around 4000 at the time of writing). this also means that we are spending some time on improving our tools which allow us to handle this amount of packages in a reasonable time.

many of the tools are shipped in the pkg-perl-tools package since 2013, & lots of them are scripts which are called as subcommands of the dpt(1) wrapper script.

in the last years I got the impression that not all team members are aware of all the useful tools, & that some more promotion might be called for. & last week I was in the mood for creating a short demo video to showcase how I use some dpt(1) subcommands when updating a package to a new upstream release. (even though I prefer text over videos myself :))

probably not a cinematographic masterpiece but as the feedback of a few viewers has been positive, I'm posting it here as well:

(direct link as planets ignore iframes …)

I plan to go to two upcoming debian/FLOSS events, & I'd rather go by train than by plane or car. & that's quite difficult, in central europe, in 2020.

the events I want to go to are:

• FOSDEM, the "free & open source developers' european meeting", the probably hugest FLOSS conference in europe, held in bruxelles, belgium; with a MiniDebCamp before.
• SnowCamp, a small cosy DIY MiniDebCamp in laveno-mombello, italy.

now what about the trains? bruxelles is the capital of europe, & laveno-mombello is just approx. 400 km from here (i.e. closer than the capital of my country). still, no train company would sell my a ticket to these destinations.

no train company? well that's slightly exaggerated. for one of the destinations (bruxelles), one company (DB) would sell me a ticket, if I trick the web interface into showing me the connection I want by adding some 'via' entries with appropriate durations. ÖBB fails because it doesn't sell thalys tickets, & also no ICE tickets, for the last leg. – so either DB with some trickery, or ÖBB plus either thalys or DB, & hope that there are no delays.
ÖBB is also very proud of their new nightjet connection to bruxelles (from vienna & innsbruck), starting in january 2020. what they don't announce widely is that this train goes only 2 times per week. (of course not the days I need.)

for the trip to laveno-mombello I could either go via verona/milano & buy a ticket from ÖBB until verona & a ticket (actually three) from trenitalia for the rest; or go via switzerland & buy a ticket from ÖBB until bellinzona, a ticket from SBB for the 10+ minutes to cadenazzo, & a ticket from trenord from cadenazzo until laveno-mombello. (that's already the summary; neither ÖBB nor DB nor SBB nor trenitalia nor trenord would sell me a ticket for the whole journey. trenitalia also doesn't know cadenazzo, btw. ÖBB would also sell me a ticket to cadenazzo, it's just roughly 100 EUR more expensive than the sparschiene-ticket to bellinzona.)
two years ago I did the former; & 8 of the 8 trains were delayed on departure or arrival or both. obviously the trip with its three changes per direction took almost twice the time of just taking the car.
last year, a friendly soul picked me up with their car after one train trip, & probably we'll do it the same way again this year.

so what is it that I want to say?

first of all I'm looking forward to the MiniDebCamp+FOSDEM & to SnowCamp, & I thought I should promote those events a bit more :)

& second, the state of train companies in europe is a big FAIL:

• ÖBB & DB on the one hand, & trenitalia on the other hand have some fight since a couple of years; they don't even list each others' train connections in their respective online schedule, let alone offer tickets; & there are also less&less connections on the münchen/innsbruck/verona route;
• ÖBB (in its terrible new app/website) happily shows connections for which they then don't sell tickets ("attention: ticket only covers part of the journey");
• SBB & DB happily let you spend lots of time in their online ticket webapps, & then are very sorry in the end that they can't sell you the ticket you've clicked together;
• I'm aware that there are still "national" train companies, & that there are still so-called "borders" between so-called "nation states" but frankly, I don't care about either;
• mostly because those virtual lines on the maps have no significance to me; but also practically because in a part of the world where there are so many of them close to each other it's just ridiculous that they have any practical impact on travelling by public transport (remember, going to laveno-mombello via the "west route" I go through austria, liechtenstein, switzerland, & italy; for just roughly 400km);
• I mean there's schengen, & at least until 2015 noone asked for any passports on these routes; still the train companies have the tunnel vision of their "national" territory;
• I don't want to spend literally hours on more or less (typically more) broken train company websites to find out about possible connections & typically find no possible tickets for those connections;
• if I want to go from A to B in europe, I want to go to one website & just buy the <insert-appropriate-adjective-here> ticket there;
• either one of the legacy national ones or a combined european train system website (btw, rail_dot_eu & train_dot_eu are both squatted);
• & don't tell my about trainline.eu etc., they don't know about half of the existing connections;
• interim summary: can I please just buy a train ticket? could you please just take my money?;
• in the end this is a political question. the EU has regulated roaming mostly successfully (crossing the swiss border: calls 2 EUR/min. out, 1 EUR/min. in, sms: 0.4 EUR, data: 1.5 EUR/100kb (!));
• it's about time that the EU regulates "cross-border" train travel as well;
• & I'm not talking about prices, I JUST WANT TO BUY A TICKET FROM A TO B ON ONE WEBSITE; pretty please; in europe; in 2020.

ok, end of rant.
& I'm looking forward to the aforementioned events, even if it's a major pain to sort out the transportation to get there.
(could we have teleportation please? the quantum physicists say no. too bad.)

update 2020-01-06: for the trip to bruxelles, I ended up buying a nightjet ticket from ÖBB, & a thalys ticket directly from thalys. let's hope I don't miss a connection …

finally – the third call for vote has already gone out – I took the time to cast my vote in the debian init system GR (General Resolution), the vote of debian members about the project's further course with regard to init systems.

for those you care about others' opinions before the poll closes: I voted H > G = D > F = E > FD > B > A, & here's why (note that I don't claim that this is necessarily 100% logically consistent):

• H is a combination of guillem's principles, which I share, & ian's rather detailed guidance on how to proceed in the spirit of enabling a compromise & make progress together. that makes most sense to me.
• G is guillem's proposal with his original principles & a short guidance section that explains why no more detailled guidance makes sense. on the one hand, I prefer more guidance in order to help e.g. the policy editors (that's why I ranked H higher), on the other hand, I still agree with the text & think that it could work, at least if we concentrate on cooperation.
• D is ian's proposal with the detailed processes; since I liked them in option H, I still like them even without the principles, just a bit less :)
• why did I rank G & D equally? I guess that was basically my gut telling me to do so … in any way, I prefer H & G & D clearly more than the other options:
• F & E are the "extreme" positions in this vote ("focus on sytemd" vs. "all init systems must work"). I'm not a big fan of of either of them, as I favour a future which gives everyone their space within debian. still I ranked them over FD (further discussion) because a clear direction seems more useful to me than dragging this discussion on. & I ranked them equally because personally I could live with both of them (yes, init systems are not a matter totally close to my heart …).
• B & A ended up below FD in my ballot (i.e. "better no result than this one") because I don't see what new they would bring to the ballot, not already covered in the other options; I find them a bit hard to read (as in "what consequences would they really have?"); & I much dislike the mingling of NMUs (non-maintainer uploads) with a GR about init systems in option A.

finally, thanks to all the people who worked hard to prepare this GR & did the work to come up with the various options; let's see if I change my vote (& this blog post) in the remaining days; & in any case, we'll soon (after Friday 2019-12-27 23:59:59 UTC) see the results, first on the secretary's voting page & on the debian-vote mailing list.

as mentioned in my last blog post, I attended the Bug Squashing Party in bern two weeks ago. I think alltogether we were quite productive, as seen on the list of usertagged bugs. – here's my personal list of release-critical bugs that I touched at the BSP or afterwards:

• #860523 – python-dogtail: "python-dogtail: /bin/sniff fails to start on a merged-/usr system"
  apply patch found in the BTS, QA upload
• #873997 – src:openjpeg2: "FTBFS with Java 9 due to -source/-target only"
  apply patch from the BTS, upload to DELAYED/5
• #879624 – xorg: "xorg: After upgrade to buster: system doesnt start x-server anymore but stop reacting"
  lower severity
• #884658 – dkms: "dkms: Should really depends on dpkg-dev for dpkg-architecture"
  add a comment to the bug log
• #886120 – ctpp2: "makes ctpp2 randomly FTBFS, syntax errors, hides problems"
  apply patch from the BTS, upload to DELAYED/5
• #886836 – libgtkmm-2.4-dev,libgtkmm-2.4-doc: "libgtkmm-2.4-dev,libgtkmm-2.4-doc: both ship usr/share/doc/libgtkmm-2.4-dev/examples/*"
  propose a patch
• #887602 – dia: "dia: Detect freetype via pkg-config"
  add patch from upstream merge request, upload to DELAYED/5
• #890595 – phpmyadmin: "phpmyadmin: warnings when running under php 7.2, apparently fixed by new upstream series 4.7.x"
  prepare a debdiff
• #892121 – src:libxml-saxon-xslt2-perl: "libxml-saxon-xslt2-perl FTBFS with libsaxonhe-java 9.8.0.8+dfsg+1-1"
  upload with patch from racke (pkg-perl)
• #892444 – src:ttfautohint: "ttfautohint: Please use 'pkg-config' to find FreeType 2"
  add patch from Hilko Bengen in BTS, upload to DELAYED/5, then fixed in a maintainer upload
• #898752 – src:node-webpack: "node-webpack: FTBFS and autopkgtest failure on 32-bit"
  apply proposal from BTS, upload to DELAYED/5
• #900395 – xserver-xorg-input-all: "xserver-xorg-input-all: keyboard no longer working after dist-upgrade"
  downgrade and tag moreinfo
• #906187 – facter-dev: "facter-dev: missing Depends: libfacter3.11.0 (= ${binary:Version})"
  add missing Depends, upload to DELAYED/5
• #906977 – src:parley: "parley: FTBFS in buster/sid ('QItemSelection' does not name a type)"
  add patch from upstream git, upload to DELAYED/5
• #907975 – libf2fs-format-dev: "libf2fs-format-dev: missing Breaks+Replaces: libf2fs-dev (<< 1.11)"
  add missing Breaks+Replaces, upload to DELAYED/5
• #908147 – cups-browsed: "restarting cups-browsed deleted print jobs"
  try to reproduce
• #911324 – carton: "carton: Carton fails due to missing Menlo::CLI::Compat dependency"
  package missing new dependencies and depend on them (pkg-perl)
• #912046 – ebtables: "ebtables provides the same executables as iptables packages without using alternatives"
  add a comment to the bug log
• #912380 – man-db: "endless looping, breaks dpkg"
  add a comment to the bug log
• #912685 – src:net-snmp: "debian/rules is not binNMU safe"
  add a comment to the bug log
• #913179 – libprelude: "libprelude: FTBFS with glibc 2.28; cherrypicked patches attached"
  take patch from BTS, upload to DELAYED/10
• #915297 – src:libtest-bdd-cucumber-perl: "libtest-bdd-cucumber-perl: FTBFS: README.pod: No such file or directory"
  remove override from debian/rules (pkg-perl)
• #915806 – src:jabref: "jabref FTBFS"
  add build-dep and jar to classpath (pkg-java)

I just arrived at the Bug Squashing Party in bern. – a good opportunity to report the RC bugs I've touched so far this year (not that many …):

• #750732 – src:libanyevent-perl: "libanyevent-perl: Intermittent build failures on various architectures"
  disable a test (pkg-perl)
• #862678 – src:pidgin: "Switch from network-manager-dev to libnm-dev"
  propose patch, later uploaded by maintainer
• #878550 – src:liblog-dispatch-filerotate-perl: "liblog-dispatch-filerotate-perl: missing (build) dependency on libparams-validate-perl"
  add missing (build) dependency, upload to DELAYED/5
• #882618 – libdbix-class-schema-loader-perl: "libdbix-class-schema-loader-perl: Test failures"
  apply patch from ntyni (pkg-perl)
• #884626 – src:liblinux-dvb-perl: "liblinux-dvb-perl FTBFS with linux-libc-dev 4.14.2-1"
  upload with fix from knowledgejunkie (pkg-perl)
• #886044 – src:syncmaildir: "syncmaildir: Depends on gconf"
  propose a patch
• #886355 – src:libpar-packer-perl: "libpar-packer-perl: frequent parallel FTBFS"
  disable parallel building (pkg-perl)
• #890905 – src:jabref: "jabref: doesn't build/run with default-jdk/-jre"
  try to come up with a patch (pkg-java)
• #892275 – redshift: "redshift: Unable to connect to GeoClue."
  investigate and downgrade
• #892392 – src:aqemu: "aqemu: build-depends on GCC 6"
  propose a patch
• #893251 – jabref: "jabref: doesn't start with liblog4j2-java 2.10.0-1"
  use versioned (build) dependency (pkg-java)
• #894626 – libsnmp-perl: "libsnmp-perl: undefined symbol: netsnmp_ds_toggle_boolean"
  propose a patch
• #894727 – libgit-repository-perl: "libgit-repository-perl: FTBFS: t/10-new_fail.t broke with new git"
  add patch from upstream pull request (pkg-perl)
• #895697 – src:libconfig-model-tester-perl: "libconfig-model-tester-perl FTBFS: Can't locate Module/Build.pm in @INC"
  add missing build dependency (pkg-perl)
• #896502 – libxml-structured-perl: "libxml-structured-perl: missing dependency on libxml-parser-perl"
  add missing (build) dependency (pkg-perl)
• #896534 – libnetapp-perl: "libnetapp-perl: missing dependency on libnet-telnet-perl"
  add missing dependency (pkg-perl)
• #896537 – libmoosex-mungehas-perl: "libmoosex-mungehas-perl: missing dependency on libtype-tiny-perl | libeval-closure-perl"
  add missing dependency (pkg-perl)
• #896538 – libmonitoring-livestatus-class-perl: "libmonitoring-livestatus-class-perl: missing dependency on libmodule-find-perl"
  add missing dependency, upload to DELAYED/5
• #896539 – libmodule-install-trustmetayml-perl: "libmodule-install-trustmetayml-perl: missing dependency on libmodule-install-perl"
  add missing (build) dependency (pkg-perl)
• #896540 – libmodule-install-extratests-perl: "libmodule-install-extratests-perl: missing dependency on libmodule-install-perl"
  add missing (build) dependency (pkg-perl)
• #896541 – libmodule-install-automanifest-perl: "libmodule-install-automanifest-perl: missing dependency on libmodule-install-perl"
  add missing (build) dependency (pkg-perl)
• #896543 – liblwp-authen-negotiate-perl: "liblwp-authen-negotiate-perl: missing dependency on libwww-perl"
  add missing dependency, upload to DELAYED/5
• #896549 – libhtml-popuptreeselect-perl: "libhtml-popuptreeselect-perl: missing dependency on libhtml-template-perl"
  add missing dependency, upload to DELAYED/5
• #896551 – libgstreamer1-perl: "libgstreamer1-perl: Typelib file for namespace 'Gst', version '1.0' not found"
  add missing (build) dependencies (pkg-perl)
• #897724 – src:collectd: "collectd: ftbfs with GCC-8"
  pass a compiler flag, upload to DELAYED/5
• #898198 – src:libnet-oauth-perl: "FTBFS (test failures, also seen in autopkgtests) with libcrypt-openssl-rsa-perl >= 0.30-1"
  add patch (pkg-perl)
• #898561 – src:libmarc-transform-perl: "libmarc-transform-perl: FTBFS with libyaml-perl >= 1.25-1 (test failures)"
  apply patch provided by YAML upstream (pkg-perl)
• #898977 – libnet-dns-zonefile-fast-perl: "libnet-dns-zonefile-fast-perl: FTBFS: You are missing required modules for NSEC3 support"
  add missing (build) dependency (pkg-perl)
• #900232 – src:collectd: "collectd: FTBFS: sed: can't read /usr/lib/pkgconfig/OpenIPMIpthread.pc: No such file or directory"
  propose a patch, later upload to DELAYED/2
• #901087 – src:libcatalyst-plugin-session-store-dbi-perl: "libcatalyst-plugin-session-store-dbi-perl: FTBFS: Base class package "Class::Data::Inheritable" is empty."
  add missing (build) dependency (pkg-perl)
• #901807 – src:libmath-gsl-perl: "libmath-gsl-perl: incompatible with GSL >= 2.5"
  apply patches from ntyni and tweak build (pkg-perl)
• #902192 – src:libpdl-ccs-perl: "libpdl-ccs-perl FTBFS on architectures where char is unsigned"
  new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #902625 – libmath-gsl-perl: "libmath-gsl-perl: needs a versioned dependency on libgsl23 (>= 2.5) or so"
  make build dependency versioned (pkg-perl)
• #903173 – src:get-flash-videos: "get-flash-videos: FTBFS in buster/sid (dh_installdocs: Cannot find "README")"
  fix name in .docs (pkg-perl)
• #903178 – src:libclass-insideout-perl: "libclass-insideout-perl: FTBFS in buster/sid (dh_installdocs: Cannot find "CONTRIBUTING")"
  fix name in .docs (pkg-perl)
• #903456 – libbio-tools-phylo-paml-perl: "libbio-tools-phylo-paml-perl: fails to upgrade from 'stable' to 'sid' - trying to overwrite /usr/share/man/man3/Bio::Tools::Phylo::PAML.3pm.gz"
  upload package fixed by carandraug (pkg-perl)
• #904737 – src:uwsgi: "uwsgi: FTBFS: unable to build gccgo plugin"
  update build dependencies, upload to DELAYED/5
• #904740 – src:libtext-bidi-perl: "libtext-bidi-perl: FTBFS: 'fribidi_uint32' undeclared"
  apply patch from CPAN RT (pkg-perl)
• #904858 – src:libtickit-widget-tabbed-perl: "libtickit-widget-tabbed-perl: Incomplete debian/copyright?"
  fix d/copyright (pkg-perl)
• #905614 – src:license-reconcile: "FTBFS: Failed test 'no warnings' with libsoftware-license-perl 0.103013-2"
  apply patch from Felix Lechner (pkg-perl)
• #906482 – src:libgit-raw-perl: "libgit-raw-perl: FTBFS in buster/sid (failing tests)"
  patch test (pkg-perl)
• #908323 – src:libgtk3-perl: "libgtk3-perl: FTBFS: t/overrides.t failure"
  add patch and versioned (build) dependency (pkg-perl)
• #909343 – src:libcatalyst-perl: "libcatalyst-perl: fails to build with libmoosex-getopt-perl 0.73-1"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #910943 – libhtml-tidy-perl: "libhtml-tidy-perl: FTBFS (test failures) with tidy-html5 5.7"
  add patch (pkg-perl)
• #912039 – src:libpetal-utils-perl: "libpetail-utils-perl: FTBFS: Test failures"
  add missing build dependency (pkg-perl)
• #912045 – src:mb2md: "mb2md: FTBFS: Test failures"
  add missing build dependency (pkg-perl)
• #914288 – src:libpgplot-perl: "libpgplot-perl: FTBFS and autopkgtest fail with new giza-dev: test waits for input"
  disable interactive tests (pkg-perl)
• #915096 – src:libperl-apireference-perl: "libperl-apireference-perl: Missing support for perl 5.28.1"
  add support for perl 5.28.1 (pkg-perl)

let's see how the weekend goes.

yesterday 10 years ago I became a Debian Developer.
& I still feel that I belong to this community.
& it took me one more day to write this tiny blog post about it.
so tonight I can celebrate 10 years plus 1 day :)

last weekend I attended the Debian SnowCamp at the lago maggiore in north-western italy, a small DIY hacking & socialising Debian meeting in the tradion of Debian SunCamp. – some impressions:

travel

I wasn't aware of how tedious it can be to travel less than 500 kilometers into a neighbouring country by train in 2018. first of all, no train company would sell me a ticket from innsbruck to laveno-mombello, so innsbruck–verona from öbb & verona–laveno-mombello from trenitalia it was.

from the eight trains (yes, 3 changes per direction) exactly 0 had no delays at departure or arrival or both. in the end I "only" lost one connection. – & one direction from-door-to-door took roughly 9 hours.

location

the ostello casa rossa was lovely (& might be even more lovely with warmer temperature which would allow for longer stays in the garden), & the food at the ristorante concordia was mostly excellent. trying new local specialties (like the pizzoccheri) is always fun. & no lunch or dinner lasted shorter than 2 hours.

work

unsurprisingly, my work was mostly focussed on Debian Perl Group stuff. we managed to move our repos from alioth to salsa during the weekend, which involved not only importing ~3500 repositories but also e.g. recreating our .mrconfig setup.

in practice it didn't help alot for my contributions that I was at SnowCamp as the others were not there, & coordination happened via IRC (unlike a team sprint); but at least I had more people who listened to my shouts of joy or frustration than what I would have had at home :)

misc

• on my way back I even had snow while waiting at the delayed train in the unexciting station of laveno-mombello.
• mille grazie to elena & friends for the perfect organisation!
• if you speak german: the respective volume of my archäologie des alltags (also contains links to tweets with photos).
• I see quite some potential for other Debian *Camps, maybe even longer & with more pre-planned team sprints under one roof (or in one garden) …

for some reason I'm still keeping track of the release-critical bugs I touch, even though it's a long time since I systematically try to fix them. & since I have the list, I thought I might as well post it here, for the third (& last) time this year:

• #720666 – src:libxml-validate-perl: "libxml-validate-perl: FTBFS: POD coverage test failure"
  don't run POD tests (pkg-perl)
• #810655 – libembperl-perl: "libembperl-perl: postinst fails when libapache2-mod-perl2 is not installed"
  upload backported fix to jessie
• #825011 – libdata-alias-perl: "libdata-alias-perl: FTBFS with Perl 5.24: undefined symbol: LEAVESUB"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #826465 – texlive-latex-recommended: "texlive-latex-recommended: Unescaped left brace in regex is deprecated"
  propose patch
• #851506 – cpanminus: "cpanminus: major parts of upstream sources with compressed white-space"
  take tarball from github (pkg-perl)
• #853490 – src:libdomain-publicsuffix-perl: "libdomain-publicsuffix-perl: ftbfs with GCC-7"
  apply patch from ubuntu (pkg-perl)
• #853499 – src:libopengl-perl: "libopengl-perl: ftbfs with GCC-7"
  new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #867514 – libsolv: "libsolv: find_package called with invalid argument "2.7.13+""
  propose a patch, later upload to DELAYED/1, then patch included in a maintainer upload
• #869357 – src:libdigest-whirlpool-perl: "libdigest-whirlpool-perl FTBFS on s390x: test failure"
  upload to DELAYED/5
• #869360 – slic3r: "slic3r: missing dependency on perlapi-*"
  upload to DELAYED/5
• #869576 – src:gimp-texturize: "gimp-texturize: Local copy of intltool-* fails with perl 5.26"
  add patch, QA upload
• #869578 – src:gdmap: "gdmap: Local copy of intltool-* fails with perl 5.26"
  provide a patch
• #869579 – src:granule: "granule: Local copy of intltool-* fails with perl 5.26"
  add patch, QA upload
• #869580 – src:teg: "teg: Local copy of intltool-* fails with perl 5.26"
  provide a patch
• #869583 – src:gnome-specimen: "gnome-specimen: Local copy of intltool-* fails with perl 5.26"
  provide a patch
• #869884 – src:chemical-mime-data: "chemical-mime-data: Local copy of intltool-* fails with perl 5.26"
  provide a patch, upload to DELAYED/5 later
• #870213 – src:pajeng: "pajeng FTBFS with perl 5.26"
  provide a patch, uploaded by maintainer
• #870821 – src:esys-particle: "esys-particle FTBFS with perl 5.26"
  propose patch
• #870832 – src:libmath-prime-util-gmp-perl: "libmath-prime-util-gmp-perl FTBFS on big endian: Failed 2/31 test programs. 8/2885 subtests failed."
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #871059 – src:fltk1.3: "fltk1.3: FTBFS: Unescaped left brace in regex is illegal here in regex; marked by <-- HERE in m/(\${ <-- HERE _IMPORT_PREFIX}/lib)(?!/x86_64-linux-gnu)/ at debian/fix-fltk-targets-noconfig line 6, <> line 1."
  propose patch
• #871159 – texlive-extra-utils: "pstoedit: FTBFS: Unescaped left brace in regex is illegal here in regex; marked by <-- HERE in m/\\([a-zA-Z]+){([^}]*)}{ <-- HERE ([^}]*)}/ at /usr/bin/latex2man line 1327."
  propose patch
• #871307 – libmimetic0v5: "libmimetic0v5: requires rebuild against GCC 7 and symbols/shlibs bump"
  implement reporter's recipe (thanks!)
• #871335 – src:smlnj: "smlnj: FTBFS: Unescaped left brace in regex is illegal here in regex; marked by <-- HERE in m/~?\\begin{ <-- HERE (small|Bold|Italics|Emph|address|quotation|center|enumerate|itemize|description|boxit|Boxit|abstract|Figure)}/ at mltex2html line 1411, <DOCUMENT> line 1."
  extend existing patch, QA upload
• #871349 – src:ispell-uk: "ispell-uk: FTBFS: The encoding pragma is no longer supported at ../../bin/verb_reverse.pl line 12."
  propose patch
• #871357 – src:packaging-tutorial: "packaging-tutorial: FTBFS: Unescaped left brace in regex is illegal here in regex; marked by <-- HERE in m/\\end{ <-- HERE document}/ at /usr/share/perl5/Locale/Po4a/TransTractor.pm line 643."
  analyze and propose a possible patch
• #871367 – src:fftw: "fftw: FTBFS: Unescaped left brace in regex is deprecated here (and will be fatal in Perl 5.30), passed through in regex; marked by <-- HERE in m/\@(\w+){ <-- HERE ([^\{\}]+)}/ at texi2html line 1771."
  propose patch
• #871818 – src:debian-zh-faq: "debian-zh-faq FTBFS with perl 5.26"
  propose patch
• #872275 – slic3r-prusa: "slic3r-prusa: Loadable library and perl binary mismatch"
  propose patch
• #873697 – src:libtext-bibtex-perl: "libtext-bibtex-perl FTBFS on arm*/ppc64el: t/unlimited.t (Wstat: 11 Tests: 4 Failed: 0)"
  upload new upstream release prepared by smash (pkg-perl)
• #875627 – libauthen-captcha-perl: "libauthen-captcha-perl: Random failure due to bad images"
  upload package with fixed ong prepared by xguimard (pkg-perl)
• #877841 – src:libxml-compile-wsdl11-perl: "libxml-compile-wsdl11-perl: FTBFS Can't locate XML/Compile/Tester.pm in @INC"
  add missing build dependency (pkg-perl)
• #877842 – src:libxml-compile-soap-perl: "libxml-compile-soap-perl: FTBFS: Can't locate Test/Deep.pm in @INC"
  add missing build dependencies (pkg-perl)
• #880777 – src:pdl: "pdl build depends on removed libgd2*-dev provides"
  update build dependency (pkg-perl)
• #880787 – src:libhtml-formatexternal-perl: "libhtml-formatexternal-perl build depends on removed transitional package lynx-cur"
  update build dependency (pkg-perl)
• #880843 – src:libperl-apireference-perl: "libperl-apireference-perl FTBFS with perl 5.26.1"
  change handling of 5.26.1 API (pkg-perl)
• #881058 – gwhois: "gwhois: please switch Depends from lynx-cur to lynx"
  update dependency, upload to DELAYED/15
• #882264 – src:libtemplate-declare-perl: "libtemplate-declare-perl FTBFS with libhtml-lint-perl 2.26+dfsg-1"
  add patch for compatibility with newer HTML::Lint (pkg-perl)
• #883673 – src:libdevice-cdio-perl: "fix build with libcdio 1.0"
  add patch from doko (pkg-perl)
• #885541 – libtest2-suite-perl: "libtest2-suite-perl: file conflicts with libtest2-asyncsubtest-perl and libtest2-workflow-perl"
  add Breaks/Replaces/Provides (pkg-perl)

long time no blog post. – & the stretch release happened without many RC bug fixes from me; in practice, the auto-removals are faster & more convenient.

what I nevertheless did in the last months was to fix RC bugs in pkg-perl packages (it still surprises me how fast rotting & constantly moving code is); prepare RC bug fixes for jessie (also for pkg-perl packages); & in the last weeks provide patches & carry out NMUs for perl packages as part of the ongoing perl 5.26 transition.

• #783656 – libhtml-microformats-perl: "libhtml-microformats-perl: missing dependency on libmodule-pluggable-perl"
  fix in jessie (pkg-perl)
• #788008 – libcgi-application-plugin-anytemplate-perl: "libcgi-application-plugin-anytemplate-perl: missing dependency on libclone-perl"
  fix in jessie (pkg-perl)
• #788350 – libhttp-proxy-perl: "libhttp-proxy-perl: FTBFS - proxy tests"
  fix in jessie (pkg-perl)
• #808454 – src:libdata-faker-perl: "libdata-faker-perl: FTBFS under some locales (eg. fr_CH.UTF-8)"
  fix in jessie (pkg-perl)
• #824843 – libsys-syscall-perl: "libsys-syscall-perl: FTBFS on arm64: test suite failures"
  fix in jessie (pkg-perl)
• #824936 – libsys-syscall-perl: "libsys-syscall-perl: FTBFS on mips*: test failures"
  fix in jessie (pkg-perl)
• #825012 – libalgorithm-permute-perl: "libalgorithm-permute-perl: FTBFS with Perl 5.24: undefined symbol: PUSHBLOCK"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #826136 – libsys-syscall-perl: "libsys-syscall-perl FTBFS on hppa arch (with patch)"
  fix in jessie (pkg-perl)
• #826471 – intltool: "intltool: Unescaped left brace in regex is deprecated at /usr/bin/intltool-update line 1070"
  extend existing patch, uploaded by maintainer
• #826502 – quilt: "quilt: FTBFS with perl 5.26: Unescaped left brace in regex"
  apply patch from ntyni (pkg-perl)
• #826505 – swissknife: "swissknife: FTBFS with perl 5.26: Unescaped left brace in regex"
  add patches from ntyni, upload to DELAYED/5
• #839208 – libio-compress-perl: "libio-compress-perl: uninstallable, current version superseded by Perl 5.24.1"
  upload newer upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #839218 – nama: "nama: FTBFS because of perl's lack of stack reference counting"
  apply patch from Balint Reczey (pkg-perl)
• #848060 – src:libx11-protocol-other-perl: "libx11-protocol-other-perl: FTBFS randomly (failing tests)"
  fix in jessie (pkg-perl)
• #855920 – src:fail2ban: "fail2ban: FTBFS: test_rewrite_file: AssertionError: False is not true"
  try to reproduce, later propose different fix
• #855951 – src:libsecret: "libsecret FTBFS with test failures on many architectures"
  try to reproduce
• #856133 – src:shiboken: "shiboken FTBFS on i386/armel/armhf: other_collector_external_operator test failed"
  try to reproduce
• #857087 – nsscache: "nsscache: /usr/share/nsscache not installed"
  triaging, later fixed by maintainer
• #858501 – libmojomojo-perl: "libmojomojo-perl: broken symlink: /usr/share/perl5/MojoMojo/root/static/js/jquery.autocomplete.js -> ../../../../../javascript/jquery-ui/ui/jquery.ui.autocomplete.min.js"
  fix symlink (pkg-perl)
• #858509 – cl-csv-data-table: "cl-csv-data-table: broken symlink: /usr/share/common-lisp/systems/cl-csv-data-table.asd -> ../source/cl-csv-data-table/cl-csv-data-table.asd"
  propose a patch
• #859539 – filezilla: "filezilla: Filezilla crashes at startup"
  simply close the bug :)
• #859963 – src:mimetic: "mimetic FTBFS on architectures where char is unsigned"
  add patch to make variable signed
• #860142 – libgeo-ip-perl: "libgeo-ip-perl: should recommend geoip-database and geoip-database-extra"
  analyse, lower severity (pkg-perl)
• #863049 – release.debian.org: "jessie-pu: package shutter/0.92-0.1+deb8u2"
  fix in jessie (pkg-perl)
• #865045 – xmltv: "xmltv: FTBFS with Perl 5.26: t/test_filters.t failure"
  sponsor maintainer upload
• #865224 – src:uwsgi: "uwsgi: ftbfs with multiple supported python3 versions"
  adjust build dependencies, upload NMU with maintainer's permission
• #865380 – libtest-unixsock-perl: "libtest-unixsock-perl: Build-Conflicts-Indep: libtest-simple-perl (>= 1.3), including Perl 5.26"
  conditionally skip a test (pkg-perl)
• #865888 – nagios-plugin-check-multi: "nagios-plugin-check-multi: FTBFS with Perl 5.26: Unescaped left brace in regex is deprecated here"
  update unescaped-left-brace-in-regex.patch, upload to DELAYED/5
• #866317 – html2ps: "html2ps: relies on deprecated Perl syntax/features, breaks with 5.26"
  prepare a patch, later do QA upload
• #866934 – libhttp-oai-perl: "libhttp-oai-perl: /usr/bin/oai_pmh uses the 'encoding' pragma, breaks with Perl 5.26"
  patch out "use encoding" (pkg-perl)
• #866944 – libmecab-perl: "libmecab-perl: FTBFS: no such file or directory: /var/lib/mecab/dic/debian/dicrc"
  build-depend on fixed version (pkg-perl)
• #866981 – src:libpgobject-type-datetime-perl: "libpgobject-type-datetime-perl FTBFS: You planned 15 tests but ran 5."
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #866984 – src:libpgobject-type-json-perl: "libpgobject-type-json-perl FTBFS: You planned 9 tests but ran 5."
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #866991 – libcpan-meta-perl: "libcpan-meta-perl: uninstallable in unstable"
  fix versioned Breaks/Replaces (pkg-perl)
• #867046 – gwhois: "gwhois: fails with perl 5.26: The encoding pragma is no longer supported at /usr/bin/gwhois line 80."
  drop "use encoding", upload to DELAYED/5
• #867208 – src:libpgobject-type-bytestring-perl: "libpgobject-type-bytestring-perl FTBFS: Failed 1/5 test programs. 0/8 subtests failed."
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #867210 – libtext-mecab-perl: "libtext-mecab-perl: FTBFS: test failures: Failed to create mecab instance"
  build-depend on fixed version (pkg-perl)
• #867983 – libclass-load-perl: "libclass-load-perl: FTBFS: t/012-without-implementation.t failure"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #867984 – libclass-load-xs-perl: "libclass-load-xs-perl: FTBFS: t/012-without-implementation.t failure"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #868069 – liburi-namespacemap-perl: "liburi-namespacemap-perl: unbuildable with sbuild"
  fix build dependencies (pkg-perl)
• #868075 – libperlx-assert-perl: "libperlx-assert-perl: missing dependency on libkeyword-simple-perl | libdevel-declare-perl"
  fix dependencies (pkg-perl)
• #868613 – src:liblog-report-lexicon-perl: "liblog-report-lexicon-perl FTBFS: Failed 2/10 test programs. 2/305 subtests failed."
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #868888 – get-flash-videos: "Fails: Can't locate Term/ProgressBar.pm"
  add missing dependency (pkg-perl)
• #869208 – src:libalgorithm-svm-perl: "libalgorithm-svm-perl FTBFS on 32bit: SVM.c: loadable library and perl binaries are mismatched (got handshake key 0x80c0080, needed 0x81c0080)"
  add patch to add ccflags (pkg-perl)
• #869360 – slic3r: "slic3r: missing dependency on perlapi-*"
  propose a patch
• #869383 – src:clanlib: "clanlib FTBFS with perl 5.26"
  propose a patch
• #869418 – src:libtest-taint-perl: "libtest-taint-perl FTBFS on armel: not ok 2 - $ENV{TEST_ACTIVE} is tainted"
  add a patch (pkg-perl)
• #869429 – vile: "vile: Uninstallable after BinNMU / not binNMU-safe"
  some triaging

debian is in deep freeze for the upcoming stretch release. still, I haven't dived into fixing "general" release-critical bugs yet; so far I mostly kept to working on bugs in the debian perl group:

• #834912 – src:libfile-tee-perl: "libfile-tee-perl: FTBFS randomly (Failed 1/2 test programs)"
  add patch from ntyni (pkg-perl)
• #845167 – src:lemonldap-ng: "lemonldap-ng: FTBFS randomly (failing tests)"
  upload package prepared by xavier with disabled tests (pkg-perl)
• #849362 – libstring-diff-perl: "libstring-diff-perl: FTBFS: test failures with new libyaml-perl"
  add patch from ntyni (pkg-perl)
• #851033 – src:jabref: "jabref: FTBFS: Could not find org.postgresql:postgresql:9.4.1210."
  update maven.rules
• #851347 – libjson-validator-perl: "libjson-validator-perl: uses deprecated Mojo::Util::slurp, makes libswagger2-perl FTBFS"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #852853 – src:libwww-curl-perl: "libwww-curl-perl: FTBFS (Cannot find curl.h)"
  add patch for multiarch curl (pkg-perl)
• #852879 – src:license-reconcile: "license-reconcile: FTBFS: dh_auto_test: perl Build test --verbose 1 returned exit code 255"
  update tests (pkg-perl)
• #852889 – src:liblatex-driver-perl: "liblatex-driver-perl: FTBFS: Test failures"
  add missing build dependency (pkg-perl)
• #854859 – lemonldap-ng-doc: "lemonldap-ng-doc: unhandled symlink to directory conversion: /usr/share/doc/lemonldap-ng-doc/pages/documentation/current"
  help with dpkg-maintscript-helper, upload on xavier's behalf (pkg-perl)

thanks to the release team for pro-actively unblocking the packages with fixes which were uploaded after the begin of the freeze!

it's amazing how many new bugs appear; luckily in the Debian Perl Group we're not too bad at fixing them as well. – here's the list of my contributions over the last weeks:

• #828387 – src:libcrypt-openssl-rsa-perl: "libcrypt-openssl-rsa-perl: FTBFS with openssl 1.1.0"
  add patch from Sebastian Andrzej Siewior (pkg-perl)
• #839322 – src:libmoops-perl: "libmoops-perl: FTBFS: build-dependency not installable: libkavorka-perl"
  close, as dependency is fixed (pkg-perl)
• #840305 – src:libatteanx-store-memorytriplestore-perl: "libatteanx-store-memorytriplestore-perl: depends on unavailable AtteanX::RDFQueryTranslator"
  investigate (pkg-perl)
• #842753 – libnet-sip-perl: "FTBFS: test failures"
  import new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #844141 – src:libsys-cpuaffinity-perl: "libsys-cpuaffinity-perl: FTBFS: Failed test 'bind to all processors successful 18446744073709551615 == 18446744073709551616-1'"
  import new upstream release, later reopen & downgrade (pkg-perl)
• #844538 – src:libdbd-mysql-perl: "libdbd-mysql-perl: FTBFS on some architectures"
  import new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #844950 – src:libdatetime-format-duration-perl: "libdatetime-format-duration-perl must build-depend on libparams-validate-perl"
  add missing (build) dependency, upload to DELAYED/5
• #846059 – src:libmath-bigint-gmp-perl: "libmath-bigint-gmp-perl: FTBFS: Failed 1/12 test programs (t/bigintpm.t)"
  import new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #846721 – src:libaudio-mpd-perl: "libaudio-mpd-perl: FTBFS: Test failures"
  skip a brittle test (pkg-perl)
• #846731 – src:libbio-scf-perl: "libbio-scf-perl: FTBFS: Test failures"
  add patch from ntyni (pkg-perl)
• #847176 – libbusiness-ismn-perl: "libbusiness-ismn-perl: FTBFS: t/prereq.t failure"
  import new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #847188 – libtest-data-perl: "libtest-data-perl: FTBFS: t/prereq.t failure"
  import new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #847189 – libbusiness-issn-perl: "libbusiness-issn-perl: FTBFS: t/prereq.t failure"
  import new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #847397 – src:libimager-perl: "libimager-perl FTBFS on mips/mipsel: Failed 10/66 test programs"
  build with -O0 on mips/mipsel (pkg-perl)
• #848060 – src:libx11-protocol-other-perl: "libx11-protocol-other-perl: FTBFS randomly (failing tests)"
  disable fragile test (pkg-perl)
• #848266 – src:libparanoid-perl: "libparanoid-perl: FTBFS: tests timeout"
  skip a test (pkg-perl)
• #848346 – libio-socket-ssl-perl: "libio-socket-ssl-perl: default certificate path lost with libssl1.1"
  import new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #848427 – libanyevent-perl: "libanyevent-perl: FTBFS with openssl 1.1: t/80_ssltest.t failure"
  apply upstream patch (pkg-perl)

time for a quick update, I guess. here's the list of release-critical bugs in debian I've worked on during the last couple of weeks.

• #825608 – libnet-jifty-perl: "libnet-jifty-perl: FTBFS: t/006-uploads.t failure"
  patch test for compatibility with newer Encode, not uploaded in the end because the problem is more likely in the code (pkg-perl)
• #826192 – libmath-gsl-perl: "libmath-gsl-perl: FTBFS with GSL 2"
  import new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #828386 – src:libcrypt-openssl-pkcs12-perl: "libcrypt-openssl-pkcs12-perl: FTBFS with openssl 1.1.0"
  sponsor upload with upstream patch (pkg-perl)
• #828388 – src:libcrypt-openssl-x509-perl: "libcrypt-openssl-x509-perl: FTBFS with openssl 1.1.0"
  cherry-pick 2 commits from upstream git repo (pkg-perl)
• #828389 – src:libcrypt-smime-perl: "libcrypt-smime-perl: FTBFS with openssl 1.1.0"
  import new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #828408 – src:libpoe-filter-ssl-perl: "libpoe-filter-ssl-perl: FTBFS with openssl 1.1.0"
  use openssl 1.0.2, & downgrade severity (pkg-perl)
• #830280 – src:libfurl-perl: "libfurl-perl: accesses the internet during build"
  disable DNS queries during build (pkg-perl)
• #834730 – src:libdist-zilla-plugins-cjm-perl: "libdist-zilla-plugins-cjm-perl: FTBFS: Failed 1/9 test programs. 2/126 subtests failed."
  add patch from CPAN RT (pkg-perl)
• #839200 – libcpanplus-perl: "libcpanplus-perl: FTBFS: Failed test 'Cwd has correct version in report'"
  add patch from upstream git (pkg-perl)
• #839505 – src:mongodb: "mongodb: FTBFS: Tests failures"
  propose a possible solution
• #839580 – src:request-tracker4: "request-tracker4: FTBFS in testing (failed tests)"
  prepare a workaround patch
• #839987 – libcompress-raw-lzma-perl: "libcompress-raw-lzma-perl: Version Mismatch due to new src:xz-utils"
  patch out version check at runtime (pkg-perl)
• #840479 – src:libdbd-firebird-perl: "libdbd-firebird-perl: FTBFS: libfbembed.so not found"
  versioned close (pkg-perl)
• #840980 – libperinci-sub-normalize-perl: "libperinci-sub-normalize-perl: FTBFS: Can't locate Sah/Schema/rinci/function_meta.pm in @INC"
  add new (build) dependency, after packaging it (pkg-perl)
• #841545 – src:liborlite-perl: "liborlite-perl: FTBFS: Tests failures"
  fix sqlite commands (pkg-perl)
• #841562 – src:libvideo-fourcc-info-perl: "libvideo-fourcc-info-perl: FTBFS: dh_auto_build: perl Build returned exit code 255"
  fix sqlite commands (pkg-perl)
• #841573 – src:libdbix-class-perl: "libdbix-class-perl: FTBFS: Tests failures"
  patch test suite as recommended by upstream (pkg-perl)
• #842460 – libplack-middleware-csrfblock-perl: "libplack-middleware-csrfblock-perl: FTBFS: missing dependencies on HTML::Parser"
  add missing (build) dependency (pkg-perl)
• #842462 – libweb-simple-perl: "libweb-simple-perl: FTBFS: Can't locate HTTP/Body.pm in @INC"
  add missing (build) dependency (pkg-perl)
• #842722 – src:kgb-bot: "kgb-bot: FTBFS (failing tests)"
  fix version comparison in test
• #843704 – libnet-pcap-perl: "libnet-pcap-perl: FTBFS: t/09-error.t fails with newer libpcap"
  add patch from CPAN RT (pkg-perl)

the last two weeks have seen the migration of perl 5.24 into testing, most of the bugs I worked on were related to it. additionally a few more build dependencies on tzdata werde needed. – here's the list:

• #784845 – libdevel-gdb-perl: "libdevel-gdb-perl: FTBFS: t/expect.t #8 sometimes fails"
  skip brittle test (pkg-perl)
• #825629 – src:libgd-perl: "libgd-perl: FTBFS: Could not find gdlib-config in the search path. "
  add patch to use pkg-config instead of the removed gdlib-config (pkg-perl)
• #832840 – src:license-reconcile: "license-reconcile: FTBFS: dh_auto_test: perl Build test --verbose 1 returned exit code 255"
  sponsor upload prepared by gfa (pkg-perl)
• #838310 – keyboard-configuration: "keyboard-configuration: user configuration lost + error message from setupcon"
  propose a patch
• #838851 – libcoro-perl: "libcoro-perl: FTBFS with Perl 5.24: panic: corrupt saved stack index -144185424"
  resurrect parts of the removed patch (pkg-perl)
• #838933 – libio-compress-lzma-perl: "libio-compress-lzma-perl: uninstallable and unbuildable with Perl 5.24"
  fix dependencies (pkg-perl)
• #838934 – libperl-apireference-perl: "libperl-apireference-perl: FTBFS with Perl 5.24.1"
  add support for 5.24.1 (pkg-perl)
• #839187 – sa-compile: "sa-compile: failed make after perl upgraded to 5.24.1~rc3-3 on testing"
  close on suggestion of submitter after investigation
• #839442 – src:libtime-parsedate-perl: "libtime-parsedate-perl: FTBFS: Tests failures"
  add build dependency on tzdata (pkg-perl)
• #839477 – src:libposix-strftime-compiler-perl: "libposix-strftime-compiler-perl: FTBFS: dh_auto_test: perl Build test --verbose 1 returned exit code 5"
  add build dependency on tzdata (pkg-perl)
• #839513 – src:libapache-logformat-compiler-perl: "libapache-logformat-compiler-perl: FTBFS: dh_auto_test: perl Build test --verbose 1 returned exit code 8"
  add build dependency on tzdata (pkg-perl)
• #839516 – src:libclass-date-perl: "libclass-date-perl: FTBFS: Tests failures"
  add build dependency on tzdata (pkg-perl)

we're not running out of (perl-related) RC bugs. here's my list for this week:

• #811672 – qt4-perl: "FTBFS with GCC 6: cannot convert x to y"
  add patch from upstream bug tracker, upload to DELAYED/5
• #815433 – libdata-messagepack-stream-perl: "libdata-messagepack-stream-perl: FTBFS with new msgpack-c library"
  upload new upstream version (pkg-perl)
• #834249 – src:openbabel: "openbabel: FTBFS in testing"
  propose a patch (build with -std=gnu++98), later upload to DELAYED/2
• #834960 – src:libdaemon-generic-perl: "libdaemon-generic-perl: FTBFS too much often (failing tests)"
  add patch from ntyni (pkg-perl)
• #835075 – src:libmail-gnupg-perl: "libmail-gnupg-perl: FTBFS: Failed 1/10 test programs. 0/4 subtests failed."
  upload with patch from dkg (pkg-perl)
• #835412 – src:libzmq-ffi-perl: "libzmq-ffi-perl: FTBFS too much often, makes sbuild to hang"
  add patch from upstream git (pkg-perl)
• #835731 – src:libdbix-class-perl: "libdbix-class-perl: FTBFS: Tests failures"
  cherry-pick patch from upstream git (pkg-perl)
• #837055 – src:fftw: "fftw: FTBFS due to bfnnconv.pl failing to execute m-ascii.pl (. removed from @INC in perl)"
  add patch to call require with "./", upload to DELAYED/2, rescheduled to 0-day on maintainer's request
• #837221 – src:metacity-themes: "metacity-themes: FTBFS: Can't locate debian/themedata.pm in @INC"
  call helper scripts with "perl -I." in debian/rules, QA upload
• #837242 – src:jwchat: "jwchat: FTBFS: Can't locate scripts/JWCI18N.pm in @INC"
  add patch to call require with "./", upload to DELAYED/2
• #837264 – src:libsys-info-base-perl: "libsys-info-base-perl: FTBFS: Couldn't do SPEC: No such file or directory at builder/lib/Build.pm line 42."
  upload with patch from ntyni (pkg-perl)
• #837284 – src:libimage-info-perl: "libimage-info-perl: FTBFS: Can't locate inc/Module/Install.pm in @INC"
  call perl with -I. in debian/rules, upload to DELAYED/2

as before, my work on release-critical bugs was centered around perl issues. here's the list of bugs I worked on:

• #687904 – interchange-ui: "interchange-ui: cannot install this package"
  (re?)apply patch from #625904, upload to DELAYED/5
• #754755 – src:libinline-java-perl: "libinline-java-perl: FTBFS on mips: test suite issues"
  prepare a preliminary fix (pkg-perl)
• #821994 – src:interchange: "interchange: Build arch:all+arch:any but is missing build-{arch,indep} targets"
  apply patch from sanvila to add targets, upload to DELAYED/5
• #834550 – src:interchange: "interchange: FTBFS with '.' removed from perl's @INC"
  patch to "require ./", upload to DELAYED/5
• #834731 – src:kdesrc-build: "kdesrc-build: FTBFS with '.' removed from perl's @INC"
  add patch from Dom to "require ./", upload to DELAYED/5
• #834738 – src:libcatmandu-mab2-perl: "libcatmandu-mab2-perl: FTBFS with '.' removed from perl's @INC"
  add patch from Dom to "require ./" (pkg-perl)
• #835075 – src:libmail-gnupg-perl: "libmail-gnupg-perl: FTBFS: Failed 1/10 test programs. 0/4 subtests failed."
  add some debugging info
• #835133 – libnet-jabber-perl: "libnet-jabber-perl: FTBFS in testing"
  add patch from CPAN RT (pkg-perl)
• #835206 – src:munin: "munin: FTBFS with '.' removed from perl's @INC"
  add patch from Dom to call perl with -I., upload to DELAYED/5, then cancelled on maintainer's request
• #835353 – src:pari: "pari: FTBFS with '.' removed from perl's @INC"
  add patch to call perl with -I., upload to DELAYED/5
• #835711 – src:libconfig-identity-perl: "libconfig-identity-perl: FTBFS: Tests failures"
  run tests under gnupg1 (pkg-perl)
• #837136 – libgtk3-perl: "libgtk3-perl: FTBFS: t/overrides.t failure"
  add patch from CPAN RT (pkg-perl)
• #837237 – src:libtest-file-perl: "libtest-file-perl: FTBFS: Tests failures"
  add patch so tests find their common files again (pkg-perl)
• #837249 – src:libconfig-record-perl: "libconfig-record-perl: FTBFS: lib/Config/Record.pm: No such file or directory at Config-Record.spec.PL line 13."
  fix build in debian/rules (pkg-perl)

not much to report but I got at least some RC bugs fixed in the last weeks. again mostly perl stuff:

• #759979 – src:simba: "simba: FTBFS: RoPkg::Rsync ...failed! (needed)"
  keep ExtUtils::AutoInstall from downlaoding stuff, upload to DELAYED/7
• #817549 – src:libropkg-perl: "libropkg-perl: Removal of debhelper compat 4"
  use debhelper compatibility level 5, upload to DELAYED/7
• #832599 – iodine: "Fails to start after upgrade"
  update service file and use deb-systemd-helper in postinst
• #832832 – src:perlbrew: "perlbrew: FTBFS: Tests failures"
  add patch to deal with removed old perl version (pkg-perl)
• #832833 – src:libtest-valgrind-perl: "libtest-valgrind-perl: FTBFS: Tests failures"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #832853 – src:libmojomojo-perl: "libmojomojo-perl: FTBFS: Tests failures"
  close, the underlying problem is fixed (pkg-perl)
• #832866 – src:libclass-c3-xs-perl: "libclass-c3-xs-perl: FTBFS: Tests failures"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #834210 – libdancer-plugin-database-core-perl: "libdancer-plugin-database-perl: FTBFS: Failed 1/5 test programs. 6/45 subtests failed."
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #834793 – libgit-wrapper-perl: "libgit-wrapper-perl: FTBFS: t/basic.t whitespace changes"
  add patch from upstream bug (pkg-perl)

seems I've neglected both my blog & my RC bug fixing activities in the last months. – anyway, since I still keep track of RC bugs I worked on, I thought I might as well publish the list:

• #798023 – src:cssutils: "cssutils: FTBFS with Python 3.5"
  sponsor NMU by Chris Knadle, upload to DELAYED/2
• #800303 – src:libipc-signal-perl: "libipc-signal-perl: Please migrate a supported debhelper compat level"
  bump debhelper compat level, upload to DELAYED/5
• #808331 – src:libpgplot-perl: "libpgplot-perl: needs manual rebuild for Perl 5.22 transition"
  manually build+upload packages (pkg-perl)
• #809056 – src:xca: "xca: FTBFS due to CPPFLAGS containing spaces"
  sponsor NMU by Chris Knadle, upload to DELAYED/5
• #810017 – src:psi4: "psi4: FTBFS with perl 5.22"
  propose a patch
• #810707 – src:libdbd-sqlite3-perl: "libdbd-sqlite3-perl: FTBFS: t/virtual_table/21_perldata_charinfo.t (Wstat: 512 Tests: 4 Failed: 1)"
  investigate a bit (pkg-perl)
• #810710 – src:libdata-objectdriver-perl: "libdata-objectdriver-perl: FTBFS: t/02-basic.t (Wstat: 256 Tests: 67 Failed: 1)"
  add patch to handle sqlite 3.10 in test suite's version comparison (pkg-perl)
• #810900 – libanyevent-rabbitmq-perl: "libanyevent-rabbitmq-perl: Can't locate object method "bind_exchange" via package "AnyEvent::RabbitMQ::Channel""
  add info, versioned close (pkg-perl)
• #810910 – libmath-bigint-gmp-perl: "libmath-bigint-gmp-perl: FTBFS: test failures with newer libmath-bigint-perl"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #810912 – libx11-xcb-perl: "libx11-xcb-perl: missing dependency on libxs-object-magic-perl"
  update dependencies (pkg-perl)
• #813420 – src:libnet-server-mail-perl: "libnet-server-mail-perl: FTBFS: error: Can't call method "peerhost" on an undefined value at t/starttls.t line 78."
  close, as the underlying problem is fixed (pkg-perl)
• #814730 – src:libmath-mpfr-perl: "libmath-mpfr-perl: FTBFS on most architectures"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #815775 – zeroc-ice: "Build-Depends on unavailable packages mono-gmcs libmono2.0-cil"
  sponsor NMU by Chris Knadle, upload to DELAYED/2
• #816527 – src:libtest-file-contents-perl: "libtest-file-contents-perl: FTBFS with Text::Diff 1.44"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #816638 – mhonarc: "mhonarc: fails to run with perl5.22"
  propose a patch in the BTS
• #817528 – src:libemail-foldertype-perl: "libemail-foldertype-perl: Removal of debhelper compat 4"
  raise debhelper compat level, upload to DELAYED/2
• #817529 – src:libimage-base-bundle-perl: "libimage-base-bundle-perl: Removal of debhelper compat 4"
  raise debhelper compat level, upload to DELAYED/2
• #817530 – src:liberror-perl: "liberror-perl: Removal of debhelper compat 4"
  raise debhelper compat level, upload to DELAYED/2
• #817531 – src:libimage-info-perl: "libimage-info-perl: Removal of debhelper compat 4"
  raise debhelper compat level, upload to DELAYED/2
• #817647 – src:randomplay: "randomplay: Removal of debhelper compat 4"
  raise debhelper compat level, upload to DELAYED/2
• #818924 – libjson-webtoken-perl: "libjson-webtoken-perl: missing dependency on libmodule-runtime-perl"
  add missing (build) dependency (pkg-perl)
• #819787 – libdbix-class-schema-loader-perl: "libdbix-class-schema-loader-perl: FTBFS: t/10_01sqlite_common.t failure"
  close bug, works again with recent sqlite3 (pkg-perl)
• #821412 – libnet-rblclient-perl: "libnet-rblclient-perl: Net::DNS 1.01 breaks Net::RBLClient"
  add patch (pkg-perl)
• #823310 – libnanomsg-raw-perl: "libnanomsg-raw-perl: FTBFS: test failures"
  add patch from upstream git repo (pkg-perl)
• #824046 – src:libtkx-perl: "libtkx-perl: FTBFS: Tcl error 'Foo at /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/perl5/5.22/Tcl.pm line 585.\n' while invoking scalar result call"
  first investigation (pkg-perl)
• #824143 – libperinci-sub-normalize-perl: "libperinci-sub-normalize-perl: FTBFS: Can't locate Sah/Schema/Rinci.pm in @INC"
  upload new upstream version (pkg-perl)
• #825366 – src:libdist-zilla-plugin-ourpkgversion-perl: "libdist-zilla-plugin-ourpkgversion-perl: FTBFS: Can't locate Path/Class.pm in @INC"
  add missing dependency (pkg-perl)
• #825424 – libdist-zilla-plugin-test-podspelling-perl: "libdist-zilla-plugin-test-podspelling-perl: FTBFS: Can't locate Path/Class.pm in @INC"
  first triaging, forward upstream, import new release (pkg-perl)
• #825608 – libnet-jifty-perl: "libnet-jifty-perl: FTBFS: t/006-uploads.t failure"
  triaging, mark unreproducible (pkg-perl)
• #825629 – src:libgd-perl: "libgd-perl: FTBFS: Could not find gdlib-config in the search path. "
  first triaging, forward upstream (pkg-perl)
• #829064 – libparse-debianchangelog-perl: "libparse-debianchangelog-perl: FTBFS with new tidy version"
  patch TML template (pkg-perl)
• #829066 – libparse-plainconfig-perl: "FTBFS: Can't modify constant item in scalar assignment"
  new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #829176 – src:libapache-htpasswd-perl: "libapache-htpasswd-perl: FTBFS: dh_clean: Please specify the compatibility level in debian/compat"
  add debian/compat, upload to DELAYED/2
• #829409 – src:libhtml-tidy-perl: "libhtml-tidy-perl: FTBFS: Failed 7/21 test programs. 8/69 subtests failed."
  apply patches from Simon McVittie (pkg-perl)
• #829668 – libparse-debianchangelog-perl: "libparse-debianchangelog-perl: FTBFS: Failed test 'Output of dpkg_str equal to output of dpkg-parsechangelog'"
  add patch for compatibility with new dpkg (pkg-perl)
• #829746 – src:license-reconcile: "license-reconcile: FTBFS: Failed 7/30 test programs. 11/180 subtests failed."
  versioned close, already fixed in latest upload (pkg-perl)
• #830275 – src:libgravatar-url-perl: "libgravatar-url-perl: accesses the internet during build"
  skip test which needs internet access (pkg-perl)
• #830324 – src:libhttp-async-perl: "libhttp-async-perl: accesses the internet during build"
  add patch to skip tests with DNS queries (pkg-perl)
• #830354 – src:libhttp-proxy-perl: "libhttp-proxy-perl: accesses the internet during build"
  skip tests which need internet access (pkg-perl)
• #830355 – src:libanyevent-http-perl: "libanyevent-http-perl: accesses the internet during build"
  skip tests which need internet access (pkg-perl)
• #830356 – src:libhttp-oai-perl: "libhttp-oai-perl: accesses the internet during build"
  add patch to skip tests with DNS queries (pkg-perl)
• #830476 – src:libpoe-component-client-http-perl: "libpoe-component-client-http-perl: accesses the internet during build"
  update existing patch (pkg-perl)
• #831233 – src:libmongodb-perl: "libmongodb-perl: build hangs with sbuild and libeatmydata"
  lower severity (pkg-perl)
• #832361 – src:libmousex-getopt-perl: "libmousex-getopt-perl: FTBFS: Failed 2/22 test programs. 2/356 subtests failed."
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)

& another round of RC bug fixes, still related to the perl 5.22 transition (& yay, 5.22 is in testing since some days!):

• #808209 – amanda-common: "amanda-common: Depends on virtual package "perl5" which will is gone with perl/5.22"
  replace perl5 dependencies, NMU with maintainer's approval
• #808321 – votca-csg-scripts: "votca-csg-scripts: Depends on virtual package "perl5" which will is gone with perl/5.22"
  fix dependency, upload to DELAYED/3
• #809192 – src:libterm-termkey-perl: "libterm-termkey-perl: FTBFS: 05flags.t: Non-zero wait status: 11"
  set TERM for tests (pkg-perl)
• #809198 – maildirsync: "maildirsync broken with perl 5.22"
  add upstream patch, upload to DELAYED/3
• #809583 – src:libgenome-model-tools-music-perl: "libgenome-model-tools-music-perl: FTBFS: use Genome::Model::Tools::Music::Survival': Can't use 'defined(@array)"
  fix 'defined(@array)' error (pkg-perl)

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)

during the last weeks, I spent time mostly with RC bug prevention but I at least managed to also fix a couple of actual RC bugs:

• #777854 – src:freecraft: "freecraft: ftbfs with GCC-5"
  add patch from Nicholas Luedtke/HP, QA upload.
• #778025 – src:netrek-client-cow: "netrek-client-cow: ftbfs with GCC-5"
  add patch from Thavatchai Makphaibulchoke/HP, upload to DELAYED/2
• #778058 – src:percona-xtradb-cluster-galera-2.x: "percona-xtradb-cluster-galera-2.x: ftbfs with GCC-5"
  add patch from alexander balderson/HP, upload to DELAYED/2
• #780206 – src:squashfs-tools: "fix ftbfs with GCC 5 on armhf"
  apply patch from Ubuntu/Matthias Klose, upload to DELAYED/2
• #789093 – libapache2-authcookie-perl: "libapache2-authcookie-perl: FTBFS: test failures"
  update patch (pkg-perl)
• #790285 – src:stdsyslog: "stdsyslog: FTBFS with glibc 2.21 and gcc-5"
  sponsor maintainer upload
• #795202 – src:libcatalyst-perl: "FTBFS: t/aggregate/live_engine_request_parameters.t fails"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #796315 – src:libflickr-upload-perl: "libflickr-upload-perl: FTBFS: t/failupload.t (Wstat: 65280 Tests: 2 Failed: 0)"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #796537 – src:libcgi-simple-perl: "libcgi-simple-perl: Missing Build-Depends on libio-stringy-perl"
  add missing build dependency (pkg-perl)
• #797581 – libmojolicious-plugin-i18n-perl: "libmojolicious-plugin-i18n-perl: FTBFS: t/i18n_url_for.t fails"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #797584 – libmojolicious-plugin-cgi-perl: "libmojolicious-plugin-cgi-perl: FTBFS: test failures"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #797966 – syncevolution-common: "syncevolution-common: uninstallable due to libsynthesis0 dependency"
  sponsor maintainer upload
• #798790 – libmoosex-clone-perl: "libmoosex-clone-perl: missing dependency on libnamespace-autoclean-perl"
  update runtime dependencies (pkg-perl)

this week, besides other activities, I again managed to NMU a few packages as part of the GCC 5 transition. & again I could build on patches submitted by various HP engineers & other helpful souls.

• #757525 – hardinfo: "hardinfo: FTBFS with clang instead of gcc"
  patch to build with -std=gnu89, upload to DELAYED/5
• #758723 – nagios-plugins-rabbitmq: "should depend on libjson-perl"
  add missing dependency, upload to DELAYED/5
• #777766 – src:adun.app: "adun.app: ftbfs with GCC-5"
  send updated patch to BTS
• #777837 – src:ebview: "ebview: ftbfs with GCC-5"
  add patch from paulownia@Safe-mail.net, upload to DELAYED/5
• #777882 – src:gnokii: "gnokii: ftbfs with GCC-5"
  build with -fgnu89-inline, upload to DELAYED/5
• #777907 – src:hunt: "hunt: ftbfs with GCC-5"
  apply patch from Nicholas Luedtke, upload to DELAYED/5
• #777920 – src:isdnutils: "isdnutils: ftbfs with GCC-5"
  add patch to build with -fgnu89-inline; upload to DELAYED/5
• #778019 – src:multimon: "multimon: ftbfs with GCC-5"
  build with -fgnu89-inline; upload to DELAYED/5
• #778068 – src:pork: "pork: ftbfs with GCC-5"
  build with -fgnu89-inline, QA upload
• #778098 – src:quarry: "quarry: ftbfs with GCC-5"
  build with -std=gnu89, upload to DELAYED/5, then rescheduled to 0-day with maintainer's permission
• #778099 – src:ratbox-services: "ratbox-services: ftbfs with GCC-5"
  build with -fgnu89-inline, upload to DELAYED/5, later cancelled because package is about to be removed (#793408)
• #778109 – src:s51dude: "s51dude: ftbfs with GCC-5"
  build with -fgnu89-inline, upload to DELAYED/5
• #778116 – src:shell-fm: "shell-fm: ftbfs with GCC-5"
  apply patch from Brett Johnson, upload to DELAYED/5
• #778119 – src:simulavr: "simulavr: ftbfs with GCC-5"
  apply patch from Brett Johnson, QA upload
• #778120 – src:sipsak: "sipsak: ftbfs with GCC-5"
  apply patch from Brett Johnson, upload to DELAYED/5
• #778122 – src:skyeye: "skyeye: ftbfs with GCC-5"
  build with -fgnu89-inline, QA upload
• #778140 – src:tcpcopy: "tcpcopy: ftbfs with GCC-5"
  add patch backported from upstream git, upload to DELAYED/5
• #778145 – src:thewidgetfactory: "thewidgetfactory: ftbfs with GCC-5"
  add missing #include, upload to DELAYED/5
• #778164 – src:vtun: "vtun: ftbfs with GCC-5"
  add patch from Tim Potter, upload to DELAYED/5
• #790464 – flow-tools: "Please drop conditional build-depend on libmysqlclient15-dev"
  drop obsolete dependency, NMU
• #793336 – src:libdevel-profile-perl: "libdevel-profile-perl: FTBFS with perl 5.22 in experimental (MakeMaker changes)"
  finish and upload package modernized by XTaran (pkg-perl)
• #793580 – libb-hooks-parser-perl: "libb-hooks-parser-perl: B::Hooks::Parser::Install::Files missing"
  investigate and forward upstream, upload new upstream release later (pkg-perl)

after the release is before the release. – or: long time no RC bug report.

after the jessie release I spent most of my Debian time on work in the Debian Perl Group. we tried to get down the list of new upstream releases (from over 500 to currently 379; unfortunately the CPAN never sleeps), we were & still are busy preparing for the Perl 5.22 transition (e.g. we uploaded something between 300 & 400 packages to deal with Module::Build & CGI.pm being removed from perl core; only team-maintained packages so far), & we had a pleasant & productive sprint in Barcelona in May. – & I also tried to fix some of the RC bugs in our packages which popped up over the previous months.

yesterday & today I finally found some time to help with the GCC 5 transition, mostly by making QA or Non-Maintainer Uploads with patches that already were in the BTS. – a big thanks especially to the team at HP which provided a couple dozens patches!

& here's the list of RC bugs I've worked on in the last 3 months:

• #752026 – libpdl-stats-perl: "libpdl-stats-perl: FTBFS on arm*"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #755961 – autounit: "FTBFS with clang instead of gcc"
  apply patch from Alexander <sanek23994@gmail.com>, QA upload
• #755963 – clearsilver: "FTBFS with clang instead of gcc"
  apply patch from Alexander <sanek23994@gmail.com>, upload to DELAYED/5
• #777776 – src:apron: "apron: ftbfs with GCC-5"
  tag as unreproducible
• #777780 – src:asmon: "asmon: ftbfs with GCC-5"
  apply patch from Martin Michlmayr, upload to DELAYED/5
• #777783 – src:atftp: "atftp: ftbfs with GCC-5"
  apply patch from Martin Michlmayr, upload to DELAYED/5
• #777797 – src:bbrun: "bbrun: ftbfs with GCC-5"
  add patch to build with "-std=gnu89", upload to DELAYED/5
• #777806 – src:booth: "booth: ftbfs with GCC-5"
  tag as unreproducible
• #777808 – src:bwm-ng: "bwm-ng: ftbfs with GCC-5"
  merge patch from Ubuntu, and build with "-std=gnu89", upload to DELAYED/5
• #777831 – src:deborphan: "deborphan: ftbfs with GCC-5"
  apply patch from Jakub Wilk, upload to DELAYED/5, then rescheduled to 0-day with maintainer's permission
• #777835 – src:dsbltesters: "dsbltesters: ftbfs with GCC-5"
  tag as unreproducible
• #777853 – src:flow-tools: "flow-tools: ftbfs with GCC-5"
  apply patch from Alexander Balderson, upload to DELAYED/5
• #777880 – src:gnac: "gnac: ftbfs with GCC-5"
  apply patch from Greg Pearson, upload to DELAYED/5
• #777881 – src:gngb: "gngb: ftbfs with GCC-5"
  apply patch from Greg Pearson, upload to DELAYED/5
• #777895 – src:haildb: "haildb: ftbfs with GCC-5"
  tag as unreproducible
• #777902 – src:hfsplus: "hfsplus: ftbfs with GCC-5"
  merge patch from Ubuntu, QA upload
• #777903 – src:hugs98: "hugs98: ftbfs with GCC-5"
  apply patch from Elizabeth J Dall, upload to DELAYED/5
• #777965 – src:libpam-chroot: "libpam-chroot: ftbfs with GCC-5"
  apply patch from Linn Crosetto, upload to DELAYED/5
• #777975 – src:libssh: "libssh: ftbfs with GCC-5"
  apply patch from Matthias Klose, upload to DELAYED/5
• #778009 – src:mknbi: "mknbi: ftbfs with GCC-5"
  apply patch from Matthias Klose, QA upload
• #778020 – src:mz: "mz: ftbfs with GCC-5"
  apply patch from Joshua Gadeken, upload to DELAYED/5
• #778051 – src:overgod: "overgod: ftbfs with GCC-5"
  apply patch from Nicholas Luedtke, upload to DELAYED/5
• #778056 – src:pads: "pads: ftbfs with GCC-5"
  apply patch from Andrew Patterson, upload to DELAYED/5
• #778121 – src:sks-ecc: "sks-ecc: ftbfs with GCC-5"
  apply patch from Brett Johnson, QA upload
• #778129 – src:squeak-plugins-scratch: "squeak-plugins-scratch: ftbfs with GCC-5"
  apply patch from Brett Johnson, upload to DELAYED/5
• #778137 – src:tabble: "tabble: ftbfs with GCC-5"
  apply patch from David S. Roth, QA upload
• #778146 – src:tinyscheme: "tinyscheme: ftbfs with GCC-5"
  apply patch from Nicholas Luedtke, upload to DELAYED/5
• #778148 – src:trafficserver: "trafficserver: ftbfs with GCC-5"
  lower severity
• #778151 – src:tuxonice-userui: "tuxonice-userui: ftbfs with GCC-5"
  apply patch from Nicholas Luedtke, upload to DELAYED/5, later sponsor maintainer upload
• #778152 – src:uaputl: "uaputl: ftbfs with GCC-5"
  apply patch from Brett Johnson, upload to DELAYED/5
• #778153 – src:udftools: "udftools: ftbfs with GCC-5"
  apply patch from Jakub Wilk, upload to DELAYED/5
• #778159 – src:uswsusp: "uswsusp: ftbfs with GCC-5"
  apply patch from Andrew James, upload to DELAYED/5
• #778167 – src:weplab: "weplab: ftbfs with GCC-5"
  apply patch from Elizabeth J Dall, QA upload
• #778171 – src:wmmon: "wmmon: ftbfs with GCC-5"
  add patch to build with "-std=gnu89", upload to DELAYED/5
• #778173 – src:wmressel: "wmressel: ftbfs with GCC-5"
  apply patch from Elizabeth J Dall, upload to DELAYED/5
• #780199 – src:redhat-cluster: "redhat-cluster: FTBFS in unstable - error: conflicting types for 'int64_t'"
  apply patch from Michael Tautschnig, upload to DELAYED/2, then rescheduled by maintainer
• #783899 – liblog-any-perl: "liblog-any-perl, liblog-any-adapter-perl: File conflict when being installed together"
  add Breaks/Replaces/Provides (pkg-perl)
• #784844 – libmousex-getopt-perl: "libmousex-getopt-perl: FTBFS: test failures"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #785020 – libmoosex-getopt-perl: "libmoosex-getopt-perl: FTBFS: test failures"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #785158 – libnet-ssleay-perl: "libnet-ssleay-perl: FTBFS: Your vendor has not defined SSLeay macro LIBRESSL_VERSION_NUMBER"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #785229 – sqitch: "sqitch: FTBFS: new warnings"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #785232 – libdist-zilla-plugin-requiresexternal-perl: "libdist-zilla-plugin-requiresexternal-perl: FTBFS: More than one plan found in TAP output"
  make tests non-verbose (pkg-perl)
• #785659 – libdist-zilla-perl: "libdist-zilla-perl: FTBFS: t/plugins/testrelease.t failure"
  make tests non-verbose (pkg-perl)
• #786447 – libcgi-application-plugin-authentication-perl: "libcgi-application-plugin-authentication-perl FTBFS in unstable"
  add patch from Micah Gersten/Ubuntu (pkg-perl)
• #786591 – libtext-quoted-perl: "libtext-quoted-perl: broken by libtext-autoformat-perl changes"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #786667 – libcatalyst-plugin-authentication-credential-openid-perl: "libcatalyst-plugin-authentication-credential-openid-perl: FTBFS: Bareword "use_test_base" not allowed"
  patch Makefile.PL (pkg-perl)
• #788350 – libhttp-proxy-perl: "FTBFS - proxy tests"
  add patch, improved from CPAN RT (pkg-perl)
• #789141 – src:libdancer2-perl: "libdancer2-perl: FTBFS with Plack >= 1.0036: t/classes/Dancer2-Core-Response/new_from.t"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #789669 – src:starlet: "starlet: FTBFS with Plack 1.0036"
  add patch for test compatibility with newer Plack (pkg-perl)
• #789838 – src:starman: "starman: FTBFS with Plack 1.0036"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #791493 – libpadre-plugin-datawalker-perl: "libpadre-plugin-datawalker-perl: missing dependency on padre"
  add missing dependency (pkg-perl)
• #791510 – libcatalyst-authentication-credential-authen-simple-perl: "libcatalyst-authentication-credential-authen-simple-perl: FTBFS: Can't locate Test/Exception.pm in @INC"
  add missing build dependency (pkg-perl)
• #791512 – libcatalyst-plugin-cache-store-fastmmap-perl: "libcatalyst-plugin-cache-store-fastmmap-perl: FTBFS: Can't locate Test/Exception.pm in @INC"
  add missing build dependency (pkg-perl)
• #791709 – libjson-perl: "libjson-perl: FTBFS: Recursive inheritance detected"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #792063 – src:libmath-mpfr-perl: "FTBFS: lngamma_bug.t and test1.t fail"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #792844 – libatombus-perl: "libatombus-perl: ships usr/share/man/man3/README.3pm.gz"
  don't install README manpage (pkg-perl)
• #792845 – libclang-perl: "libclang-perl: ships usr/share/man/man3/README.3pm.gz"
  don't install README POD/manpage (pkg-perl)

only one week left until the jessie release. yay!

in the last weeks I didn't find many RC bugs that I could fix; still, here's the short list; nice feature: I mostly helped others or could build an work done by others.

• #669735 – dpkg-www: "dpkg-www: transition towards Apache 2.4"
  sponsor QA upload from Jean-Michel Nirgal Vourgère
• #669777 – yocto-reader: "yocto-reader: transition towards Apache 2.4"
  sponsor NMU from Jean-Michel Nirgal Vourgère, upload to DELAYED/2
• #669796 – w3c-linkchecker: "w3c-linkchecker: transition towards Apache 2.4"
  cherry-pick periapt's commit from 2012 (pkg-perl)
• #764284 – testdisk: "[testdisk] after ntfs-3g upgrade, testdisk cannot be installed (Depends: error)"
  tag + sid to get it out of jessie RC bugs
• #780629 – libibverbs1: "libibverbs1: please add Breaks: libopenmpi1.3"
  upload NMU prepared by Andreas Beckmann, adding a Breaks, upload to DELAYED/2
• #780729 – pbuilder: "pbuilder must define PATH as in debian-policy (and as used on buildds)"
  downgrade
• #782160 – src:chrony: "chrony: Multiple issues: CVE-2015-1821 CVE-2015-1822 CVE-2015-1853"
  sponsor maintainer upload by Joachim Wiedorn

finally, some simple RC bugs appeared, & I could contribute a bit towards the jessie release:

• #775913 – src:vala-0.26: "vala-0.26: CVE-2014-8154: Heap-buffer overflow in vala-gstreamer bindings at Gst.MapInfo()"
  add upstream patch, upload to DELAYED/2
• #776409 – initramfs-tools: "Decryption problem with split /usr - cryptsetup/initramfs-tools"
  bug metadata cleanup (which removes it from jessie bugs), later downgraded by maintainer
• #776683 – snmpd: "snmpd: SNMPd still tries to query PCI Bus"
  tag unreproducible moreinfo, later downgraded by release team
• #779114 – patcher: "patcher: depend on perl instead of perl-modules"
  update Depends, upload to DELAYED/6
• #779115 – polygen-data: "polygen-data: depend on perl instead of perl-modules"
  update Depends, upload to DELAYED/6, then rescheduled to 0-day with maintainer's permission
• #779116 – pristine-tar: "pristine-tar: depend on perl instead of perl-modules"
  update Depends, QA upload
• #779117 – pure-ftpd-common: "pure-ftpd-common: depend on perl instead of perl-modules"
  update Depends, upload to DELAYED/6
• #779121 – tvtime: "tvtime: depend on perl instead of perl-modules"
  update Depends, QA upload
• #779985 – libwww-youtube-download-perl: "libwww-youtube-download-perl: youtube-videos fail to download"
  apply patches from upstream bug tracker (pkg-perl)

my small contributions around RC bugs during the last weeks:

• #774862 – ciderwebmail: "ciderwebmail: unhandled symlink to directory conversion: /usr/share/ciderwebmail/root/static/images/mimeicons"
  fix maintscript (pkg-perl)
• #774898 – macchanger: "fails to detect silent driver failure to change MAC"
  add patch from Joey Hess, upload to DELAYED/2
• #775418 – pcmanfm-dbg: "pcmanfm-dbg: copyright file missing after upgrade (policy 12.5)"
  sponsor NMU by Mateusz Łukasik (dir_to_symlink fix), upload to DELAYED/2
• #775617 – src:libdate-calc-xs-perl: "libdate-calc-xs-perl: FTBFS in jessie: Tests failures"
  help dam with patch bikeshedding (pkg-perl)
• #775628 – src:libdate-calc-perl: "libdate-calc-perl: FTBFS in jessie: Tests failures"
  help dam with patch bikeshedding (pkg-perl)
• #775632 – src:libdate-pcalc-perl: "libdate-pcalc-perl: FTBFS in jessie: Tests failures"
  help dam with patch bikeshedding (pkg-perl)
• #775725 – dh-make-perl: "dh-make-perl requires YAML::XS, which is not installed"
  add missing dependency (pkg-perl)
• #775785 – trac-mercurial: "trac-mercurial: Internal error when viewing Trac source browser"
  add upstream patch, upload to DELAYED/2

I have to admit that I was a bit lazy when it comes to working on RC bugs in the last weeks. here's my not-so-stellar summary:

• #729220 – pdl: "pdl: problems upgrading from wheezy due to triggers"
  investigate (unsuccessfully), later fixed by maintainer
• #772868 – gxine: "gxine: Trigger cycle causes dpkg to fail processing"
  switch trigger from "interest" to "interest-noawait", upload to DELAYED/2
• #774584 – rtpproxy: "rtpproxy: Deamon does not start as init script points to wrong executable path"
  adjust path in init script, upload to DELAYED/2
• #774791 – src:xine-ui: "xine-ui: Creates dpkg trigger cycle via libxine2-ffmpeg, libxine2-misc-plugins or libxine2-x"
  add trigger patch from Michael Gilbert, upload to DELAYED/2
• #774862 – ciderwebmail: "ciderwebmail: unhandled symlink to directory conversion: /usr/share/ciderwebmail/root/static/images/mimeicons"
  use dpkg-maintscript-helper to fix symlink_to_dir conversion (pkg-perl)
• #774867 – lirc-x: "lirc-x: unhandled symlink to directory conversion: /usr/share/doc/PACKAGE"
  use dpkg-maintscript-helper to fix symlink_to_dir conversion, upload to DELAYED/2
• #775640 – src:libarchive-zip-perl: "libarchive-zip-perl: FTBFS in jessie: Tests failures"
  start to investigate (pkg-perl)

the last year hasn't been an easy one for debian. we've seen lots of fights, unproductive discussions, & in general behaviour which contributed to what enrico in his brilliant blog post called the "stink in the kitchen". people's feelings were hurt, some became less active, others resigned from a specific position or retired completely.

it happened to me as well that reading through threads full of trolling, aggressiveness, finger-pointing, unrespectful or abusive behaviour, etc. made me frustrated, or sad, or angry, or all kinds of other negative feelings.

but then I usually told myself: this is not the debian project as I know it; this is only a small part – a part which urgently needs improvement! –; but if we only look at it alone, our picture of debian at large is distorted.

the much bigger part of the debian life I know doesn't happen on this handful of high-profile mailing lists; it happens on dozens of specialized mailing lists, in many small IRC channels, in the BTS, & in in-person meetings. – & what I see there is most of the time constructive, collaborative, respectful communication, & committed, helpful, funny, awesome people.

the idea of this advent calendar was to give examples of some of my recent experiences which demonstrate what the bright side of debian is in my opinion & what contributes to my fun in debian. with the aim of sharing my impression that the proverbial "stink" is, if we take a step back, only one piece of the bigger picture, & that we shouldn't let ourselves get demotivated by only staring at this puzzle piece. – thanks to all the awesome contributors for polishing existing & adding new shiny puzzle pieces to our common picture every day!

finally: thanks for reading this series of posts, & especially thank you to all who provided positive feedback – this in turn motivated me to follow through!

& now: back to work, & don't forget to help cleaning the kitchen :)

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when I think about debian, one term that comes to my mind is "quality". of course it can be annoying when the ftp-masters REJECT a new package or when potential sponsors nit-pick on packaging details but in general this all leads to our excellent software quality. & yes, I've also seen less-than-excellent packages when working on RC bugs but I still believe that as a whole we strive to Do Things Right™. - thanks to all mentors, QA people, ftp-masters, & diligent package maintainers!

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today I read about a nice & successful example that shows that a debian derivative works best by contributing back to debian & working on debian directly. - great to see again that debian is at the center of a whole ecosystem, & thanks to the grml team!

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today I got two private mails from fellow DDs; both were personal messages & a pleasure to read. but what I also realized is that both emails were encrypted. which reminded me how hard it is to communicate securely with most people, & how easy it is with debian people. – & this is something we can be proud of!

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today seen on IRC: a maintainer was surprised & happy that their package had migrated to testing without having filed an unblock request. once again an example of the awesome work of the release team which pro-actively unblocked the package. – a big thank you to the members of the release team!

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yesterday I learned that I can go to FOSDEM in early 2015 because a conflicting event was cancelled. that makes me happy because FOSDEM is great for seeing other debian folks, & especially for meeting friends.

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what constantly fascinates me in debian is that people sit at home, have an idea, work on it, & then suddenly present it to an unexpecting public; all without prior announcements or discussions, & totally apart from any hot discussion-de-jour. the last example I encountered & tried out just now is the option to edit source packages online & submit patches. - I hope we as a project can keep up with this creativity!

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my list of IRC channels (& the list of people I'm following on micro-blogging platforms) has a heavy debian bias. a thing I noticed today is that I had read (or at least: seen) messages in 6 languages (English, German, Castilian, Catalan, French, Italian). – thanks guys for the free language courses :) (& the opportunity to at least catch a glimpse into other cultures)

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today I met with a young friend (attending the final year of technical high school) for coffee. he's exploring free software since one or two years, & he's running debian jessie on his laptop since some time. it's really amazing to see how exciting this travel into the free software cosmos is for him; & it's good to see that linux & debian are not only appealing to greybeards like me :)

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nothing exciting today in my debian life. just yet another nice example of collaboration around an RC bug where the bug submitter, the maintainer & me investigated via the BTS, & the maintainer also got support on IRC from others. – now we just need someone to come up with an actual fix for the problem :)

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I just got a couple of mails from the BTS. like almost every day, several times per day. now it made me realize how much I like the BTS, & how happy I am that it works so well & even gets new features. – thanks to the BTS maintainers for their continuous work!

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it's getting harder to find "nice" RC bugs, due to the efforts of various bug hunters & the awesome auto-removal-from-testing feature. – anyway, here's the list of bugs I worked on in the last 2 weeks:

• #766740 – gamera: "gamera FTBFS on arm64, testsuite failure."
  sponsor maintainer upload
• #766773 – irssi-plugin-xmpp: "irssi-plugin-xmpp: /query <JID> fails with "Irssi: critical query_init: assertion 'query->name != NULL' failed""
  add some speculation to the bug report, request binNMU after submitter's confirmation, close this bug afterwards
• #768127 – dhelp: "Fails to build the index when invalid UTF-8 is met"
  apply patch from Daniel Getz, upload to DELAYED/5
• #770672 – src:gnome-packagekit: "gnome-packagekit: FTBFS without docbook: reference to entity "REFENTRY" for which no system identifier could be generated"
  provide information, ask for clarification, severity lowered by maintainer
• #771496 – dpkg-cross: "overwrites user changes to configuration file /etc/dpkg-cross/cross-compile on upgrade (violates 10.7.3)"
  tag confirmed and add information, later downgraded by maintainer, then set back to RC by submitter …
• #771500 – darcsweb: "darcsweb: postinst uses /usr/share/doc content (Policy 12.3): /usr/share/doc/darcsweb/examples/darcsweb.conf"
  install config sample into /usr/share/<package>, upload to DELAYED/5
• #771501 – pygopherd: "pygopherd: postinst uses /usr/share/doc content (Policy 12.3): /usr/share/doc/pygopherd/examples/gophermap"
  sponsor NMU from Cameron Norman, upload to DELAYED/5
• #771727 – fex: "fex: postinst uses /usr/share/doc content (Policy 12.3)"
  propose patch, installing config templates under /usr/share/<package>, upload to DELAYED/5 later, patch then integrated into maintainer upload
• #772005 – libdevice-cdio-perl: "libdevice-cdio-perl: Debian patch causes Perl crashes in Device::Cdio::ISO9660::IFS's readdir: "Error in `/usr/bin/perl': realloc(): invalid next size: 0x0000000001f05850""
  reproduce the bug (pkg-perl)
• #772159 – ruby-moneta: "ruby-moneta: leaves mysqld running after build"
  apply patch from Colin Watson, upload to DELAYED/2

not sure if it it's me or debian but today was a quiet day. time to look back & see what has happened this year … & this brings up memories of this year's & earlier debconfs, with their pkg-perl BOFs & their outdoor hacklabs. – looking through these photos of past events makes me grateful, both to the tireless organizers of debconf, & to the people who can share a bench with me for hours :)

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debian is again taking part in the OPW, & this afternoon I happened to read the backlog of the first weekly IRC meeting (in #debian-qa) between the mentors & the mentee for one of the projects. it was great to see that the participant's first patch is already merged & deployed, & that she closed her first bug report & is really getting into this debian world. – yay to great mentoring & increasing diversity!

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is enthusiasm contagious? I think so. a recent example: another advent posting. – ¡gracias!

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debian has a bigger role than "just" providing a free operating system to our users (& derivatives), it's also an important player in the free software world at large. a recent indication of this is the composition of the FSF's High Priority Projects Committee: if I'm counting correctly, there are two active & one former DDs listed as members; oh, & the contact person is yet another DD :) – great to see many debianistas active all around!

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today, I again had a pleasant experience around an RC bug, featuring a diligent patch submitter, & a maintainer showing his appreciation for the help. – motivating!

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today, a pkg-perl member who was not very active for the last 2 or so years "re-appeared", & together we prepared & uploaded a new package. – always good to see people coming back!

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creating a free operating system in general & fixing bugs in particular is a collaborative effort. today's example is bug report #766773 (& friends) which involved communication in the BTS & on IRC between the bug submitter, the maintainer of a related package, the release team, & me as a bug triager. & 2.5 hours later, another block for the jessie release is gone. – thanks everybody for yet another pleasant collaboration experience!

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positive feedback is motivating (probably not only) for me. a recent example showing that our work on creating a great operating system is appreciated was sent to the debian-project list yesterday. – thanks!

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today I had a short chat with a fellow DD living in a neighbouring country. nothing spectacular in itself; but it reminded me again that debian is more than creating an operating system together for me – it's also about a couple of friendships that grow out of it & which are dear to me.

this posting is part of GDAC (gregoa's debian advent calendar), a project to show the bright side of debian & why it's fun for me to contribute.

I'm reading planet debian since many years, & I still enjoy it. I like the mixture of personal thoughts/stories & insightful technical tips. – today's recommendation: Don't ask your questions in private. very much agreed.

this posting is part of GDAC (gregoa's debian advent calendar), a project to show the bright side of debian & why it's fun for me to contribute.

as russ wrote some weeks ago in an excellent mail to debian-vote, upstreams are the raison d'être for linux distributions. my experience in collaborating with upstream authors is mostly very positive, the most recent example from today being #728345. – thanks to all upstream authors for their passion in writing software & sharing it. & for caring about it later as well!

this posting is part of GDAC (gregoa's debian advent calendar), a project to show the bright side of debian & why it's fun for me to contribute.

after the GR is before the GR. the next one is about limiting the term of TC members. & it's a pleasure for me to watch how the proponents of different variants & other interested people work together most constructively in order to prepare the best possible ballot for the voters. – hat tip to everyone involved!

this posting is part of GDAC (gregoa's debian advent calendar), a project to show the bright side of debian & why it's fun for me to contribute.

this morning I received no less than two private "thank you" mails from fellow debian contributors. – thanks guys, this made a good start into the week!

this posting is part of GDAC (gregoa's debian advent calendar), a project to show the bright side of debian & why it's fun for me to contribute.

these are the RC bugs I've worked on during the last two weeks:

• #752465 – libgdbm3: "Multi-Arch:same file conflict for any pair of architectures"
  propose to close as duplicate, done so by release team
• #759960 – src:libcatalyst-engine-psgi-perl: "libcatalyst-engine-psgi-perl: FTBFS: dh_auto_test: make -j1 test returned exit code 2"
  request package removal (pkg-perl)
• #767010 – kadu-dev: "kadu-dev: KaduTargets.cmake hardcodes amd64 path"
  raise severity, ask about potential fix in recent upload, then close
• #767671 – ekeyd: "ekeyd: fails to remove: subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1"
  apply patch from Cameron Norman, upload to DELAYED/2
• #767842 – ruby-actionpack-action-caching: "ruby-actionpack-action-caching: fails to upgrade from 'wheezy' - trying to overwrite /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/action_controller/caching/actions.rb"
  propose patch (adding Breaks+Replaces), closed by maintainer the same way
• #768710 – src:biojava3-live: "biojava3-live: FTBFS in jessie: dh_install: libbiojava3-java-doc missing files (doc/biojava/*), aborting"
  propose patch (add encoding information)
• #768798 – libgdbm3: "libgdbm3:i386: changelog.Debian.gz different from libgdbm3:amd64"
  diagnose as possible duplicate of #752465
• #769214 – src:dmtcp: "dmtcp: FTBFS in jessie: test failures"
  add info to the bug report
• #769336 – request-tracker4: "request-tracker4: fails to upgrade from 'wheezy': /usr/share/dbconfig-common/scripts/request-tracker4/upgrade/sqlite3/4.2.3 exited with non-zero status [SEGFAULT]"
  add info to the bug report, tag unreproducible, close later
• #769670 – ola-rdm-tests: "ola-rdm-tests: FTBFS in a sid chroot with pbuilder (no network)"
  provide more test results
• #769820 – par2: "par2: "par2repair file.par2 *" buggy, fixed in latest git version 0.6.11"
  sponsor maintainer upload
• #769833 – src:trac: "[trac] Some sources are not included in your package"
  propose patch which repacks the tarball, applied and uploaded by maintainer
• #770411 – mpi-specs: "mpi-specs: postinst uses /usr/share/doc content (Policy 12.3)"
  drop (broken call from postinst and then whole) postinst, upload to DELAYED/5
• #770648 – src:hiredis: "hiredis: FTBFS: Test failure"
  more triaging/testing
• #770762 – src:libinline-java-perl: "libinline-java-perl: Build dependencies are too loose"
  upload package prepared by Peter Pentchev (pkg-perl)
• #770844 – src:libinline-java-perl: "[libinline-java-perl] FTBFS twice in a row"
  upload package prepared by Peter Pentchev (pkg-perl)
• #770845 – src:libinline-java-perl: "[libinline-java-perl] FTBFS: Assumes a decimal point during the tests"
  upload package prepared by Peter Pentchev (pkg-perl)
• #771361 – sponsorship-requests: "RFS: roxterm/2.9.5-1"
  sponsor maintainer upload

I was not much at home during the last two weeks, so not much to report about RC bug activities. – some general observations:

1. the RC bug count is still relatively low, even after lucas' archive rebuild.
2. the release team is extremely fast in handling unblock request - kudos! – pro tip: file them quickly after uploading, or some{thing,one} else might be faster :)

my small contributions:

• #765327 – libnet-dns-perl: "lintian fails if the machine has a link-local IPv6 nameserver configured"
  discuss possible fix with upstream (pkg-perl)
• #768683 – src:libmoosex-storage-perl: "libmoosex-storage-perl: missing runtime dependencies cause (build) failures in other packages"
  move packages from Recommends to Depends (pkg-perl)
• #768692 – src:libaudio-mpd-perl: "libaudio-mpd-perl: FTBFS in jessie: Failed test '10 seconds worth of music in the db': got: '9'"
  add patch from Simon McVittie (pkg-perl)
• #768712 – src:libpoe-component-client-mpd-perl: "libpoe-component-client-mpd-perl: FTBFS in jessie: Failed test '10 seconds worth of music in the db': got: '9'"
  add patch from Simon McVittie (pkg-perl)
• #769003 – libgluegen2-build-java: "libjogl2-java: FTBFS on arm64, ppc64el, s390x"
  add patch from Colin Watson (pkg-java)

this week, my main contribution to fixing RC bugs was to ask others what they think about closing bugs which looked already fixed to me. worked quite fine.

full list:

• #682420 – src:libpaper: "libpaper: "Multi-Arch: same" but postrm removes arch-independent configuration"
  use DPKG_MAINTSCRIPT_PACKAGE_REFCOUNT before file removal, upload to DELAYED/5
• #743853 – libpango-1.0-0: "libpango-1.0-0 : Breaks: libpango1.0-0 (< 1.32.5-2) but 1.30.0-1 is to be installed"
  check current jenkins results, then closed by maintainer
• #754132 – libmcrypt: "libmcrypt: add autoreconf during the build to enable new architectures"
  propose to close bug, done by one of the NMUers
• #760908 – libmcrypt4: "libmcrypt: another autoreconf fix for arm64 build"
  propose to close bug, done by one of the NMUers
• #762061 – dkms: "dkms should pull in the correct linux-headers package"
  downgrade
• #762782 – libprocps3-dev,libprocps4-dev: "libprocps4-dev and libprocps3-dev: error when trying to install together"
  propose to close bug, done by fellow DD
• #763769 – glabels: "glabels exists with "Abort" when creating a new document"
  prepare patch from upstream git commits, later NMUed by fellow DD
• #764667 – distcc: "distcc: Trigger cycle causes dpkg to fail processing"
  change triggers from "interest" to "interest-noawait", as proposed by Guillem Jover, upload to DELAYED/5
• #767041 – kephra: "kephra: Fails with "You did not specify a file name""
  upload with patch prepared by Partha Pratim Mukherjee (pkg-perl)
• #767066 – gorm.app: "gorm.app: [i386] Crashes when loading .gorm files"
  sponsor maintainer upload

it's this time of the year^Wrelease cycle again – almost. in ten days (& roughly two hours), the freeze for the next debian release, codenamed jessie, will start. by this time packages must be in testing in order to be candidates for the release, as explained in the release team's detailed freeze policy. this also means, with the regular testing migration time set to ten days, that tonight's dinstall run closed the regular upload window.

& this also means that we should all concentrate on fixing RC bugs to make the freeze as short as possible & jessie yet another great release. before I head over to the UDD bugs page, I'd like to summarize my work on RC bugs in the last weeks, which was again focussed on packages in the Debian Perl Group.

• #736739 – src:lemonldap-ng: "[src:lemonldap-ng] Sourceless file"
  upload new upstream release prepared by Xavier Guimard (pkg-perl)
• #736807 – src:lemonldap-ng: "[src:lemonldap-ng] Non free file"
  upload new upstream release prepared by Xavier Guimard (pkg-perl)
• #742409 – libsereal-encoder-perl: "libsereal-encoder-perl: FTBFS on some architectures"
  upload new upstream release, with patch from ntyni (pkg-perl)
• #755317 – src:libnet-bonjour-perl: "libnet-bonjour-perl: FTBFS: Tests failures"
  lower severity (pkg-perl)
• #755328 – src:libgraph-writer-graphviz-perl: "libgraph-writer-graphviz-perl: FTBFS: Tests failures"
  update patches for test suite (pkg-perl)
• #759966 – src:libvideo-fourcc-info-perl: "libvideo-fourcc-info-perl: FTBFS: dh_auto_test: perl Build test returned exit code 255"
  close bug, fixed in #762334 (pkg-perl)
• #762333 – libcgi-application-plugin-ajaxupload-perl: "libcgi-application-plugin-ajaxupload-perl: FTBFS with libjson-any-perl 1.36-1: test failures"
  close, as the bug is fixed in libpackage-stash-perl, cf. #762334 (pkg-perl)
• #763254 – src:libcrypt-gcrypt-perl: "libcrypt-gcrypt-perl: FTBFS: GCrypt.xs:59:5: error: unknown type name 'gcry_ac_handle_t'"
  add patch from CPAN RT (pkg-perl)
• #765053 – libapache-dbilogger-perl: "libapache-dbilogger-perl: FTBFS - undefined symbol: modperl_is_running"
  close, as the bug is fixed in libapache2-mod-perl2, cf. #765174 (pkg-perl)
• #765137 – src:libcgi-fast-perl: "libcgi-fast-perl: FTBFS: Tests failures"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #765150 – src:libhtml-formfu-perl: "libhtml-formfu-perl: FTBFS: Tests failures"
  lower severity (pkg-perl)
• #765165 – liblog-dispatch-perl: "liblog-dispatch-perl: missing dependency/recommendation on libdevel-globaldestruction-perl"
  add missing (build) dependency (pkg-perl)

the perl 5.20 transition is over, debconf14 is over, so I should have more time for RC bugs? yes & no: I fixed some, but only in "our" (as in: pkg-perl) packages:

• #711418 – src:libanyevent-dbi-perl: "libanyevent-dbi-perl: FTBFS: Failed test 'Using an unknown function results in error'"
  add patch for newer SQLite (pkg-perl)
• #756566 – libxml-dt-perl: "libxml-dt-perl: Insecure use of temporary files (CVE-2014-5260)"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #759838 – src:padre: "padre: FTBFS: Failed test 'no warnings'"
  fix 2/3 of the test failures in git, last one fixed by dod (pkg-perl)
• #759942 – src:cpanminus: "cpanminus: FTBFS: Can't write to cpanm home '/sbuild-nonexistent/.cpanm': You should fix it with chown/chmod first."
  set HOME once more in debian/rules (pkg-perl)
• #759964 – src:libhtml-formhandler-model-dbic-perl: "libhtml-formhandler-model-dbic-perl: FTBFS: dh_auto_test: make -j1 test returned exit code 2"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #761312 – libdbix-class-resultset-recursiveupdate-perl: "libdbix-class-resultset-recursiveupdate-perl: missing dependency on liblist-moreutils-perl"
  add missing dependency (pkg-perl)
• #761313 – libgeo-google-mapobject-perl: "libgeo-google-mapobject-perl: missing dependency on libjson-perl"
  add missing dependency (pkg-perl)
• #761315 – libfile-read-perl: "libfile-read-perl: missing dependency on libfile-slurp-perl"
  add missing dependency (pkg-perl)
• #761319 – libpod-wordlist-hanekomu-perl: "libpod-wordlist-hanekomu-perl: missing dependency on libtest-spelling-perl"
  add missing dependency (pkg-perl)
• #761526 – src:liblocale-maketext-gettext-perl: "liblocale-maketext-gettext-perl: FTBFS: Tests failures"
  skip test which needs internet and a writable $HOME (pkg-perl)
• #761558 – src:libposix-strptime-perl: "libposix-strptime-perl: FTBFS: Tests failures"
  skip test which needs internet and a writable $HOME (pkg-perl)

DebConf 14 has started earlier today with the first two talks in sunny portland, oregon.

this year's edition of DebConf didn't feature a preceding DebCamp, & the attempts to organize a proper pkg-perl sprint were not very successful.

nevertheless, two other members of the Debian Perl Group & me met here in PDX on wednesday for our informal unofficial pkg-perl µ-sprint, & as intended, we've used the last days to work on some pkg-perl QA stuff:

• upload packages which were waiting for Perl 5.20
• upload packages which didn't have the Perl Group in Maintainer
• update OpenTasks wiki page
• update subscription to Perl packages in Ubuntu/Launchpad
• start annual git repos cleanup
• pkg-perl-tools: improve scripts to integrate upstream git repo
• update alternative (build) dependencies after perl 5.20 upload
• update Module::Build (build) dependencies

as usual, having someone to poke besides you, & the opportunity to get a second pair of eyes quickly was very beneficial. – & of course, spending time with my nice team mates is always a pleasure for me!

perl 5.20 got uploaded to debian unstable a few minutes ago; be prepared for some glitches when upgrading sid machines/chroots in the next days, while all 557 reverse dependencies are rebuilt via binNMUs.

how does this relate to this blog post's title? it does, since during the last weeks I was mostly trying to help with the preparation of this transition. & we managed to fix quite a few bugs while they were not bumped to serious yet, otherwise the list below would be a bit longer :)

anyway, here are the the RC bugs I've worked on in the last 20 or so weeks:

• #711614 – src:libscriptalicious-perl: "libscriptalicious-perl: FTBFS with perl 5.18: test hang"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #711616 – src:libtest-refcount-perl: "libtest-refcount-perl: FTBFS with perl 5.18: test failures"
  build-depend on fixed version (pkg-perl)
• #719835 – libdevel-findref-perl: "libdevel-findref-perl: crash in XS_Devel__FindRef_find_ on Perl 5.18"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #720021 – src:libhtml-template-dumper-perl: "libhtml-template-dumper-perl: FTBFS with perl 5.18: test failures"
  mark fragile test as TODO (pgk-perl)
• #720271 – src:libnet-jabber-perl: "libnet-jabber-perl: FTBFS with perl 5.18: test failures"
  add patch to sort hash (pkg-perl)
• #726948 – libmath-bigint-perl: "libmath-bigint-perl: uninstallable in sid - obsoleted by perl 5.18"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #728634 – src:fusesmb: "fusesmb: FTBFS: configure: error: Please install libsmbclient header files."
  finally upload to DELAYED/2 with patch from November (using pkg-config)
• #730936 – src:libaudio-mpd-perl: "libaudio-mpd-perl: FTBFS: Tests errors"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #737434 – src:libmojomojo-perl: "[src:libmojomojo-perl] Sourceless file (minified)"
  add unminified version of javascript file to source package (pkg-perl)
• #739505 – libcgi-application-perl: "libcgi-application-perl: CVE-2013-7329: information disclosure flaw"
  upload with patch prepared by carnil (pkg-perl)
• #739809 – src:libgtk2-perl: "libgtk2-perl: FTBFS: Test failure"
  add patch from Colin Watson (pkg-perl)
• #743086 – src:libmousex-getopt-perl: "libmousex-getopt-perl: FTBFS: Tests failures"
  add patch from CPAN RT (pkg-perl)
• #743099 – src:libclass-refresh-perl: "libclass-refresh-perl: FTBFS: Tests failures"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #745792 – encfs: "[PATCH] Fixing FTBFS on i386 and kfreebsd-i386"
  use DEB_HOST_MULTIARCH to find libraries, upload to DELAYED/2
• #746148 – src:redshift: "redshift: FTBFS: configure: error: missing dependencies for VidMode method"
  add missing build dependency, upload to DELAYED/2
• #747771 – src:bti: "bti: FTBFS: configure: line 3571: syntax error near unexpected token `PKG_CHECK_MODULES'"
  add missing build dependency
• #748996 – libgd-securityimage-perl: "libgd-securityimage-perl: should switch to use libgd-perl"
  update (build) dependency (pkg-perl)
• #749509 – src:visualvm: "visualvm: FTBFS: debian/visualvm/...: Directory nonexistent"
  use override_dh_install-indep in debian/rules (pkg-java)
• #749825 – src:libtime-parsedate-perl: "libtime-parsedate-perl: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/man/man3/Time::ParseDate.3pm.gz', which is also in package libtime-modules-perl 2011.0517-1"
  add missing Breaks/Replaces (pkg-perl)
• #749938 – libnet-ssh2-perl: "libnet-ssh2-perl: FTBFS: libgcrypt20 vs. libcrypt11"
  upload package with fixed build-dep, prepared by Daniel Lintott (pkg-perl)
• #750276 – libhttp-async-perl: "libhttp-async-perl: FTBFS: Tests failures"
  upload new upstream release prepared by Daniel Lintott (pkg-perl)
• #750283 – src:xacobeo: "xacobeo: FTBFS: Tests failures when network is accessible"
  add missing build dependency (pkg-perl)
• #750305 – src:libmoosex-app-cmd-perl: "libmoosex-app-cmd-perl: FTBFS: Tests failures"
  add patch to fix test regexps (pkg-perl)
• #750325 – src:libtemplate-plugin-latex-perl: "libtemplate-plugin-latex-perl: FTBFS: Tests failures"
  upload new upstream releases prepared by Robert James Clay (pkg-perl)
• #750341 – src:cpanminus: "cpanminus: FTBFS: Trying to write outside builddir"
  set HOME for tests (pkg-perl)
• #750564 – obexftp: "missing license in debian/copyright"
  add missing license to debian/copyright, QA upload
• #750770 – libsereal-decoder-perl: "libsereal-decoder-perl: FTBFS on various architectures"
  upload new upstream development release (pkg-perl)
• #751044 – packaging-tutorial: "packaging-tutorial: FTBFS - File `bxcjkjatype.sty' not found."
  send a patch (updated build-depends) to the BTS
• #751563 – src:tuxguitar: "tuxguitar: depends on xulrunner which is no more"
  do some triaging (pkg-java)
• #752171 – src:pcp: "pcp: Build depends on autoconf"
  upload NMU prepared by Xilin Sun, adding missing build dependency
• #752347 – highlight: "highlight: hardcodes /usr/lib/perl5"
  use executable .install file for perl library path, upload to DELAYED/5
• #752349 – src:nflog-bindings: "nflog-bindings: hardcodes /usr/lib/perl5"
  use executable .install file for perl library path, upload to DELAYED/5
• #752469 – clearsilver: "clearsilver: hardcodes /usr/lib/perl5"
  use executable .install file for perl library path, upload to DELAYED/5
• #752470 – ekg2: "ekg2: hardcodes /usr/lib/perl5"
  calculate perl lib path at build time, QA upload
• #752472 – fwknop: "fwknop: hardcodes /usr/lib/perl5"
  use $Config{vendorarch} in debian/rules, upload to DELAYED/5
• #752476 – handlersocket: "handlersocket: hardcodes /usr/lib/perl5"
  create .install from .install.in at build time, QA upload
• #752704 – lcgdm: "lcgdm: hardcodes /usr/lib/perl5"
  create .install from .install.in at build time, upload to DELAYED/5
• #752705 – libbuffy-bindings: "libbuffy-bindings: hardcodes /usr/lib/perl5"
  pass value of $Config{vendorarch} to dh_install in debian/rules, upload to DELAYED/5
• #752710 – liboping: "liboping: hardcodes /usr/lib/perl5"
  use executable .install file for perl library path, upload to DELAYED/5
• #752714 – lockdev: "lockdev: hardcodes /usr/lib/perl5"
  use $Config{vendorarch} in debian/rules, upload to DELAYED/5
• #752716 – ming: "ming: hardcodes /usr/lib/perl5"
  NMU with the minimal changes from the next release
• #752799 – obexftp: "obexftp: hardcodes /usr/lib/perl5"
  calculate perl lib path at build time, QA upload
• #752810 – src:razor: "razor: hardcodes /usr/lib/perl5"
  use $Config{vendorarch} in debian/rules, upload to DELAYED/5
• #752812 – src:redland-bindings: "redland-bindings: hardcodes /usr/lib/perl5"
  use $Config{vendorarch} in debian/rules, upload to DELAYED/5
• #752815 – src:stfl: "stfl: hardcodes /usr/lib/perl5"
  create .install from .install.in at build time, upload to DELAYED/5
• #752924 – libdbix-class-perl: "libdbix-class-perl: FTBFS: Failed test 'Cascading delete on Ordered has_many works'"
  add patch from upstream git (pkg-perl)
• #752928 – libencode-arabic-perl: "libencode-arabic-perl: FTBFS with newer Encode: Can't locate object method "export_to_level" via package "Encode""
  add patch from Niko Tyni (pkg-perl)
• #752982 – src:libwebservice-musicbrainz-perl: "libwebservice-musicbrainz-perl: hardcodes /usr/lib/perl5"
  pass create_packlist=0 to Build.PL, upload to DELAYED/5
• #752988 – libnet-dns-resolver-programmable-perl: "libnet-dns-resolver-programmable-perl: broken with newer Net::DNS"
  add patch from CPAN RT (pkg-perl)
• #752989 – libio-callback-perl: "libio-callback-perl: FTBFS with Perl 5.20: alternative dependencies"
  versioned close (pkg-perl)
• #753026 – libje-perl: "libje-perl: FTBFS with Perl 5.20: test failures"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #753038 – libplack-test-anyevent-perl: "libplack-test-anyevent-perl: FTBFS with Perl 5.20: alternative dependencies"
  versioned close (pkg-perl)
• #753057 – libinline-java-perl: "libinline-java-perl: broken symlinks when built under perl 5.20"
  fix symlinks to differing paths in perl 5.18 vs. 5.20 (pkg-perl)
• #753144 – src:net-snmp: "net-snmp: FTBFS on kfreebsd-amd64 - 'struct kinfo_proc' has no member named 'kp_eproc'"
  add patch from Niko Tyni, upload to DELAYED/5, later reschedules to 0-day with maintainer's approval
• #753214 – src:license-reconcile: "license-reconcile: FTBFS: Tests failures"
  make (build) dependency versioned (pkg-perl)
• #753237 – src:libcgi-application-plugin-ajaxupload-perl: "libcgi-application-plugin-ajaxupload-perl: Tests failures"
  make (build) dependency versioned (pkg-perl)
• #754125 – libimager-perl: "libimager-perl: FTBFS on s390x"
  close bug, package builds again after libpng upload (pkg-perl)
• #754691 – src:libio-interface-perl: "libio-interface-perl: FTBFS on kfreebsd-*: invalid storage class for function 'XS_IO__Interface_if_flags'"
  add patch which adds a missing } (pkg-perl)
• #754993 – libdevice-usb-perl: "libdevice-usb-perl: FTBFS with newer Inline(::C)"
  workaround an Inline bug in debian/rules
• #755028 – src:libtk-tablematrix-perl: "libtk-tablematrix-perl: hardcodes /usr/lib/perl5"
  use $Config{vendorarch} in debian/rules, upload to DELAYED/5
• #755324 – src:pinto: "pinto: FTBFS: Tests failures"
  add patch to "use" required module (pkg-perl)
• #755332 – src:libdevel-nytprof-perl: "libdevel-nytprof-perl: FTBFS: Tests failures"
  mark failing tests temporarily as TODO (pkg-perl)
• #757754 – obexftp: "obexftp: FTBFS: format not a string literal and no format arguments [-Werror=format-security]"
  add patch with format argument, QA upload
• #757774 – src:libwx-glcanvas-perl: "libwx-glcanvas-perl: hardcodes /usr/lib/perl5"
  build-depend on new libwx-perl (pkg-perl)
• #757855 – libwx-perl: "libwx-perl: embeds exact wxWidgets version, needs stricter dependencies"
  use virtual package provided by alien-wxwidgets (pkg-perl)
• #758127 – src:libwx-perl: "libwx-perl: FTBFS on arm*"
  report and try to debug new build failure (pkg-perl)

p.s.: & now, go & enjoy the new perl 5.20 features :)

since people keep talking to me about my RC bug fixing activities, I thought it might be time again for a short report. to be honest, I mostly stopped my almost daily work at some point in december, partly because the overall number of RC bugs affecting both testing & unstable is quite low (& therefore the number of easy-to-fix bugs), due to the auto-removal policy of the release team (kudos!). – but I still kept track about RC bugs I worked on, & here's the list; as you can see, mostly pkg-perl bugs …

• #711430 – src:libcgi-cookie-splitter-perl: "libcgi-cookie-splitter-perl: FTBFS with perl 5.18: test failures"
  add patch from CPAN RT (pkg-perl)
• #711436 – src:libdbix-abstract-perl: "libdbix-abstract-perl: FTBFS with perl 5.18: test failures"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #711444 – src:libgraph-readwrite-perl: "libgraph-readwrite-perl: FTBFS with perl 5.18: test failure"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #711620 – src:libthread-queue-any-perl: "libthread-queue-any-perl: FTBFS with perl 5.18: test failures"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #724137 – src:libschedule-cron-perl: "libschedule-cron-perl: FTBFS: Tests failures"
  upload new upstream release
• #725570 – src:pgfincore: "build postgresql-9.3 extension only"
  send improved debdiff to the bug, thanks to Martin Pitt
• #730906 – src:libredis-perl: "libredis-perl: FTBFS: Failed tests"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #730925 – src:libgeo-ip-perl: "libgeo-ip-perl: FTBFS: Failed tests"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #731794 – libanyevent-perl: "FBFTS: AnyEvent fails t/81_hosts.t on system with OpenDNS"
  upload new upstream release prepared by Xavier Guimard (pkg-perl)
• #733364 – src:libjxp-java: "libjxp-java: FTBFS: [javac] /«PKGBUILDDIR»/src/java/org/onemind/jxp/servlet/JxpServlet.java:29: error: package javax.servlet does not exist"
  add missing build dependency (pkg-java)
• #733379 – src:libonemind-commons-java-java: "libonemind-commons-java-java: FTBFS: [javac] /«PKGBUILDDIR»/src/java/org/onemind/commons/java/util/ServletUtils.java:28: error: package javax.servlet does not exist"
  add missing build dependency (pkg-java)
• #733429 – src:libcatalyst-modules-perl: "libcatalyst-modules-perl: FTBFS: Tests failed"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #735054 – src:libpoet-perl: "libpoet-perl: FTBFS: test failures: t/App.t"
  add missing (build) dependency (pkg-perl)
• #735367 – bti: "bti: stopped working after SSL/TLS traffic restriction, due to obsolete URL"
  upload new upstream release
• #735823 – src:libgtk3-perl: "libgtk3-perl: FTBFS: Tests failures"
  set HOME for tests (pkg-perl)
• #736275 – libmarc-xml-perl: "libmarc-xml-perl: CVE-2014-1626: XML External Entity privilege escalation"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #736718 – libalien-sdl-perl: "libalien-sdl-perl: depends on libtiff4 which is going away"
  fix dependencies (pkg-perl)
• #736820 – libnet-frame-perl: "libnet-frame-perl: package seems to depend on things that are not packaged"
  upload new upstream release prepared by Daniel Lintott (pkg-perl)
• #736866 – src:libjpfcodegen-java: "[src:libjpfcodegen-java] Sourceless file (minified)"
  drop sourceless minified .js files (pkg-java)
• #737739 – src:mumble: "mumble: CVE-2014-0044 CVE-2014-0045"
  sponsor security upload for Chris Knadle
• #738419 – src:libsvn-hooks-perl: "libsvn-hooks-perl: FTBFS: Tests failures"
  fix (build) dependencies (pkg-perl)
• #738431 – src:latex-make: "latex-make: FTBFS: Font T1/cmr/m/n/10=ecrm1000 at 10.0pt not loadable: Metric (TFM) file not found"
  propose patch, then fixed by maintainer
• #739144 – src:librpc-xml-perl: "librpc-xml-perl: FTBFS: Test failure"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)

ps: the how-can-i-help package is a nice tool for finding RC bugs in packages you care about. install it if you haven't so far!

overview regarding my work on RC bugs during the last week:

• #511750 – libnss-ldap: "libnss-ldap doesn't query LDAP server for users and groups"
  do a versioned close
• #665571 – src:libindicate: "libindicate: Including individual glib headers no longer supported"
  update bug log, later uploaded by fellow DD with additional fixes
• #707351 – src:buzztard: "buzztard: FTBFS: gstobject.h:283:3: error: unknown type name 'GStaticRecMutex'"
  apply patch from Ubuntu / Martin Pitt, upload to DELAYED/2
• #707402 – src:umview: "umview: FTBFS: um_select.c:177: undefined reference to `__FDELT'"
  send debdiff to bug
• #707412 – src:libindicate: "libindicate: FTBFS: Indicate-0.7.gir:137.11-137.38: error: expected start element of `parameter'"
  update bug log, later uploaded by fellow DD with additional fixes
• #720358 – src:libsvn-notify-perl: "libsvn-notify-perl: FTBFS: POD coverage"
  don't run failing tests (removed upstream), upload to DELAYED/2
• #725584 – src:libmusicbrainz-discid-perl: "libmusicbrainz-discid-perl: FTBFS: Tests failed"
  add patch to make tests more flexible (pkg-perl)
• #730898 – src:libmoosex-app-cmd-perl: "libmoosex-app-cmd-perl: FTBFS: Failed tests"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)

after reading waja's description on Crossbuilding Debian Packages With Sbuild (for Raspbian), I thought I'd share what I did for using cowbuilder for the same purpose.

I stumbled about these instructions for pbuilder on github recently which taught me about the nice qemu-debootstrap tool. as I didn't want a specific config file & I prefer cowbuilder over pbuilder, I "translated" the instructions to the following command:

cowbuilder --create --basepath /var/cache/pbuilder/armhf/raspbian-wheezy-base.cow \
--distribution wheezy --mirror http://mirrordirector.raspbian.org/raspbian/ \
--components "main contrib non-free rpi" --extrapackages eatmydata \
--architecture armhf \
--debootstrap qemu-debootstrap --debootstrapopts --variant=buildd \
--debootstrapopts --keyring=/usr/share/keyrings/raspbian-archive-keyring.gpg

(after installing the raspbian-archive-keyring before)

no exciting achievements but I still try to keep an eye on RC bugs:

• #701299 – src:ipsec-tools: "ipsec-tools: ftbfs with GCC-4.8"
  add patch from Ubuntu / Matthias Klose, upload to DELAYED/2
• #711439 – src:libemail-mime-createhtml-perl: "libemail-mime-createhtml-perl: FTBFS with perl 5.18: test failure"
  add patch from upstream bug tracker (pkg-perl)
• #718133 – src:openmsx: "openmsx: FTBFS: build/entry.mk:22: *** Unknown action: test. Stop."
  propose an explanation and a patch
• #722688 – libxcb: "libxcb: FTBFS when $HOME does not exist: /install-sh: No such file or directory"
  send upstream commit as a debdiff, then upload with maintainer's permission
• #725599 – src:squid3: "squid3: FTBFS: cp: cannot stat '/«PKGBUILDDIR»/debian/tmp/usr/share/man/man8/basic_db_auth.8': No such file or directory"
  upload with the patch I prepared earlier to DELAYED/2
• #728632 – src:smbnetfs: "smbnetfs: FTBFS: smb_conn_srv.c:12:26: fatal error: libsmbclient.h: No such file or directory"
  propose a patch
• #728634 – src:fusesmb: "fusesmb: FTBFS: configure: error: Please install libsmbclient header files."
  propose a patch

not my most active RC bug squashing week – but still, a few things done:

• #713575 – src:libgcal: "libgcal: FTBFS: ld: /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/../../../x86_64-linux-gnu/libcheck_pic.a(check_pack.o): undefined reference to symbol '__pthread_unregister_cancel@@GLIBC_2.3.3'"
  add patch from Ubuntu / Andreas Moog, upload to DELAYED/2
• #713662 – src:heartbeat: "heartbeat: FTBFS: ucast.c:468:6: error: conflicting types for 'i'"
  add patch from Ubuntu / Andres Rodriguez, upload to DELAYED/2
• #718068 – src:csh: "csh: FTBFS: Makefile:24: *** missing separator. Stop."
  propose a different solution
• #718098 – src:menhir: "menhir: FTBFS: Makefile:34: *** Please define PREFIX. Stop."
  "backport" fix from experimental, upload to DELAYED/2, then rescheduled to 0-day with maintainer's permission
• #726410 – src:spandsp: "spandsp: FTBFS in parallel mode"
  tag unreproducible
• #727806 – tunnelx: "tunnelx: Depends on openjdk-6, which is going away"
  update Debian-Java-Home in .manifest file; upload to DELAYED/2

here's the list of RC bugs I've worked on during the last week.

• #713582 – src:malaga: "malaga: FTBFS: ld: canvas.o: undefined reference to symbol 'ceil@@GLIBC_2.2.5'"
  add patches from Ubuntu / Matthias Klose, upload to DELAYED/2
• #713595 – src:goocanvas: "goocanvas: FTBFS: ld: demo.o: undefined reference to symbol 'sincos@@GLIBC_2.2.5'"
  add patch from Ubuntu / Matthias Klose, upload to DELAYED/2
• #713635 – src:osm-gps-map: "osm-gps-map: FTBFS: osm-gps-map-widget.c:778:21: error: format '%lld' expects argument of type 'long long int', but argument 4 has type 'goffset' [-Werror=format=]"
  add patch from upstream git, package FTBFS again later
• #713666 – src:gnustep-base: "gnustep-base: FTBFS: GSXML.m:983:38: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type"
  add patch from Ubuntu / Benjamin Drung, upload to DELAYED/2
• #713700 – src:gsnmp: "gsnmp: FTBFS: gsnmp.h:27:18: fatal error: gnet.h: No such file or directory"
  apply patch from Ubuntu / Daniel T Chen, upload to DELAYED/2
• #713701 – src:libmatchbox: "libmatchbox: FTBFS: ld: dump-image.o: undefined reference to symbol 'XOpenDisplay'"
  add patches from Ubuntu / Daniel T Chen, upload to DELAYED/2
• #713708 – src:gtkgl2: "gtkgl2: FTBFS: ld: zktor.o: undefined reference to symbol 'atan2@@GLIBC_2.2.5'"
  apply patch from Ubuntu / Daniel T Chen, upload to DELAYED/2
• #713727 – src:xmlroff: "xmlroff: FTBFS: ld: ../libfo/.libs/libfo-0.6.a(fo-datatype.o): undefined reference to symbol 'floor@@GLIBC_2.2.5'"
  apply patch from Ubuntu / Daniel T Chen, upload to DELAYED/2
• #713728 – src:matchbox-panel: "matchbox-panel: FTBFS: ld: mb-applet-menu-launcher.o: undefined reference to symbol 'XInternAtom'"
  update patch to link against more libs, upload to DELAYED/2
• #724080 – src:libgraph-perl: "libgraph-perl: FTBFS: make: *** [clean] Error 1"
  fix clean target in debian/rules, upload to DELAYED/2, then moved to 0-day with maintainer's consent
• #724085 – src:myspell: "myspell: FTBFS: POD errors"
  prepare a patch
• #724115 – src:hunspell: "hunspell: FTBFS: POD error"
  prepare a patch
• #724142 – src:xmltv: "xmltv: FTBFS: Tests failed"
  investigate error
• #724750 – electrum: "electrum fails to launch from terminal"
  add missing dependency, upload to DELAYED/2
• #726801 – biomaj: "biomaj: fails to install with Recommends enabled"
  tag unreproducible, later further analyzed as a java dependency problem by follow DD

I'm getting the hang of the more or less daily RC bug fixing again. below you find what I did this week.

as a side note: as you can see, quite a few of the patches are taken from ubuntu; it's great that someone over there already took the time to come up with a fix; thanks! – not so great is that only one of them was in the BTS. guys, you have already been better at forwarding your patches to the debian BTS, please try to get back into this good habit :)

• #709908 – src:make-dfsg: "make-dfsg: FTBFS with automake1.13: automatic de-ANSI-fication support has been removed"
  change build dependency like done in Ubuntu by Colin Watson, upload to DELAYED/2
• #710609 – src:spring: "spring: FTBFS: CScopedTimer.h:39:31: error: expected unqualified-id before numeric constant"
  add Ubuntu patches (Colin Watson, Dmitrijs Ledkovs), upload to DELAYED/2
• #711572 – src:libhtml-widget-perl: "libhtml-widget-perl: FTBFS with perl 5.18: test failure"
  add patch to fix hash randomisation issue with perl 5.18 (pkg-perl)
• #713159 – src:jruby: "jruby: FTBFS: build.xml:313: The archive nailgun-0.7.1.jar doesn't exist"
  add modified patches from Ubuntu / Julian Taylor (pkg-java)
• #713393 – src:libzip: "libzip: FTBFS: dh_auto_test: make -j1 check returned exit code 2"
  add autotools patch from upstream via Ubuntu / Bjoern Michaelsen, upload to DELAYED/2
• #713559 – src:libfakekey: "libfakekey: FTBFS: ld: fakekey-test.o: undefined reference to symbol 'XOpenDisplay'"
  add fix from Ubuntu / Daniel T Chen (link against missing lib), upload to DELAYED/2
• #713628 – src:prelink: "prelink: FTBFS: (.text+0x1d8): undefined reference to `pthread_atfork'"
  sponsor QA upload prepapred by Andreas Moog
• #723964 – src:devtodo: "devtodo: FTBFS: required file './compile' not found"
  prepare two alternative debdiffs
• #728588 – libhttp-async-perl: "libhttp-async-perl: FTBFS: test requires internet connectivity"
  skip test that requires internet access (pkg-perl)
• #728646 – src:libfilesys-smbclient-perl: "libfilesys-smbclient-perl: FTBFS: libsmbclient.h: No such file or directory"
  prepare patches (pkg-perl)

after a bit of a break I try to get back into regular RC bug fixing. here's what I've done recently:

• #707442 – src:scim-chewing: "scim-chewing: FTBFS: conftest.c:68: undefined reference to `shl_load'"
  add upstream patch, fixing version requirement, upload to DELAYED/2
• #716759 – openshot: "openshot: mlt 0.9.0-1 renames python-mlt5 => python-mlt"
  fix dependencies, upload to DELAYED/2
• #723867 – dpkg-sig: "dpkg-sig: FTBFS with perl 5.18: POD errors"
  fix POD for perl 5.18 compatibility, upload to DELAYED/2
• #723869 – src:freetable: "src:freetable: FTBFS with perl 5.18: POD errors"
  fix POD for perl 5.18 compatibility, upload to DELAYED/2
• #723969 – mapivi: "mapivi: Program does not start by too may errors"
  add patch for perl 5.18 compatibility, upload to DELAYED/2
• #724054 – src:exrtools: "exrtools: FTBFS: no dependency information found for /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpng12.so.0 (used by debian/exrtools/usr/bin/pngtoexr)"
  tag unreproducible, then closed by submitter
• #724915 – src:gpaint: "gpaint: FTBFS: image_processing.o: undefined reference to symbol 'log@@GLIBC_2.2.5'"
  add patch from Ubuntu / Daniel T Chen, upload to DELAYED/2
• #725526 – src:getdata: "getdata: FTBFS: dpkg-source: error: can't build with source format '3.0 (native)': native package version may not have a revision"
  propose a solution
• #725534 – src:gummi: "gummi: FTBFS: automake errors"
  propose a patch, accepted by maintainer
• #725554 – src:pimd: "pimd: FTBFS: dpkg-source: error: can't build with source format '3.0 (native)': native package version may not have a revision"
  propose solutions
• #725570 – src:pgfincore: "pgfincore: FTBFS: dpkg-buildpackage: error: dpkg-source -b pgfincore-1.1 gave error exit status 255"
  propose a patch
• #725591 – src:ruby-passenger: "ruby-passenger: FTBFS: make[1]: /usr/bin/ruby1.8: Command not found"
  propose a patch
• #725599 – src:squid3: "squid3: FTBFS: cp: cannot stat '/«PKGBUILDDIR»/debian/tmp/usr/share/man/man8/basic_db_auth.8': No such file or directory"
  propose a patch
• #726730 – tuxguitar: "tuxguitar: uninstallable in sid"
  fix dependencies (pkg-java)

since lintian gained support for vendor profiles, or at least since it has a nice documentation about writing checks & even a tutorial (the latter only local/in the package), I thought about writing some checks in a specific 'pkg-perl' profile. after talking to niels at debconf13, I tried in late august, & realized that at least simple checks are fun to write & really not difficult; luckily niels also reviewed my first attempts. – & axel soon joined the fun & added some more checks.

so here we are: the new pkg-perl-tools package also ships a lintian vendor profile 'pkg-perl' with a couple of simple but still useful checks that help to enforce our group policy. if you want to use them, install the package and check /usr/share/doc/pkg-perl-tools/README.lintian, if you want to look at the checks, you can also clone the git repo or inspect it in gitweb (directory lintian).

not much activity around RC bugs on my side in the last weeks; & the ones I worked on were all in the Debian Perl Group:

• #722332 – libcommon-sense-perl: "libcommon-sense-perl: common::sense runs into trouble with Perl 5.18, eg. no say()."
  ensure same version of perl at build and runtime (pkg-perl)
• #723917 – src:libcatalyst-dispatchtype-regex-perl: "FTBFS: Module::Build version 0.4004 required--this is only version 0.4003 at Build line 41."
  fix build dependencies (pkg-perl)
• #723927 – src:libdancer-plugin-auth-extensible-perl: "FTBFS: POD error"
  add patch to fix POD (pkg-perl)
• #723933 – src:libemail-mime-perl: "FTBFS: test failures in t/ct_attrs.t"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #724109 – src:libmoosex-getopt-perl: "libmoosex-getopt-perl: FTBFS: Tests failures"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #724111 – src:libtemplate-declare-perl: "libtemplate-declare-perl: FTBFS: Tests failed"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #724196 – src:libmldbm-sync-perl: "libmldbm-sync-perl: FTBFS: make[1]: *** No rule to make target `/usr/local/lib/perl5/5.6.1/i686-linux/Config.pm', needed by `Makefile'. Stop."
  re-create Makefile in clean target (pkg-perl)
• #724235 – src:libio-compress-lzma-perl: "FTBFS: IO::Compress::Base version 2.061 required--this is only version 2.060"
  fix alternative dependencies (pkg-perl)
• #724303 – src:libvideo-fourcc-info-perl: "libvideo-fourcc-info-perl: FTBFS: fails t/99kwalitee.t: no license information"
  don't run author tests during build (pkg-perl)
• #725393 – libhttp-server-simple-psgi-perl: "libplack-perl and libhttp-server-simple-psgi-perl: error when trying to install together"
  add versioned Breaks/Replaces (pkg-perl)
• #725585 – src:libhttp-request-params-perl: "libhttp-request-params-perl: FTBFS: Tests failed"
  add patch from CPAN RT (pkg-perl)

on an unrelated note: following the discussion on debian-project, I finally revoked my old opengpg key 0x00F3CFE4 which served me well from 1998 until 2009. since then, I've only been using 0x8649AA06 anyway ...

my tiny last contributions to the perl 5.18 transition around RC bugs, before it hit testing tonight (thanks to the release team for their great work!):

• #720961 – src:libimager-qrcode-perl: "libimager-qrcode-perl: FTBFS with perl 5.18: syntax error at inc/Module/Install/XSUtil.pm"
  add patch to fix syntax error, upload to DELAYED/2
• #720973 – src:mailagent: "mailagent: FTBFS with perl 5.18: POD issues"
  fix POD syntax in manpage, upload to DELAYED/2
• #720975 – src:libdancer-perl: "libdancer-perl: FTBFS with perl 5.18: test failures"
  update build dependencies (pkg-perl)

there are still quite a few bugs left concerning perl 5.18, unfortunately …

& another week of perl (5.18) related bugs has gone by:

• #710968 – src:libperl5i-perl: "libperl5i-perl: FTBFS with perl 5.18: test failures"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #720428 – src:maildirsync: "maildirsync: FTBFS with perl 5.18: POD failure"
  apply patch from Damyan Ivanov, upload to DELAYED/2
• #720430 – src:msva-perl: "msva-perl: FTBFS with perl 5.18: POD failure"
  add patch to fix POD encoding, upload to DELAYED/2
• #720431 – src:oar: "oar: FTBFS with perl 5.18: POD failure"
  add patch to fix POD encoding, upload to DELAYED/2, then moved to 0-day with maintainer's permission
• #720496 – src:primaxscan: "primaxscan: FTBFS with perl 5.18: POD failure"
  fix POD, upload to DELAYED/2
• #720499 – src:spamassassin: "spamassassin: FTBFS with perl 5.18: POD failure"
  apply patch from Damyan Ivanov, upload to DELAYED/2
• #720788 – src:libconfig-model-openssh-perl: "libconfig-model-openssh-perl: FTBFS: Can't locate Config/Model/Tester.pm in @INC"
  add missing build dependency (pkg-perl)
• #720869 – src:xacobeo: "xacobeo: FTBFS with perl 5.18: inc/MyBuilder.pm issues"
  add patch for perl 5.18 syntax error (pkg-perl)
• #720960 – src:libconfig-model-itself-perl: "libconfig-model-itself-perl: FTBFS with perl 5.18: test failure"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #720961 – src:libimager-qrcode-perl: "libimager-qrcode-perl: FTBFS with perl 5.18: syntax error at inc/Module/Install/XSUtil.pm"
  send patch to the bug report
• #720973 – src:mailagent: "mailagent: FTBFS with perl 5.18: POD issues"
  send patch to the bug report
• #720976 – src:libdbix-dr-perl: "libdbix-dr-perl: FTBFS with perl 5.18: Can't use string as a hash ref in (Makefile.PL)"
  add some debugging information to the bug report
• #720990 – src:libperl-apireference-perl: "libperl-apireference-perl: FTBFS with perl 5.18: test failures"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #721288 – src:libauthen-krb5-admin-perl: "libauthen-krb5-admin-perl: FTBFS: error: 'kadm5_config_params' has no member named 'admin_keytab'"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)

after a break, here's again a report about my work on RC bugs. in this case, all bugs either affect packages in the pkg-perl group and/or packages involved in the Perl 5.18 transition.

• #689899 – mgetty: "Ships a folder in /var/run or /var/lock (Policy Manual section 9.3.2)"
  raise severity, propose patch
• #693892 – src:libprelude: "prelude-manager: FTBFS with glibc 2.16"
  add some info to the bug report, later closed by maintainer
• #704784 – src:libogre-perl: "libogre-perl: Please upgrade OGRE dependency to 1.8 or greater"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #709680 – src:libcgi-application-plugin-stream-perl: "libcgi-application-plugin-stream-perl: FTBFS with perl 5.18: test failures"
  add patch from Niko Tyni (pkg-perl)
• #710979 – src:libperlio-via-symlink-perl: "libperlio-via-symlink-perl: FTBFS with perl 5.18: inc/Module/Install.pm"
  adopt for pkg-perl and work around ancient Module::Install
• #711434 – src:libconfig-std-perl: "libconfig-std-perl: FTBFS with perl 5.18: test failures"
  add patch from CPAN RT (pkg-perl)
• #713236 – src:libdbd-csv-perl: "libdbd-csv-perl: FTBFS: tests failed"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #713409 – src:license-reconcile: "license-reconcile: FTBFS: dh_auto_test: perl Build test returned exit code 255"
  add patch from Oleg Gashev (pkg-perl)
• #713580 – src:handlersocket: "handlersocket: FTBFS: config.status: error: cannot find input file: `handlersocket/Makefile.in'"
  add patch from upstream git, upload to DELAYED/2, then rescheduled to 0-day with maintainer's permission
• #718082 – src:libcatalyst-modules-perl: "libcatalyst-modules-perl: FTBFS: Tests failed"
  add missing build dependency (pkg-perl)
• #718120 – src:libbio-primerdesigner-perl: "libbio-primerdesigner-perl: FTBFS: Too early to specify a build action 'vendor'. Do 'Build vendor' instead."
  prepare a patch, upload after review (pkg-perl)
• #718161 – src:libgeo-ip-perl: "libgeo-ip-perl: FTBFS: Failed 1/5 test programs. 1/32 subtests failed."
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #718280 – libev-perl: "libev-perl: forcing of EV_EPOLL=1 leads to FTBFS on non-linux architectures"
  prepare possible patches, upload one after review (pkg-perl)
• #718743 – src:libyaml-syck-perl: "libyaml-syck-perl: FTBFS on arm* & more"
  add patch from CPAN RT (pkg-perl)
• #719380 – src:libwx-perl: "libwx-perl: FTBFS: dh_auto_test: make -j1 test returned exit code 2"
  update versioned (build) dependency (pkg-perl)
• #719397 – src:libsql-abstract-more-perl: "libsql-abstract-more-perl: FTBFS: dh_auto_test: perl Build test returned exit code 255"
  add missing build dependency (pkg-perl)
• #719414 – pkg-components: "Update to support updated Debian::Control API"
  upload package fixed by Olof Johansson (pkg-perl)
• #719500 – src:lire: "lire: FTBFS with perl 5.18: POD errors"
  add patch to fix POD, upload to DELAYED/2
• #719501 – src:mgetty: "mgetty: FTBFS with perl 5.18: POD errors"
  apply patch from brian m. carlson, upload to DELAYED/2, then rescheduled to 0-day with maintainer's permission, then ftpmaster-auto-rejected for other reasons (cf. #689899)
• #719503 – src:mp3burn: "mp3burn: FTBFS with perl 5.18: POD errors"
  apply patch from brian m. carlson, upload to DELAYED/2
• #719504 – src:netsend: "netsend: FTBFS with perl 5.18: POD errors"
  apply patch from brian m. carlson, upload to DELAYED/2
• #719505 – src:spampd: "spampd: FTBFS with perl 5.18: POD errors"
  add patch to fix POD, upload to DELAYED/2
• #719596 – libmouse-perl: "libmouse-perl: FTBFS with Perl 5.18: t/030_roles/001_meta_role.t failure"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #719963 – src:grepmail: "grepmail: FTBFS with perl 5.18: 'Subroutine Scalar::Util::openhandle redefined"
  move away bundled module for tests, QA upload
• #719972 – src:libapache-authznetldap-perl: "libapache-authznetldap-perl: FTBFS with perl 5.18: syntax error at Makefile.PL"
  apply patch from brian m. carlson (pkg-perl)
• #720267 – src:libkiokudb-perl: "libkiokudb-perl: FTBFS with perl 5.18: test failures"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #720269 – src:libmoosex-attributehelpers-perl: "libmoosex-attributehelpers-perl: FTBFS with perl 5.18: test failures"
  add patch from CPAN RT (pkg-perl)
• #720429 – src:mail-spf-perl: "mail-spf-perl: FTBFS with perl 5.18: POD failure"
  add patch to fix POD (pkg-perl)
• #720430 – src:msva-perl: "msva-perl: FTBFS with perl 5.18: POD failure"
  send patch to bug report
• #720431 – src:oar: "oar: FTBFS with perl 5.18: POD failure"
  send patch to bug report
• #720496 – src:primaxscan: "primaxscan: FTBFS with perl 5.18: POD failure"
  send patch to bug report
• #720497 – src:profphd: "profphd: FTBFS with perl 5.18: POD failure"
  send patch to bug report
• #720665 – src:libwww-shorten-perl: "libwww-shorten-perl: FTBFS: POD coverage test failure"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #720670 – src:aptitude-robot: "aptitude-robot: FTBFS with perl 5.18: test failures"
  try to investigate
• #720776 – src:bioperl: "bioperl: FTBFS with perl 5.18: test failures"
  forward upstream
• #720787 – src:libconfig-model-lcdproc-perl: "libconfig-model-lcdproc-perl: FTBFS: Can't locate Config/Model/Tester.pm in @INC"
  add missing build dependency (pkg-perl)
• #720788 – src:libconfig-model-openssh-perl: "libconfig-model-openssh-perl: FTBFS: Can't locate Config/Model/Tester.pm in @INC"
  add missing build dependency in git (pkg-perl)

[still no pictures here, feel free to go to gallery.debconf.org].

After my report about DebCamp, & after being home for 5 days now, here are some thoughts about DebConf13:

First of all, I really enjoyed being there, & this was one of the best DebConfs for me so far. An important reason for this was the place: Le Camp was in my opinion the best DebConf venue ever (I've been to), with everything & everyone in one place, & still enough space (especially outdoors space!) for work & relaxing. Kudos to the local team for finding this spot, & for sticking to it despite some criticism.

In general, I'd like to say thanks to the local team for the perfect organisation of all aspects – you did a great job!

What else did I enjoy? As usual, meeting old friends & making new ones was an important part. It was great to see people I've worked together with on-line in person for the first time, & also to get to know new people. – Debian not only produces a great operating system, it also is an awesome community!

Speaking of which: I attended quite a few seesions from the Community and Team tracks, & it's good to see that lots of energy & thoughts are going into improving how we deal with new or existing contributors.

Like each year, we had the "use Perl;" BoF, the annual meeting of the Debian Perl Group, where we discussed various topics around our tasks, tools, & workflow. As each year, in a very friendly & collaborative atmosphere.

Besides that, I attended talks about systemd & upstart; the first one disappointed me, since it felt more like a sales pitch than a technical talk & the presenter come across alot like "I know better than you what's good for you", the latter was better but tried to avoid upstart's main issue, the infamous Canonical Contributor License Agreement; of course the audience raised this topic in the Q&A part afterwards. – Rock vs. hard place …

Other interesting topics were what Debian can learn from Ubuntu's QA processes for its own testing migration (mail from the Release Team pending, AFAIK); lots of git stuff, & especially the "birth" of dgit, a tool to treat the Debian archive as a git remote. If this gets traction, it could be a revolution in packaging!

The lintian BoF encouraged me further to try to create some pkg-perl specific checks, & then there was jenkins, piuparts, autopkgtest, etc.

On Friday we celebrated Debian's 20^th birthday with a huge Kremšnita/Crèmeschnitte/mille-feuille. & with the Poetry Night at the campfire.

Usually I'd close with "See you next year in Portland!"; but since it seems like the local team has decided to scratch DebCamp (which they only said after being asked in the Q&A after their presentation), I'm not sure how attractive this really is for me … We'll see.

Thanks again to everyone who made this DebConf possible!

[no pictures here, just a short report].

Today DebConf, this year's edition of the annual Debian developer conference, started with two inspiring talks about Debian proper, one by Lucas Nussbaum, the other by Joey Hess.

This also means that yesterday DebCamp ended, the period preceeding DebConf and dedicated to working on Debian together with others. – Here's a short report from my point of view:

I arrived here on Tuesday, the first day of DebCamp. I immediately fell in love with the venue, & despite the early stage of setup, everything I needed was working fine for me from the very start.

Like in previous years, I used the time to do work in the Debian Perl Group, especially taking advantage of the presence of other team members. – That's the great thing about DebCamp & DebConf: collaborating in real-life & real-time, from quickly asking a question over sitting together to think about solutions for a problem to "just" chatting & thereby developping ideas for the future.

In the previous days I

• tried to get down the amount of packages with not-yet uploaded new upstram releases;
• looked into the pending bugs around the Perl 5.18 transition;
• investigated with others the details of the upcoming new timezone file handling in the Perl world, which will make our lives easier but still needs some work on the Debian side;
• prepared with others the Perl Group's BoF that will take place during DebConf on Thursday;
• helped with the creation of a new pkg-perl-tools package.

I really enjoy my time here, & I'm especially happy to meet some people for the first time in meat space. This is only possible due to the generous support of the DebConf sponsors & the immense efforts of the DebConf team. Thank you!

this week(end) I was more in the "RC bug fix flow" than in the last weeks, & here are the results:

• #665518 – src:clipit: "clipit: Including individual glib headers no longer supported"
  add patch from Michael Biebl, upload to DELAYED/2 (NMU originally prepared by Sebastian Ramacher)
• #701406 – src:nagios-plugins: "nagios-plugins: ftbfs with eglibc-2.17"
  add patch from Ubuntu / Robie Basak, upload to DELAYED/2, then cancelled on maintainer's request, who uploaded the fixed package himself
• #707393 – src:gorm.app: "gorm.app: FTBFS: GormCore/./obj/libGormCore.so: undefined reference to `class_pose_as'"
  add patch from Ubuntu / Julian Taylor, upload to DELAYED/2
• #710768 – ganglia-webfrontend: "ganglia-webfrontend: please update libgd dependencies"
  drop dependency on libgd2*, upload to DELAYED/2
• #711800 – src:python-poppler: "python-poppler: FTBFS: /usr/bin/make: unrecognized option '--prefix|--exec-prefix|--includes|--libs|--cflags|--ldflags|--extension-suffix|--help|--configdir'"
  apply changes from Ubuntu / Matthias Klose, upload to DELAYED/2
• #713204 – src:voms-api-java: "voms-api-java: FTBFS: cp: cannot stat 'target/site/javadoc/apidocs': No such file or directory"
  upload NMU with BouncyCastle patch prepared by Emmanuel Bourg to DELAYED/2
• #713360 – src:regina-normal: "regina-normal: FTBFS: CMake Error: The following variables are used in this project, but they are set to NOTFOUND. PYTHON_LIBRARY"
  apply improved patch from Peter Green, upload to DELAYED/2
• #713450 – src:oregano: "oregano: FTBFS: ld: sheet/libsheet.a(grid.o): undefined reference to symbol 'floor@@GLIBC_2.2.5'"
  add patch from Petter Reinholdtsen, upload to DELAYED/2
• #713627 – src:rox: "rox: FTBFS: ld: support.o: undefined reference to symbol 'floor@@GLIBC_2.2.5'"
  add patch to link against math lib, upload to DELAYED/2
• #713649 – src:gdis: "gdis: FTBFS: gdis.h:269:18: fatal error: glib.h: No such file or directory"
  propose a patch

not that we have a lack of RC bugs; still, I was a bit lazy in the last two weeks. – here's what I've worked on:

• #675231 – psad: "psad: prompting due to modified conffiles which were not modified by the user"
  propose the next fix for the preinst script, later uploaded with maintainer's permission
• #707535 – iptables-dev: "libipq.h includes non-existing linux/netfilter_ipv4/ip_queue.h"
  propose a patch
• #711423 – src:python-csb: "python-csb: FTBFS: tries to write to $HOME"
  set HOME for build, upload to DELAYED/2
• #713243 – src:libcatalyst-perl: "libcatalyst-perl: FTBFS: tests failed"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #713255 – src:libtest-rdf-perl: "libtest-rdf-perl: FTBFS: tests failed"
  manually close already fixed bug (pkg-perl)
• #713374 – src:jifty: "jifty: FTBFS: dh_auto_test: make -j1 test returned exit code 2"
  apply patch from upstream git (pkg-perl)
• #713525 – src:dvbstreamer: "dvbstreamer: FTBFS: libtool: Version mismatch error."
  add patch from Ubuntu / Logan Rosen to use autoreconf, upload to DELAYED/2
• #713564 – src:libopengl-perl: "libopengl-perl: FTBFS: gl_const.h:2913:4: error: 'GL_TYPE_RGBA_FLOAT_ATI' undeclared (first use in this function)"
  test proposed upstream fix, then upload their new release (pkg-perl)
• #713588 – src:pylibtiff: "pylibtiff: FTBFS: ndarraytypes.h:681:82: error: operator '<=' has no right operand"
  add patch from upstream svn, upload to DELAYED/1
• #713649 – src:gdis: "gdis: FTBFS: gdis.h:269:18: fatal error: glib.h: No such file or directory"
  update bug report with new failure mode
• #713769 – src:vdkbuilder2: "vdkbuilder2: FTBFS: ld: vdkb_plugin.o: undefined reference to symbol 'g_module_symbol'"
  apply patch from Ubuntu / Daniel T Chen, upload to DELAYED/2
• #714032 – bti: "bti no longer works with Twitter and loses posted tweets"
  upload new upstream release
• #714251 – bambam: "bambam crashes on launch due to not finding image in "data" dir."
  tag unreproducible, add some findings + questions
• #714267 – iodine: "iodine: FTBFS: undefined reference to symbol '__pthread_register_cancel@@GLIBC_2.3.3'"
  make build-dep on check versioned (which now FTBFS on serveral architectures, leaving iodine unbuildable)
• #714335 – bti: "bti: FTBFS on kfreebsd: error: 'EREMOTEIO' undeclared (first use in this function)"
  add patch picked from upstream git

thanks to lucas & his trainees, we're seeing archive rebuilds & tons of new RC bugs again. – besides that, there are still some patches in the BTS.

here goes my list of recently worked on bugs; most of them in the pkg-perl group …

• #665549 – src:gtk-nodoka-engine: "gtk-nodoka-engine: Including individual glib headers no longer supported"
  apply patch from Michael Biebl, upload to DELAYED/2
• #665559 – src:indicator-applet: "indicator-applet: Including individual glib headers no longer supported"
  apply patch from Michael Biebl, upload to DELAYED/2
• #665596 – src:photoprint: "photoprint: Including individual glib headers no longer supported"
  apply patch from Michael Biebl, upload to DELAYED/2
• #665601 – src:qstardict: "qstardict: Including individual glib headers no longer supported"
  apply patch from Michael Biebl, upload to DELAYED/2
• #700229 – src:gpm: "FTBFS with glibc 2.17, missing include"
  add patch from Adam Conrad / Ubuntu (missing include), upload to DELAYED/2
• #701447 – src:zfs-fuse: "zfs-fuse: ftbfs with eglibc-2.17"
  add patch from Ben Collins / Ubuntu, upload to DELAYED/2, moved to 0-day after maintainer feedback
• #708809 – src:substance: "substance: FTBFS: [javac] /«PKGBUILDDIR»/src/test/contrib/setskin/MainClass.java:150: cannot find symbol"
  upload package prepared by Emmanuel Bourg (pkg-java)
• #713121 – src:libscalar-does-perl: "libscalar-does-perl: FTBFS: unsatisfiable build-dependency: perl (>= 5.16) but 5.14.2-21 is to be installed"
  fix build dependency in git (pkg-perl)
• #713223 – src:libredis-perl: "libredis-perl: FTBFS: tests failed"
  add patch from upstream bugtracker (pkg-perl)
• #713227 – src:libmail-deliverystatus-bounceparser-perl: "libmail-deliverystatus-bounceparser-perl: FTBFS: tests failed"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #713228 – src:libextutils-modulemaker-perl: "libextutils-modulemaker-perl: FTBFS: test failed"
  set HOME during build (pkg-perl)
• #713229 – src:libxml-compile-cache-perl: "libxml-compile-cache-perl: FTBFS: tests failed"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #713233 – src:libplack-perl: "libplack-perl: FTBFS: tests failed"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #713241 – src:libfile-save-home-perl: "libfile-save-home-perl: FTBFS: tests failed"
  set HOME during build (pkg-perl)
• #713245 – src:libtext-csv-encoded-perl: "libtext-csv-encoded-perl: FTBFS: tests failed"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #713246 – src:libmojomojo-perl: "libmojomojo-perl: FTBFS: tests failed"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #713247 – src:librt-client-rest-perl: "librt-client-rest-perl: FTBFS: tests hang"
  update build dependency (pkg-perl)
• #713251 – src:libmojolicious-plugin-authentication-perl: "libmojolicious-plugin-authentication-perl: FTBFS: tests failed"
  add patch from upstream bugtracker (pkg-perl)
• #713253 – src:libtemplate-plugin-latex-perl: "libtemplate-plugin-latex-perl: FTBFS: tests failed"
  apply patch from CPAN RT (pkg-perl)
• #713259 – src:libdist-zilla-plugin-git-perl: "libdist-zilla-plugin-git-perl: FTBFS: # Unable to open source/.gitnxtver_cache: No such file or directory"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #713265 – src:perlbrew: "perlbrew: FTBFS: tests failed"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #713266 – src:libsql-abstract-more-perl: "libsql-abstract-more-perl: FTBFS: tests failed"
  upload fixed package prepared by Oleg Gashev (pkg-perl)
• #713267 – src:libmojolicious-plugin-basicauth-perl: "libmojolicious-plugin-basicauth-perl: FTBFS: tests failed"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #713556 – src:iodine: "iodine: FTBFS: (.text+0x19a): undefined reference to `floor'"
  deactivate tests until the check library is fixed
• #713682 – src:libnet-cups-perl: "libnet-cups-perl: FTBFS: CUPS.xs:10:24: fatal error: cups/image.h: No such file or directory"
  add patch from upstream bugtracker (pkg-perl)

I've set up a windows machine yesterday (& today since this takes so long). on my own old laptop. at home. & it's running in my apartment.

feels strange after living in windows-free apartments for quite some years. & I'm still not sure how I feel about it.

the purpose of resurrecting my old laptop is to run a CPAN smoke tester. there are constant complaints in the perl community about the low amount of test reports from windows installations (& for older distributions, so I'm running CPAN::Reporter::Smoker with 'reverse' => 1, at least once).

for the time being, I'm using non-free software to improve free software. – let's see how this develops …

ps: I'm also running a CPAN smoke tester on my raspberry pi (under raspbian with a perlbrewed perl) since a few days. it's a bit slow but well :)

I know, I'm starting to repeat myself but: this week was again characterized more be RC bug prevention than by actual RC bug fixing. – in other words: I was mostly dealing with not-yet release-critical bugs around the perl 5.18 transition.

actual RC bugs I've worked on (also mostly pkg-perl related):

• #666799 – libapache2-reload-perl: "libapache2-reload-perl: sourceful transition towards Apache 2.4"
  upload to unstable after review (adaption to apache 2.4) (pkg-perl)
• #666800 – libapache-singleton-perl: "libapache-singleton-perl: sourceful transition towards Apache 2.4"
  upload to unstable after review (adaption to apache 2.4) (pkg-perl)
• #666807 – libapache-authenhook-perl: "libapache-authenhook-perl: sourceful transition towards Apache 2.4"
  upload to unstable after review (adaption to apache 2.4) (pkg-perl)
• #707528 – libpackage-stash-perl: "libpackage-stash-perl: Package::Stash::* used only once; causes FTBFS in other packages"
  some investigation (pkg-perl)
• #710873 – libapache2-mod-perl2: "libapache2-mod-perl2: FTBFS with newer libhttp-message-perl: t/api/err_headers_out.t failures"
  prepare a patch in git and upload after some tweaks and ntyni's help (pkg-perl)
• #711314 – libmockito-java: "Missing jars in /usr/share/maven-repo"
  re-upload built against recent maven-*-helper packages to DELAYED/1
• #711419 – src:libcgi-application-plugin-devpopup-perl: "libcgi-application-plugin-devpopup-perl: FTBFS: Got copyright stanza with unrecognised field"
  fix debian/copyright and debian/components/copyright.in (pkg-perl)
• #711631 – src:libstring-toidentifier-en-perl: "libstring-toidentifier-en-perl: FTBFS with perl 5.18: test failure"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #711632 – src:libtest-www-mechanize-mojo-perl: "libtest-www-mechanize-mojo-perl: FTBFS: pod coverage test failure"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)

here's the overview about my RC bug fixing activities for the last week:

• #666799 – libapache2-reload-perl: "libapache2-reload-perl: sourceful transition towards Apache 2.4"
  prepare adaption to apache 2.4 in git (pkg-perl)
• #666800 – libapache-singleton-perl: "libapache-singleton-perl: sourceful transition towards Apache 2.4"
  prepare adaption to apache 2.4 in git (pkg-perl)
• #666807 – libapache-authenhook-perl: "libapache-authenhook-perl: sourceful transition towards Apache 2.4"
  prepare adaption to apache 2.4 in git (pkg-perl)
• #666822 – libapache2-mod-perl2: "libapache2-mod-perl2: sourceful transition towards Apache 2.4"
  upload the package to unstable, most of the work done by Niko Tyni (pkg-perl)
• #666837 – libapache2-authcookie-perl: "libapache2-authcookie-perl: sourceful transition towards Apache 2.4"
  try to prepare adaption to apache 2.4 in git (pkg-perl)
• #678380 – remotetea: "remotetea: FTBFS with Java7 as default java"
  apply patch from Ubuntu / James Page, upload to DELAYED/2
• #684296 – tomcat-maven-plugin: "tomcat-maven-plugin: Drop build dependency on openjdk-6-jdk"
  apply patch from Ubuntu / James Page, upload to DELAYED/2
• #684305 – umlet: "umlet: Transition package to use default java implementation"
  apply patch from Ubuntu / James Page, upload to DELAYED/2
• #709055 – netmrg: "netmrg: FTBFS with multiarch net-snmp"
  apply patch from Ubuntu / Colin Watson, upload to DELAYED/2
• #709183 – librep: "librep: FTBFS on kfreebsd-amd64"
  apply patch from Steven Chamberlain, upload to DELAYED/2
• #710416 – courier-filter-perl: "courier-filter-perl: postinst uses /usr/share/doc content (Policy 12.3)"
  fix installation of config file (pkg-perl)

like last week, I was working on the preparation of the Perl 5.18 transition. besides that I also uploaded some RC bug fixes, mostly by taking patches that came from Ubuntu (kudos!):

• #683512 – biogenesis: "biogenesis: Transition package to use default java implementation"
  apply patch from Ubuntu / James Page, upload to DELAYED/2
• #683519 – bytecode: "bytecode: Transition package to default java implementation"
  apply patch from Ubuntu / James Page, upload to DELAYED/2
• #683522 – coco-java: "coco-java: Transition package to use default java implementation"
  apply patch from Ubuntu / James Page, upload to DELAYED/2
• #683525 – collectd: "collectd: Transition package to use default java implementation"
  apply patch from Ubuntu / James Page, upload to DELAYED/2
• #683543 – jasmin-sable: "jasmin-sable: Transition package to default java implementation"
  apply patch from Ubuntu / James Page, upload to DELAYED/2, then uploaded by maintainer
• #683550 – jfractionlab: "jfractionlab: Transition package to default java implementation; fix java7 compatibility"
  apply patch from Ubuntu / James Page, upload to DELAYED/2
• #684154 – libusb-java: "libusb-java: Transition package to use default java implementation + java 7 compatibility"
  apply patch from Ubuntu / James Page, upload to DELAYED/2
• #684155 – mockito: "mockito: Drop BD on openjdk-6-jdk"
  apply patch from Ubuntu / James Page, upload to DELAYED/2
• #684162 – neobio: "neobio: Transition package to default java implementation"
  apply patch from Ubuntu / James Page, upload to DELAYED/2
• #684378 – x11vnc: "x11vnc: Transition package to use default java implementation"
  apply patch from Ubuntu / James Page, upload to DELAYED/2
• #708766 – libimager-qrcode-perl: "libimager-qrcode-perl: Update for newer libimager-perl needed"
  upload with my patch from last week to DELAYED/2
• #708840 – src:owl: "owl: FTBFS: configure: error: No terminfo found for this system"
  upload with my patch from last week to DELAYED/2
• #709676 – src:libapache-authenhook-perl: "libapache-authenhook-perl: FTBFS on i386: $Config{ccflags} lost"
  fix *FLAGS in debian/rules (pkg-perl)

as a side note (or better: question): why are the bugs for the upcoming Apache 2.4 and openjdk-7 transitions classified as 'serious', instead of as 'important', like the Perl 5.18 ones?

besides working on the preparation of the Perl 5.18 transition, I also looked into some RC bugs:

• #542564 – xmlroff: "xmlroff: uses libgnomeprint which is scheduled for removal"
  drop build dependency and disable in ./configure, upload to DELAYED/2
• #665506 – src:ario: "ario: Including individual glib headers no longer supported"
  apply patch from Michael Biebl, upload to DELAYED/2, overriden by a faster upload of another bug squashing DD
• #665530 – src:getstream: "getstream: Including individual glib headers no longer supported"
  add patch from Michael Biebl, upload to DELAYED/2
• #665555 – src:gxine: "gxine: Including individual glib headers no longer supported"
  add info about next build failure to bug report
• #665573 – src:librcc: "librcc: Including individual glib headers no longer supported"
  include patch from Colin Watson, upload to DELAYED/2
• #665579 – src:meanwhile: "meanwhile: Including individual glib headers no longer supported"
  apply patch from Michael Biebl, upload to DELAYED/2
• #665609 – src:sagasu: "sagasu: Including individual glib headers no longer supported"
  apply patch from Michael Biebl, upload to DELAYED/2
• #665628 – src:xmlroff: "xmlroff: Including individual glib headers no longer supported"
  apply patch from Michael Biebl, upload to DELAYED/2
• #707686 – dhelp: "dhelp: FTBFS and uninstallable in sid: needs ruby-gettext"
  upload last week's patch to DELAYED/2
• #708598 – src:libgeo-ip-perl: "libgeo-ip-perl: FTBFS: CAPI must be at least 1.4.8 - Please update"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #708730 – libanyevent-perl: "libanyevent-perl: architecture specific constants in an arch:all package (again)"
  switch back to arch:any (pkg-perl)
• #708766 – libimager-qrcode-perl: "libimager-qrcode-perl: Update for newer libimager-perl needed"
  file a bug with patch (update for newer libimager-perl)

after the release is before the release. this week I started to pick up my RC bug squashing activities again. first results:

• #675231 – psad: "psad: prompting due to modified conffiles which were not modified by the user"
  add a comment to the bug report
• #700527 – libjs-jquery: ""libjs-jquery broken by movabletype-opensource << 5.1.4+dfsg-3~""
  upload to DELAYED/2 with patch (adding Conflicts) prepared by a fellow DD, then uploaded by maintainer
• #706764 – assaultcube-data: "assaultcube-data: fails to upgrade from squeeze - trying to overwrite /usr/share/man/man6/assaultcube-server.6.gz"
  add Breaks/Replaces as suggested in the bug report, upload to DELAYED/2
• #707686 – dhelp: "dhelp: FTBFS and uninstallable in sid: needs ruby-gettext"
  file new bug with patch

besides that I've also started to look at the "FTBFS with perl 5.18 in experimental" bugs which are not RC yet. – yes, perl 5.18 is already in experimental!

2 weeks passed, & I worked on exactly 2 RC bugs *cough*

• #656166 – firmware-b43legacy-installer: "firmware-b43legacy-installer: unowned files after purge (policy 6.8)"
  ship empty directories in packages, upload to DELAYED/5, later moved to 0-day with maintainer's permission
• #704870 – opus: "opus: cve-2013-0899"
  add pointers to upstream bugs/commits, later NMUd by another DD

seems like the release is imminent, at least I hardly find anything to work on anymore. so this week's "report" contains just an upload for one old bug:

• #697221 – motion: "motion: No longer has support for mysql"
  add some info to the bug report, then add a version to the build-dep and upload to DELAYED/1

there are not many RC bugs left (yeah!), this also means that my work in this area was rather minimal last week:

• #702486 – libnet-twitter-perl: "libnet-twitter-perl: version 4.x required for new Twitter API"
  ack removal from testing and upload new upstream release to unstable (pkg-perl)
• #702523 – libnet-twitter-lite-perl: "libnet-twitter-lite-perl: needs update for new Twitter API"
  ack removal from testing, new upstream release already in experimentalunstable (pkg-perl)
• #703094 – owncloud: "owncloud: multiple vulnerabilities (oC-SA-2013-009, oC-SA-2013-010)"
  upload package with patches from last week to DELAYED/3
• #703496 – license-reconcile: "license-reconcile: missing dependency on libuniversal-require-perl"
  add missing dependency (pkg-perl)

& another week has gone by where I tried to work on RC bugs. here's the overview:

• #656090 – ocsinventory-server: "ocsinventory-server: prompting due to modified conffiles which where not modified by the user"
  ping bug, provide a package for piuparts testing, later upload to DELAYED/2
• #702753 – src:spandsp: "spandsp: Downloads external files at build time (through xsltproc) -- missing Build-Depends?"
  confirm and prepare patch, later upload to DELAYED/2
• #702769 – bup: "FTBFS: bup.git.GitError: no such commit '75cd2b98c52d29ba5d510b37d7c9adb01553bd1f'"
  add some information
• #702790 – service-wrapper-java: "FTBFS: local changes detected"
  investigate and send a possible cause of the problem to the bug log, add a patch later
• #703094 – owncloud: "owncloud: multiple vulnerabilities (oC-SA-2013-009, oC-SA-2013-010)"
  prepare patch from upstream commits

the number of RC bugs concerning wheezy is going down, & here are my small contributions:

• #690152 – src:bsaf: "bsaf: FTBFS: Test org.jdesktop.application.TaskMonitorTest failed"
  some triaging, later severity downgraded
• #699230 – mahara: "Mahara: [CVE-2011-3642] (Flowplayer upstream) unpatched vulnerability"
  some triaging, then removed from testing
• #701115 – owncloud: "owncloud: multiple vulnerabilities (oC-SA-2013-003, oC-SA-2013-004, oC-SA-2013-006)"
  sponsor NMU with security fixes by Prach Pongpanich, upload to DELAYED/2
• #701131 – sa-learn-cyrus: "sa-learn-cyrus: directory vs. symlink conflict: /etc/mail/spamassassin"
  install file into "real" directory, upload to DELAYED/2

hey, the amount of RC bugs (affecting wheezy) is dropping significantly, mostly thanks to the work of the release team, if I'm seeing this correctly.
here are my small contributions for the last week:

• #656877 – flash-kernel: "flash-kernel is not being run for kernel upgrades with unchanged ABI version"
  mark as fixed in relevant version
• #690152 – src:bsaf: "bsaf: FTBFS: Test org.jdesktop.application.TaskMonitorTest failed"
  add some info to the bug log
• #697221 – motion: "motion: No longer has support for mysql"
  propose alternative solution
• #699258 – src:libio-async-loop-glib-perl: "libio-async-loop-glib-perl: FTBFS: test failed"
  disable unreliable tests (pkg-perl)
• #701115 – owncloud: "owncloud: multiple vulnerabilities (oC-SA-2013-003, oC-SA-2013-004, oC-SA-2013-006)"
  check supplied patch and add a debdiff for testing-proposed-updates
• #701182 – avelsieve: "avelsieve: Uses deprecated/removed session_unregister PHP function"
  upload the upstream patch to DELAYED/2 (the package is removed from testing but still)

when francesca started her DPL game, I also started thinking about people I'd like to encourage to stand as a DPL candidate. unfortunately my initial "short list" contained 18 names, which doesn't fit the game's rules very well.

after waiting a bit, 9 of them were mentioned by others already, so I can leave them out here (which also means no public hug, sorry, please complain to the inventor of the game!). from the remaining 9, I've now chosen my Fantastic Four (in alphabtic order of first names):

• David Bremner
• Gaudenz Steinlin
• Michael Prokop
• Mònica Ramírez Arceda

in my opinion, the DPL task is mostly about managing, & those four people are in my experience all very good at organising projects & dealing with people, & are therefore well suited for this task. – let's see if they feel motivated to take on the challenge!

(the nomination period has already started, so don't hestitate!)

here's the list of RC bugs I've worked on during the last week:

• #685110 – release.debian.org: "tpu: dhelp/0.6.20+nmu1"
  point to the patch in #699261, upload to t-p-u after ACK from release team
• #699785 – src:virtuoso-opensource: "virtuoso-opensource: may FTBFS depending on time of day"
  propose an alternative patch
• #700343 – src:virtuoso-opensource: "virtuoso-opensource: Doesn't stop on failure"
  merge with #699785
• #700350 – dovecot-core: "dovecot-core: fails to upgrade from squeeze to bpo: Can't locate feature.pm in @INC"
  mark as fixed in the recent version
• #700951 – libwww-youtube-download-perl: "libwww-youtube-download-perl: Versions before 0.41 broken after YouTube website changes"
  report a new RC bug (sorry) (pkg-perl), later removed from testing
• #701182 – avelsieve: "avelsieve: Uses deprecated/removed session_unregister PHP function"
  prepare a patch, taken from upstream SVN

here's the list of my contributions around release-critical bugs for the last week:

• #698582 – isc-dhcp-client: "isc-dhcp-client: prompting due to modified conffiles which were not modified by the user: /etc/dhcp/dhclient.conf"
  prepare an improved patch after feedback on IRC, included in maintainer upload
• #699124 – src:libbusiness-isbn-perl: "[PATCH] Resolve FTBFS based on new group data"
  apply upstream patches, forwarded by Dan Chen/Ubuntu (pkg-perl)
• #699258 – src:libio-async-loop-glib-perl: "libio-async-loop-glib-perl: FTBFS: test failed"
  some debugging (pkg-perl)
• #699743 – emms: "emms: fails to upgrade lenny -> squeeze -> wheezy: emms-setup.el:96:8:Error: Symbol's value as variable is void: emms-directory"
  reproduce the issue, without finding a solution; confirmed by yet another DD
• #699853 – icedove-gcontactsync: "icedove-gcontactsync: incompatibility with icedove-10.0.12"
  ask submitter for a test to isolate affected versions, later closed by maintainer
• #700350 – dovecot-core: "dovecot-core: fails to upgrade from squeeze to bpo: Can't locate feature.pm in @INC"
  add some information to the bug report, fix in preparation by others

until a few hours ago I thought there wouldn't be anything for my weekly RC bug report. then I at least found one bug to work on:

• #698582 – isc-dhcp-client: "isc-dhcp-client: prompting due to modified conffiles which were not modified by the user: /etc/dhcp/dhclient.conf"
  some triaging, prepare preliminary patch

let's take the declining number of (easy to fix) RC bugs as a sign that the release is getting closer …

this week's report comes live from FOSDEM; which doesn't mean I've been doing any RC bug work here, I've looked at all the mentioned bugs below earlier this week. & as you can see, most was just a bit triaging …

• #698631 – typo3: "typo3: copyright file missing after upgrade (policy 12.5)"
  replace directory with symlink in postinst, upload to DELAYED/5
• #699252 – src:ldiskfsprogs: "ldiskfsprogs: FTBFS: build-dependency not installable: lustre-dev"
  add some info to the bug report, then removed from testing
• #699254 – src:libpdfbox-java: "libpdfbox-java: FTBFS: cp: missing file operand"
  replace removed packages with poppler-data in Build-Depends-Indep
• #699255 – src:ruby-activeresource-2.3: "ruby-activeresource-2.3: FTBFS: test_load_yaml_array(BaseTest) fails"
  tag confirmed
• #699256 – src:cglib: "cglib: FTBFS: 1) testFailOnMemoryLeak(net.sf.cglib.proxy.TestEnhancer)junit.framework.AssertionFailedError: Memory leak caused by Enhancer"
  investigate and tag unreproducible
• #699258 – src:libio-async-loop-glib-perl: "libio-async-loop-glib-perl: FTBFS: test failed"
  confirm and forward upstream
• #699259 – src:gnuradio: "gnuradio: FTBFS: XML parsing error"
  tag unreproducible; later downgraded by the release team
• #699261 – src:dhelp: "dhelp: FTBFS: build-dependency not installable: libgettext-ruby-util"
  prepare patches
• #699263 – src:pspp: "pspp: FTBFS: 293. expressions - datediff (evaluate.at:1560): FAILED (evaluate.at:1560)"
  tag confirmed

yeah, the RC bug count is going down, mostly due to the bug squashing party taking place in cambridge, uk, this weekend (with participation of some release team members).

here are my contributions during the last week:

• #677054 – nut-client: "nut-client: prompting due to modified conffiles which were not modified by the user"
  add some information to the bug log, later NMUd by Ivo De Decker/Andreas Beckmann
• #695710 – src:adplug: "adplug: includes non-free documentation (GFDL with unmodifiable sections)"
  repack again, upload to DELAYED/5
• #696144 – spamassassin: "20_head_tests.cf: regex for illegal IP address contains valid network 5/8"
  add a comment to the bug report, then marked as fixed in wheezy+sid by other contributor
• #698764 – libio-compress-perl: "libio-compress-perl: breaks "debmirror" and possibly other packages."
  some investigation (pkg-perl), later closed as user error
• #698979 – src:libmail-cclient-perl: "libmail-cclient-perl: FTBFS with DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS=nocheck"
  fix debian/rules (pkg-perl), severity later downgraded by release team

& again, I was not very active in my RCBW work this week. at least one bug fixed, & another one will be taken care of by the package maintainers.

• #683312 – uif: "[PATCH] uif uses depricated position of ! to negate rules"
  ask submitter for further info, later upload with improved patch to DELAYED/5
• #694015 – geda: "geda: copyright file missing after upgrade (policy 12.5)"
  next try to fix the directory -> symlink change, this time with a postinst script, upload to DELAYED/2, later cancelled after feedback from maintainers

the count of RC bugs is rather constant, & my impact on it during this week was rather negligible again:

• #671690 – libgamin0: "libgamin0 breaks courier-imap/courier-imap-ssl (Sudden termination of connection)"
  add some info to the bugreport, do a manual versioned close after confirmation from bug submitter
• #690152 – src:bsaf: "bsaf: FTBFS: Test org.jdesktop.application.TaskMonitorTest failed"
  add some info to the bugreport
• #697892 – src:virtualbox: "src:virtualbox: FTBFS in sid and experimental: /usr/bin/kmk_sed: file /tmp/buildd/virtualbox-4.1.18-dfsg/src/VBox/Runtime/common/err/errmsg.sed line 31: Unmatched [ or [^"
  report new RC bug

• #675913 – resource-agents: "ldirectord failed to start, RFC2553 compatible getaddrinfo/getnameinfo"
  prepare upload to t-p-u
• #694589 – lastfmproxy: "lastfmproxy: python module/script files in wrong location"
  add some info to the bugreport
• #696075 – lcl-utils: "lcl-utils: directory vs. symlink mess after squeeze => wheezy upgrade: /etc/lazarus"
  add some info to the bugreport
• #696507 – src:festival: "festival: FTBFS: does not define DEB_HOST_MULTIARCH"
  apply patch from Ivo De Decker, upload to DELAYED/2

• #692979 – libimager-qrcode-perl: "libimager-qrcode-perl: expects older version of Imager than dependencies supply"
  manual close after successful binNUMs
• #696329 – lemonldap-ng: "lemonldap-ng: CVE-2012-6426: SAML messages signatures are not verified"
  upload package prepared by xguimard to testing-proposed-update (pkg-perl)

after having used nanoblogger since august 2005, I decided to switch my blog engine. the reason was mainly that nanoblogger gets terribly slow with more than a handful of entries.

inspired by nhandler, I took another look at chronicle, which had caught my interest before already. it's simple, produces static html pages from text files that I can keep in git, & it's written in perl :)

let's see how many years chronicle will accompany me …

• #603428 – snort-pgsql,snort-mysql: "snort: prompting due to modified conffiles which where not modified by the user"
  investigate with piuparts, later tagged/fixed by Salvatore Bonaccorso and Ivo De Decker
• #667995 – python-cups: "cupsd configuration: "cupsdAuthorize: Empty Basic password!""
  backport fix from Fedora git, after Vagrant's test upload it to DELAYED/2
• #684732 – release.debian.org: "unblock: nut/2.6.4-2.2"
  sponsor NMU prepared by Ivo De Decker, upload to DELAYED/1
• #694890 – liblemonldap-ng-handler-perl: "liblemonldap-ng-handler-perl: fails to install: cp: cannot create regular file '/var/lib/lemonldap-ng/handler/MyHandler.pm': No such file or directory"
  upload package prepared by xguimard (pkg-perl)
• #696329 – lemonldap-ng: "lemonldap-ng: CVE-2012-6426: SAML messages signatures are not verified"
  upload package prepared by xguimard (pkg-perl)

• #677861 – src:lftp: "lftp: FTBFS[kfreebsd-i386]: error: conflicting declaration 'typedef __int32_t gl_intptr_t'"
  sponsor upload to t-p-u from Ivo De Decker
• #680100 – libatomic-ops: "libatomic-ops/powerpc: FTBFS: eats all disk space in the known universe (almost, anyway)"
  backport fix for t-p-u, upload with maintainer's and release team's permission
• #691015 – conserver-client: "conserver-client: fails to upgrade from testing: Can't locate Tie/Hash/NamedCapture.pm in @INC"
  update regexp to use numbered capture groups, upload to DELAYED/2

• #667995 – python-cups: "cupsd configuration: "cupsdAuthorize: Empty Basic password!""
  backport upstream fix
• #694015 – geda: "geda: copyright file missing after upgrade (policy 12.5)"
  add strict version to dependency on -doc package, upload to DELAYED/2
• #694145 – cipux-cat-web,libcipux-cat-web-perl: "cipux-cat-web, libcipux-cat-web-perl: inconsistent permission handling of /etc/cipux-cat-web/"
  ship directories with group/permissions in packages, upload to DELAYED/5
• #694330 – python-mako-doc: "python-mako-doc: missing Breaks+Replaces: python3-mako (<< 0.3.6-1)"
  add missing Breaks+Replaces, upload to DELAYED/2

• #632443 – kst-data: "kst-data: missing Breaks+Replaces: kst-bin (<< 2.0.3)"
  add missing Breaks/Replaces, upload to DELAYED/5
• #671297 – libcapi20-dev,isdnutils-base: "isdnutils-base and libcapi20-dev: error when trying to install together"
  add missing Breaks/Replaces, upload to DELAYED/5, then fixed in a maintainer upload
• #677786 – libwmf: "libwmf: Please add multiarch support"
  sponsor NMU from Helmut Grohne, upload to DELAYED/7
• #677861 – src:lftp: "lftp: FTBFS[kfreebsd-i386]: error: conflicting declaration 'typedef __int32_t gl_intptr_t'"
  sponsor NMU by Ivo De Decker, upload to DELAYED/2
• #682752 – src:cups-filters: "cups-filters: debian/copyright is misleading/incomplete"
  try to get debian/copyright closer to reality, upload to DELAYED/2
• #684633 – jless: "jless: hangs with 1MB file, and should consider its future"
  do a manual versioned close
• #688891 – psad: "psad: modifies conffiles (policy 10.7.3): /etc/psad/psad.conf"
  upload NMU (fix in preinst) with maintainer's approval
• #694554 – apt-build: "Installation fails on ARM - config script fails"
  sponsor QA upload by Dominique Lasserre
• #694557 – apt-build: "APT paths aren't built properly"
  sponsor QA upload by Dominique Lasserre

• #666334 – src:gnustep-back: "FTBFS: build-arch problems with patch applying and installation of files generated only in build-indep target"
  fix debian/rules, upload to DELAYED/2
• #682416 – smstools: "smstools: smsd -s produces Segmentation fault"
  backport fix from latest upstream release, upload to DELAYED/2
• #689249 – mediawiki-extensions-math: "mediawiki-extensions-math: installs files in /usr/share/mediawiki/extensions which is a symlink in the mediawiki package"
  send a patch to the BTS
• #691570 – src:doc-linux-fr: "Build-depends on mirror, scheduled to be removed"
  sponsor QA upload by Ivo De Decker
• #692890 – fbdesk: "fbdesk: no icons on desktop"
  tag unreproducible, lower severity
• #693002 – libimager-perl: "libimager-perl: breaks libimager-qrcode-perl"
  bug triaging (pkg-perl)

• #683100 – pnp4nagios-web: "pnp4nagios-web: libjs-jquery-ui (>= 1.8.14) may be not enough"
  add a comment to the bug report
• #683138 – pnp4nagios-web: "pnp4nagios-web: crashes immediately due to debian/patches/adjust-template-path"
  add a comment to the bug report
• #689687 – src:guile-1.6: "guile-1.6: FTBFS on i386, kfreebsd-i386: testsuite failures"
  sponsor NMU prepared by Daniel Hartwig, upload to DELAYED/2
• #690128 – inn2: "inn2: conffile disappearing during squeeze->wheezy upgrade: /etc/news/motd.news"
  some triaging
• #691215 – pinpoint: "X request failed: BadDrawable"
  try to reproduce, unsuccessful
• #691535 – mumble: "Plugins: Failed to load libmumble.so: Cannot load library /usr/lib/mumble/libmumble.so: (/usr/lib/mumble/libmumble.so: undefined symbol: glPopClientAttrib)"
  send a patch proposal to the BTS, then upload to unstable with maintainer's approval

• #685476 – pcp: "pcp: CVE-2012-3418 CVE-2012-3419 CVE-2012-3420 CVE-2012-3421"
  do a versioned close, fixed package already in unstable
• #687398 – src:rhash: "rhash: FTBFS: plug_openssl.c:142: undefined reference to `dlopen'"
  add patch from Asheesh Laroia, fix build dependencies, upload to DELAYED/2, & cancelled again ...
• #688069 – liblocale-subcountry-perl: "liblocale-subcountry-perl: Version checks fail ("our $VERSION" moved before "package Locale::SubCountry")"
  add patch from Ivan Kohler (pkg-perl, not wheezy-related)
• #688891 – psad: "psad: modifies conffiles (policy 10.7.3): /etc/psad/psad.conf"
  send another patch to the BTS
• #690355 – libfile-data-perl: "libfile-data-perl: (virtually) empty binary package"
  add patch to Makefile.PL (pkg-perl, not wheezy-related)
• #691723 – libbusiness-onlinepayment-ippay-perl: "libbusiness-onlinepayment-ippay-perl: New upstream release 0.07"
  add patch from Ivan Kohler (pkg-perl, unstable + stable)

• #623578 – gadfly: "gadfly: build wrong version of the packaging during a binNMU"
  fix patch after feedback from Jakub Wilk, re-upload to DELAYED/2
• #675971 – mumble: "Cannot communicate with the vast majority of Mumble servers due to lack of required baseline codec"
  apply patch from Chris Knadle, upload to DELAYED/2 after RT reply in #691098
• #689779 – pptpd: "pptpd: modifies conffiles during squeeze2wheezy upgrade (policy 10.7.3): /etc/pptpd.conf, /etc/init.d/pptpd, /etc/ppp/pptpd-options"
  bug triaging, NMUd by a fellow DD
• #689946 – lat: "lat: Cannot open assembly '/usr/lib/lat/lat.exe': No such file or directory."
  send a patch to the BTS, uploaded by maintainer
• #690147 – cyrus-common-2.2: "cyrus-common-2.2: missing copyright file after upgrade from squeeze"
  send a patch to the BTS, uploaded by maintainer
• #690148 – gcc-mingw32: "gcc-mingw32: missing copyright file after upgrade from squeeze"
  send a patch to the BTS, already fixed by maintainer the same way
• #690150 – libphone-ui-dev: "libphone-ui-dev: missing copyright file after upgrade from squeeze"
  send a patch to the BTS, uploaded by maintainer
• #690947 – lat: "lat: Missing dependency on libmono-corlib2.0-cil"
  merge with #689946 after a bit triaging

• #623578 – gadfly: "gadfly: build wrong version of the packaging during a binNMU"
  apply patch from Guillem Jover, upload to DELAYED/2
• #675971 – mumble: "Cannot communicate with the vast majority of Mumble servers due to lack of required baseline codec"
  file pre-approval unblock request #691098
• #677943 – munin: "/etc/apache2/conf.d/munin removed on upgrade"
  send a patch to the BTS
• #685632 – liquidsoap: "liquidsoap: missing versioned depend on libcamomile-ocaml-data"
  make dependency versioned, upload to DELAYED/2
• #688891 – psad: "psad: modifies conffiles (policy 10.7.3): /etc/psad/psad.conf"
  send a patch to the BTS
• #689537 – pdnsd: "pdnsd: deletes conffiles on package removal (policy 10.7.3): /etc/NetworkManager/dispatcher.d/002_NetMan_pdnsd"
  include patch from Stuart Prescott, do a QA upload
• #689683 – prelude-manager: "prelude-manager: modifies conffiles (policy 10.7.3): /etc/prelude-manager/prelude-manager.conf"
  fix conffile handling, upload to DELAYED/2
• #690368 – pdnsd: "pdnsd: postinst overwrites admin changes to /etc/default/pdnsd"
  fix conffile handling, do a QA upload
• #691015 – conserver-client: "conserver-client: fails to upgrade from testing: Can't locate Tie/Hash/NamedCapture.pm in @INC"
  propose a patch to fix the mistake in my NMU

• #575087 – wbar: "On a default installation wbar will fail due dot.wbar"
  add comments to the bug report, severity lowered later by maintainer
• #652638 – libuuid-perl: "libuuid-perl: conflict with older doc-base versions to fix upgrade problems"
  add Conflicts (pkg-perl)
• #656505 – taxbird: "taxbird: build-dependency on libgeier-dev needs to be versioned"
  fix versioned build/runtime dependencies, upload to DELAYED/2
• #657465 – conserver-client: "conserver-client: prompting due to modified conffiles which where not modified by the user"
  fix configuration file handling, upload to DELAYED/2
• #688206 – pure-ftpd-common: "pure-ftpd-common: modifies conffiles (policy 10.7.3): /etc/default/pure-ftpd-common"
  fix configuration file handling, upload to DELAYED/2
• #688223 – emacspeak: "emacspeak: modifies conffiles (policy 10.7.3): /etc/emacspeak.conf"
  fix configuration file handling, QA upload
• #688231 – acgvision-agent: "acgvision-agent: modifies conffiles (policy 10.7.3): /etc/acgvision/agent.ini"
  add comments, and file #690170 while we're there
• #688796 – src:libkdtree++: "libkdtree++: incomplete debian/copyright"
  sponsor maintainer upload
• #688891 – psad: "psad: modifies conffiles (policy 10.7.3): /etc/psad/psad.conf"
  add thoughts and questions to bug report
• #689120 – gstreamer0.10-gconf: "gstreamer0.10-gconf: does not really provide sinks and sources"
  send a patch to the BTS
• #690355 – libfile-data-perl: "libfile-data-perl: (virtually) empty binary package"
  prepare a patch (pkg-perl)

• #632604 – src:libatomic-ops: "libatomic-ops: FTBFS on i386"
  prepare a patch for testing-proposed-updates, upload after ack from maintainer and release team
• #687858 – tasksel-data: "tasksel-data: copyright file missing after upgrade (policy 12.5)"
  add info and tag in BTS
• #687944 – mason: "mason: modifies conffiles (policy 10.7.3): /etc/masonrc"
  fix configuration file handling, upload to DELAYED/2
• #688196 – mimedefang: "mimedefang: modifies conffiles (policy 10.7.3): /etc/default/mimedefang"
  fix configuration file handling, upload to DELAYED/2, then included in maintainer upload
• #688200 – fprobe: "fprobe: modifies conffiles (policy 10.7.3): /etc/default/fprobe"
  fix configuration file handling, upload to DELAYED/2
• #688205 – mono-xsp2: "mono-xsp2: modifies conffiles (policy 10.7.3): /etc/default/mono-xsp2"
  fix configuration file handling, upload to DELAYED/2, rescheduled to 0-day with maintainer's permission
• #688375 – ntlmaps: "ntlmaps: modifies conffiles (policy 10.7.3): /etc/ntlmaps/server.cfg"
  fix configuration file handling, upload to DELAYED/2
• #688378 – gom: "gom: modifies conffiles (policy 10.7.3): /etc/default/gom"
  fix configuration file handling, upload to DELAYED/2
• #688499 – netmrg: "netmrg: modifies conffiles (policy 10.7.3): /etc/netmrg/netmrg.xml"
  install only template configuration file, upload to DELAYED/2
• #688565 – mono-apache-server2,mono-apache-server4: "mono-apache-server2, mono-apache-server4: modifies conffiles (policy 10.7.3): /etc/default/mono-apache-server[24]"
  fix configuration file handling, upload to DELAYED/2, rescheduled to 0-day with maintainer's permission
• #688736 – w3c-linkchecker: "w3c-linkchecker: modifies conffiles (policy 10.7.3): /etc/w3c/checklink.conf"
  remove configuration file on purge (pkg-perl)

• #636158 – maradns: "maradns: Debian default config is not robust to user change + upgrade"
  send a patch to the BTS
• #687604 – libkdtree++-dev: "libkdtree++-dev: kdtree headers are unusable on gcc 4.7.1"
  sponsor NMU from Sebastian Ramacher, upload to DELAYED/2
• #687825 – src:icinga: "FTBFS on kfreebsd-* due to missing build dependency"
  add info to bug report, fixed by maintainer the day after
• #687879 – readpst: "readpst: copyright file missing after upgrade (policy 12.5)"
  replace directory with symlink in postinst, upload to DELAYED/2
• #688112 – gummi: "gummi leaks file descriptors leading to a crash if the fd limit is reached"
  add patch from Justus Winter, upload to DELAYED/2
• #688194 – prewikka: "prewikka: modifies conffiles (policy 10.7.3): /etc/prewikka/prewikka.conf"
  don't ship configuration file in /etc, upload to DELAYED/2
• #688249 – nuauth: "nuauth: postinst deletes files from /usr/share/nuauth/"
  copy template configuration file instead of moving it, upload to DELAYED/2
• #688615 – nufw: "nufw: postinst deletes /usr/share/nufw/nufw.conf breaking package reconfiguration"
  copy template configuration files instead of moving them, upload to DELAYED/2

• #620866 – inform: "broken update-alternatives"
  some investigation
• #639565 – liboauth-dev: "liboauth-dev: please make loose libcurl dependency"
  update Depends, upload to DELAYED/2
• #650138 – liboauth0: "liboauth0: doesn't work with NSS libcurl flavour"
  fix Build-Depends, upload to DELAYED/2
• #684433 – gdal-bin: "gdal-bin: FTBFS when ruby1.9.1 installed"
  force building using Ruby 1.8, upload to DELAYED/2
• #685814 – phpgacl: "phpgacl: prompting due to modified conffiles which were not modified by the user"
  some investigation
• #687403 – src:libio-async-loop-epoll-perl: "libio-async-loop-epoll-perl: FTBFS: test failed"
  propose patches
• #687406 – src:jscribble: "jscribble: FTBFS: junit fails"
  sponsor NMU from Andrew Starr-Bochicchio, upload to DELAYED/2

• #639565 – liboauth-dev: "liboauth-dev: please make loose libcurl dependency"
  further investigation
• #642903 – nodm: "nodm: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 10"
  fix .config, upload to DELAYED/5
• #652084 – gosmore: "gosmore use 100% CPU and does nothing"
  sponsor NMU from Kai Lüke, upload to DELAYED/2
• #657465 – conserver-client: "conserver-client: prompting due to modified conffiles which where not modified by the user"
  private mail from maintainer
• #682412 – dynamips: "dynamips: FTBFS with multiarch paths: cc: error: /usr/lib/libelf.a: No such file or directory"
  uploaded to DELAYED/3 with my patch by a fellow DD during the Berlin BSP
• #683925 – src:ocp: "FTBFS with gcc-4.7 on i386"
  add patch from Kumar Appaiah, upload to DELAYED/2
• #684144 – sauerbraten: "sauerbraten: security issues with transmitted map cfgs"
  unsuccessfully apply upstream patch

• #618569 – avelsieve: "Failure of authentication on TLS connections"
  apply upstream patch, upload to DELAYED/2
• #657046 – alpine: "alpine: Alpine uses DES-56 in violation of RFC 5751"
  point to upstream commit, NMUed by a fellow DD during the Dublin BSP
• #657465 – conserver-client: "conserver-client: prompting due to modified conffiles which where not modified by the user"
  send patch to the BTS
• #679069 – viewvc: "CVE-2012-3356 / CVE-2012-3357"
  send patch to the BTS
• #680818 – src:yate: "yate: FTBFS: build-dependency not installable: libopenh323-dev"
  review patch and add pointer to packaging svn
• #682351 – git-annex: "git-annex: build fails because of failing tests"
  confirm problems in p/cowbuilder and add proposed patches, quickly applied by maintainer
• #682412 – dynamips: "dynamips: FTBFS with multiarch paths: cc: error: /usr/lib/libelf.a: No such file or directory"
  send alternative patch to the BTS
• #684758 – libphone-utils0-dbg: "libphone-utils0-dbg: /usr/share/doc/libphone-utils0-dbg empty after squeeze->wheezy upgrade"
  remove doc dir in preinst, it's a symlink now, upload to DELAYED/2
• #684843 – src:krusader: "krusader: FTBFS: tstring.h:137:5: error: 'make_pair' was not declared in this scope, and no declarations were found by argument-dependent lookup at the point of instantiation [-fpermissive]"
  tag unreproducible
• #685376 – makedev: "postinst fails on non-default Debian kernels and is useless on =<3.4"
  drop check for kernel version >= 2.4, QA upload
• #685542 – d-push: "d-push: Error when using https://myserver/Microsoft-Server-ActiveSync"
  update directory variable in debian patch as suggested by "nb", upload to DELAYED/2

• #669625 – gummi: "gummi: Gummi should depend on enchant"
  add missing dependency, upload to DELAYED/2
• #684433 – gdal-bin: "gdal-bin: FTBFS when ruby1.9.1 installed"
  add info to the bug report
• #684778 – pythontracer: "pythontracer: missing dependency on python-gtk2"
  add missing dependency, upload to DELAYED/2
• #684808 – src:mapserver: "mapserver: FTBFS: ld: cannot find -lstdc++"
  add missing build dependency (hint from Arto Jantunen), upload to DELAYED/2
• #684833 – src:argyll: "argyll: FTBFS: ld: cannot find -lconv"
  verify bug unreproducibility
• #684837 – src:gst-buzztard: "gst-buzztard: FTBFS: plugin.c:403:3: error: too many arguments to function 'bml_setup'"
  reproduce bug and add info to the BTS
• #684855 – src:fusioninventory-agent: "fusioninventory-agent: FTBFS: tests failed"
  some unsuccessful debugging
• #684860 – src:ruby-mocha: "ruby-mocha: FTBFS: tests failed"
  verify bug unreproducibility

• #656552 – zope2.12-sandbox: "zope2.12-sandbox: fails to install, remove and install again"
  add info to bug report
• #670405 – ekiga: "ekiga: Ekiga crashes on startup"
  add info to bug report
• #673370 – centerim: "centerim: Crash at startup (suspect login msn)"
  add info to bug report, then close on submitter's behalf
• #683061 – ntp: "ntp: missing init script dependency on $named"
  sponsor NMU from Ivo De Decker (fix init script), upload to DELAYED/2, then cancelled by maintainer after severity change
• #684019 – python-liblcms: "python-liblcms: static library in /usr/share"
  re-enable dropping of .a and .la files from python package, upload to DELAYED/2
• #684024 – src:python-adodb: "python-adodb: broken binary-indep target"
  apply patches from Evgeni Golov (d/rules targets) and Jakub Wilk (python-support handling), upload to DELAYED/2
• #684078 – wv2: "calligra: Buffer overflow"
  apply modified patch from KDE, upload to DELAYED/2
• #684150 – python-wxgtk2.8: "python-wxgtk2.8 breaks upgrade from squeeze to wheezy"
  add info to bug report
• #684180 – angband: "angband: removes files that were installed by another package: /usr/share/angband/*"
  don't remove directory belonging to other package in postrm, upload to DELAYED/2
• #684488 – puppet-lint: "puppet-lint not working with ruby1.9.1"
  send a patch to the BTS

• #602668 – libdevel-bt-perl: "libdevel-bt-perl: FTBFS on armel"
  debugging (pkg-perl)
• #636805 – viewvc: "viewvc runs extremely slowly (~15s per page)"
  add backported upstream patch, upload to DELAYED/2
• #646540 – phpgacl: "phpgacl: uninstallable in sid, needs to transition to smarty3"
  fix smarty path variable, upload to DELAYED/2
• #680790 – libio-async-perl: "libio-async-loop-epoll-perl: FTBFS: tests failed"
  add backported upstream patch (pkg-perl)
• #680806 – src:libio-async-loop-glib-perl: "libio-async-loop-glib-perl: FTBFS: tests failed"
  add patch provided by upstream (pkg-perl)
• #681903 – melange-client: "melange-client: missing dependency on python-pkg-resources"
  add missing dependency and a patch provided by Jakub Wilk, upload to DELAYED/2
• #682517 – ocfs2console: "ocfs2console: DeprecationWarning at start prevent usage"
  review patch in BTS, then upload fix prepared by Sébastien Villemot to DELAYED/2, then fixed in quick maintainer upload
• #682631 – python-distutils-extra: "linaro-image-tools: FTBFS: AttributeError: 'tuple' object has no attribute 'major'"
  send debdiff to BTS, then fixed in a maintainer upload
• #682636 – src:racket: "racket: FTBFS: raco setup: error: during making for scribblings/tools"
  bug manipulation, bug closed by maintainer afterwards
• #682825 – phpgacl: "phpgacl: creates world writable directory /usr/share/phpgacl/admin/templates_c"
  fix permissions in postinst, upload to DELAYED/2
• #683284 – graphicsmagick: "CVE-2012-3438"
  apply upstream patch, upload to DELAYED/2
• #683925 – src:ocp: "FTBFS with gcc-4.7 on i386"
  add information to bug report
• #683927 – libcloud: "CVE-2012-3446: MITM vulnerability in TLS/SSL certificates verification"
  add backported patch from upstream, upload to DELAYED/2

• #636805 – viewvc: "viewvc runs extremely slowly (~15s per page)"
  send debdiff to BTS
• #660671 – src:libdispatch: "libdispatch: Fails to build (link dispatch_starfish) on armel"
  apply patch from Ubuntu / Colin Watson, send debdiff to BTS (build fails differently on armel)
• #671673 – dvipsk-ja: "dvipsk-ja: unowned file /usr/local/share/texmf/ls-R after purge (policy 6.8, 9.1.2)"
  upload NMU prepared by Taku YASUI (use dh_installtex), upload to DELAYED/2
• #677361 – rubrica: "rubrica: FTBFS on kfreebsd-any & hurd-i386 due to rpath"
  autoreconf, upload to DELAYED/2
• #681756 – canna: "canna: removes files that were installed by another package: /etc/canna/default.canna"
  add info to bug report
• #682882 – inguma: "inguma: Recommends non-existent python-qt3 package"
  add info to bug report

• #655968 – smokeping: "smokeping: prompting due to modified conffiles which where not modified by the user"
  rm ufc files also on install, upload to DELAYED/2
• #669381 – jbibtex-base,ptex-base: "jbibtex-base: unowned file /usr/local/share/texmf/ls-R after purge (policy 6.8, 9.1.2)"
  use dh_installtex, upload to DELAYED/2
• #669382 – latex209-base,latex209-bin: "latex209-base: unowned file /usr/local/share/texmf/ls-R after purge (policy 6.8, 9.1.2)"
  send a patch to the BTS
• #670578 – gnunet: "gcc-4.6: [sparc] compiler fails to align stack-allocated struct,with array of uint32-values to 32-bit boundary"
  prepare a debdiff
• #671255 – libconfig-inifiles-perl: "CVE-2012-2451: CWE-377 Insecure Temporary File"
  upload a fix for squeeze (pkg-perl)
• #676048 – src:tess: "tess: FTBFS: tessrun fails"
  manually close the bug
• #676123 – src:jed: "jed: FTBFS: UTF-8 mode not enabled-- test_search_char not run."
  manually close the bug
• #680423 – trac-wikiprint: "trac-wikiprint: depends on nonexisting python-pil if rebuilt"
  add a debian/pydist-overrides file, upload to DELAYED/2
• #681758 – nginx-extras: "nginx-extras: removes files that were installed by another package"
  fix postrm script, upload to DELAYED/2, then rescheduled to 0-day on maintainer's request
• #683904 – src:libgeo-ip-perl: "FTBFS: test requires internet connectivity"
  skip test that needs internet connectivity (pkg-perl)
• #683909 – src:libical-parser-sax-perl: "FTBFS: test requires internet connectivity"
  disable network test (pkg-perl)

• #639565 – liboauth-dev: "liboauth-dev: please make loose libcurl dependency"
  send a patch to the BTS
• #642165 – src:libmime-lite-html-perl: "libmime-lite-html-perl: FTBFS: test failures"
  update test reference files, upload to DELAYED/2
• #656505 – taxbird: "taxbird: build-dependency on libgeier-dev needs to be versioned"
  propose a different patch in the BTS
• #662606 – php-horde-core: "php-horde-core: FTBFS: "This package contains role "horde" and requires package "horde/Role" to be used""
  add missing build dependency, upload to DELAYED/2
• #664724 – rrdcached: "rrdcached: fails to install, postinst, invoke-rc.d rrdcached start, start-stop-daemon, segfault"
  (re-)create directories needed by daemon in init script, upload to DELAYED/2
• #665018 – src:python-fixtures: "python-fixtures: FTBFS: AttributeError: 'BrokenFixture' object has no attribute 'items'"
  add patch from Emanuele Aina, upload to DELAYED/2
• #666231 – src:byzanz: "byzanz: FTBFS with gtk 3.4"
  sponsor NMU from Etienne Millon, upload to DELAYED/2
• #678108 – httpcomponents-core: "httpcomponents-core: FTBFS twice in a row - broken clean rule"
  call mh_clean as suggested by Niels Thykier, upload to DELAYED/2
• #678859 – libmozjs185-dev: "libmozjs185-dev depends on libffi-dev"
  add missing dependency as proposed by Nicolas Boulenguez, upload to DELAYED/2
• #679669 – src:underscore: "underscore: build-dependency on uglifyjs not satisfiable in wheezy"
  propose a patch in the BTS, maintainer prefers alternative ways of fixing it
• #680423 – trac-wikiprint: "trac-wikiprint: depends on nonexisting python-pil if rebuilt"
  propose a patch in the BTS
• #680424 – trac-odtexport: "trac-odtexport: depends on nonexisting python-pil if rebuilt"
  propose a patch in the BTS, then fixed & closed by maintainer
• #681146 – bitlbee-common: "bitlbee-common: fails to install, purge, and install again"
  propose a patch in the BTS, then upload to DELAYED/2 with maintainer's permission
• #681567 – opennebula-common: "opennebula-common: fails to install, purge, and install again"
  propose a patch in the BTS, then upload to DELAYED/2 with maintainer's permission

• as each year, it's great to have time to work on Debian stuff for longer times undisturbed;
• it helps to have other people around, & be able to ask them something just across the table;
• I'm spending a good chunk of my time with the other guys from the Debian Perl Group, both in my "work time" & in my "free time" – it's just a pleasure;
• most of my work was on the Open Tasks of the Debian Perl Group – preparing our meeting next week, working on bugs, preparing changes to our policy, cleaning up never-uploaded packages in our repos, updating our documentation, doing mass-changes across hundreds of packages, ...;
• hotel, university, food, etc. are all fine & the people are all friendly & helpful;
• yesterday evening we even had "una noche de la poesia" in a nearby bar.

• #656421 – powertop: "Please update to libnl3"
  sponsor NMU from Julian Wollrath, upload to DELAYED/2
• #662236 – src:coinor-ipopt: "coinor-ipopt: hardcoded library dependencies on libmumps"
  sponsor NMU from Etienne Millon, upload to DELAYED/2
• #665629 – src:xoo: "xoo: Including individual glib headers no longer supported"
  sponsor NMU from Gregor Jasny, upload to DELAYED/2
• #669379 – abntex: "abntex: unowned file /usr/local/share/texmf/ls-R after purge (policy 6.8, 9.1.2)"
  sponsor NMU from Andrew Starr-Bochicchio, upload to DELAYED/2
• #669393 – tetex-brev: "tetex-brev: unowned file /usr/local/share/texmf/ls-R after purge (policy 6.8, 9.1.2)"
  sponsor NMU from Andrew Starr-Bochicchio, upload to DELAYED/2
• #677391 – latex-beamer: "latex-beamer: unowned file /usr/local/share/texmf/ls-R after purge (policy 6.8, 9.1.2)"
  sponsor NMU from Andrew Starr-Bochicchio, upload to DELAYED/2, then fixed in maintainer upload
• #679135 – src:libsys-cpu-perl: "FTBFS on several architectures: Failed 2/4 subtests"
  mark one test as TODO (i.e. non-fatal) (pkg-perl)

• #632604 – src:libatomic-ops: "libatomic-ops: FTBFS on i386"
  apply patch from upstream git repo, upload to DELAYED/2, then fixed in a maintainer upload
• #644409 – rapidsvn: "rapidsvn SEGV with Subversion 1.7"
  add upstream patch, do a QA upload
• #650060 – snort: "snort: FTBFS when built with build-arch"
  send patch to the BTS, NMU uploaded by periapt
• #674329 – src:gimp-dimage-color: "gimp-dimage-color: FTBFS: gimpmatrix.h:23:2: error: #error "Only <libgimpmath/gimpmath.h> can be included directly.""
  apply patch from Sebastian Ramacher, upload to DELAYED/2
• #676194 – src:ruby-xmlparser: "ruby-xmlparser: FTBFS: xmlparser.c:1783:2: error: format not a string literal and no format arguments [-Werror=format-security]"
  add patch from Andreas Stührk, upload to DELAYED/2
• #676205 – src:ruby-ldap: "ruby-ldap: FTBFS: sslconn.c:103:7: error: format not a string literal and no format arguments [-Werror=format-security]"
  add patch from Johannes Brandstätter, upload to DELAYED/2
• #677702 – src:libdevice-cdio-perl: "libdevice-cdio-perl: FTBFS with libcdio 0.83"
  finalize, and update patches for new upstream release, uploaded by dam (pkg-perl)
• #678556 – rapidsvn: "rapidsvn: please drop Build-Depends: libserf-0-0-dev"
  drop build dependency, do a QA upload
• #678772 – src:libpoe-component-client-http-perl: "libpoe-component-client-http-perl: FTBFS: tests failed"
  add patch (pkg-perl)

• #665234 – src:libpoe-component-client-mpd-perl: "libpoe-component-client-mpd-perl: FTBFS: tests hang"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #666351 – src:openr2: "openr2: FTBFS: dh_install: libopenr2-bin missing files (etc/openr2/*.conf), aborting"
  fix build* targets in debian/rules, upload to DELAYED/3
• #666654 – src:apt-dpkg-ref: "apt-dpkg-ref: FTBFS: cp: cannot stat `apt-dpkg-ref.pdf': No such file or directory"
  manual close
• #667764 – strongswan-starter: "strongswan-starter: package must not include /var/lock/subsys"
  create lock directory in init script instead of shipping it, upload to DELAYED/3
• #669433 – src:grafx2: "grafx2: FTBFS: fileformats.c:30:17: fatal error: png.h: No such file or directory"
  add build dependency on libpng-dev, upload to DELAYED/2
• #669559 – src:xserver-xorg-video-mach64: "xserver-xorg-video-mach64: FTBFS: cp: cannot stat `debian/tmp/usr/share/man': No such file or directory"
  manual close
• #670221 – plptools: "plptools: fails to install due to insserv rejecting the script header"
  fix init script as proposed by Andreas Beckmann, upload to DELAYED/2
• #671962 – src:freerdp: "freerdp: FTBFS: dh_install: libfreerdp1 missing files (usr/lib/*.so.*), aborting"
  send patch from Ubuntu / Michael Terry to the BTS
• #674761 – src:gpx2shp: "Build-depend on obsolete proj package"
  fix build dependency, upload to DELAYED/2

• #666373 – src:scribus: "scribus: FTBFS: dh_testroot: You must run this as root (or use fakeroot)."
  fix build* targets in debian/rules, upload to DELAYED/2
• #673864 – searchandrescue: "searchandrescue: FTBFS in sid: install: cannot stat `SearchAndRescue': No such file or directory"
  fix build* target dependencies in debian/rules, upload to DELAYED/2, then moved to 0-day on maintainer's request
• #674212 – libalkimia: "libalkimia: ftbs missing dependency on pkg-config"
  add missing build dependency, upload to DELAYED/2
• #674353 – src:libcss-perl: "libcss-perl: FTBFS: tests failed"
  recompile grammar at build time, upload to DELAYED/2
• #674356 – src:kalzium: "kalzium: FTBFS: make[4]: *** No rule to make target `/usr/lib/libQtOpenGL.so', needed by `lib/libcompoundviewer.so.4.7.0'. Stop."
  manual close
• #674369 – src:libtuxcap: "libtuxcap: FTBFS: Could NOT find ImageMagick"
  add patch to work with newer cmake ImageMagick module, upload to DELAYED/2
• #674370 – src:aolserver4-nsmysql: "aolserver4-nsmysql: FTBFS: ld: cannot find -lssl"
  manual close
• #674376 – src:sysbench: "sysbench: FTBFS: ld: cannot find -lssl"
  manual close
• #674377 – src:korundum: "korundum: FTBFS: make[3]: *** No rule to make target `/usr/lib/libQtCore.so', needed by `lib/korundum4.so'. Stop."
  manual close
• #676051 – src:biber: "biber: FTBFS: tests failed"
  add missing build dependencies (pkg-perl)
• #676072 – src:libgeo-osm-tiles-perl: "libgeo-osm-tiles-perl: FTBFS: tests failed"
  add patch to skip test that needs internet access (pkg-perl)

Munich      | Madrid      | IB3537 | Jul  1 | 07:30 | 10:30
Madrid      | San Jose    | IB6313 | Jul  1 | 12:05 | 15:05
San Jose    | Managua     | LR679  | Jul  1 | 18:24 | 19:24

Managua     | Panama City | CM105  | Jul 21 | 14:49 | 17:24
Panama City | Madrid      | IB6346 | Jul 21 | 18:55 | 12:10+1
Madrid      | Munich      | IB3564 | Jul 22 | 16:10 | 18:55

• #650060 – snort: "snort: FTBFS with multiarch libmysqlclient-dev"
  apply patch from Ubuntu / Jean-Louis Dupond, upload to DELAYED/2, then used in a maintainer upload
• #664933 – src:fceu: "fceu: FTBFS: file.c:157:20: error: request for member 'have' in something not a structure or union"
  add patch from Sebastian Ramacher, upload to DELAYED/2
• #666225 – src:deja-dup: "configure:3028: error: xmllint not found"
  update build dependencies, upload to DELAYED/2
• #666337 – src:euler: "euler: FTBFS: gcc: error: unrecognized option '-V'"
  sponsor NMU prepared by Sebastian Ramacher, upload to DELAYED/2
• #667111 – bcov: "bcov: ftbfs with GCC-4.7"
  second attempt, extend patch, upload to DELAYED/1
• #667391 – telepathy-qt4: "telepathy-qt4: ftbfs with GCC-4.7"
  add patch from Cyril Brulebois, upload to DELAYED/2
• #667886 – src:textedit.app: "textedit.app: FTBFS with GCC-4.7"
  apply patch from Yavor Doganov, upload to DELAYED/2
• #672356 – libspread-perl: "libspread-perl: DynaLoader now requires versions to be numbers, Spread.pm uses a string."
  add patch from Andrew Ruthven, do a QA upload
• #674330 – src:clamav: "clamav: FTBFS: llvm/lib/ExecutionEngine/JIT/Intercept.cpp:69:67: error: 'lseek64' was not declared in this scope"
  apply upstream patch (missing include), upload to DELAYED/2

• #667111 – bcov: "bcov: ftbfs with GCC-4.7"
  add patch from Cyril Brulebois, upload to DELAYED/2
• #667308 – oggvideotools: "oggvideotools: ftbfs with GCC-4.7"
  add patch from Paul Tagliamonte, upload to DELAYED/2
• #667322 – pianobooster: "pianobooster: ftbfs with GCC-4.7"
  add patch to fix Windows linker flags, upload to DELAYED/2
• #667329 – powertop: "powertop: ftbfs with GCC-4.7"
  add patch from Cyril Brulebois, upload to DELAYED/2
• #667361 – rtorrent: "rtorrent: ftbfs with GCC-4.7"
  add patch from Cyril Brulebois, upload to DELAYED/2, later fixed in maintainer upload
• #667362 – rubberband: "rubberband: ftbfs with GCC-4.7"
  add patch from Cyril Brulebois, upload to DELAYED/2
• #667364 – rutilt: "rutilt: ftbfs with GCC-4.7"
  add patch from Cyril Brulebois, upload to DELAYED/2
• #667388 – tagcoll2: "tagcoll2: ftbfs with GCC-4.7"
  manual close
• #667403 – uisp: "uisp: ftbfs with GCC-4.7"
  add compiler flag, upload to DELAYED/2
• #667419 – xdiskusage: "xdiskusage: ftbfs with GCC-4.7"
  add patch from Cyril Brulebois, upload to DELAYED/2
• #667866 – src:cenon.app: "cenon.app: FTBFS with GCC-4.7"
  add patch from Yavor Doganov, upload to DELAYED/2
• #667873 – src:gridlock.app: "gridlock.app: FTBFS with GCC-4.7"
  apply patch from Yavor Doganov, upload to DELAYED/2
• #667874 – src:gworkspace: "gworkspace: FTBFS with GCC-4.7"
  add patch from Yavor Doganov, upload to DELAYED/2
• #672003 – src:dibbler: "dibbler: FTBFS: ClntIfaceIface.cpp:34:49: error: 'unlink' was not declared in this scope"
  add patch from Paul Tagliamonte, upload to DELAYED/2
• #672025 – src:mmpong: "mmpong: FTBFS: client.cpp:276:71: error: 'usleep' was not declared in this scope"
  add patch from Cyril Roelandt, upload to DELAYED/2
• #672042 – src:l2tp-ipsec-vpn-daemon: "l2tp-ipsec-vpn-daemon: FTBFS: src/VpnClientConnection.cpp:167:60: error: '::chown' has not been declared"
  add patch from Paul Tagliamonte, upload to DELAYED/2
• #672089 – src:icewm: "icewm: FTBFS: Xlib.h:1694:1: error: 'deprecated' was not declared in this scope"
  add patch from Ubuntu / Andreas Moog, upload to DELAYED/2, then included in maintainer upload
• #673286 – gem: "gem: FTBFS with gcc-4.7"
  send debdiff to the BTS, later NMUd by a fellow DD
• #674301 – src:libplack-middleware-reverseproxy-perl: "libplack-middleware-reverseproxy-perl: FTBFS: tests failed"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #674304 – src:clusterssh: "clusterssh: FTBFS: tests failed"
  add missing build dependency
• #674395 – src:libdbd-mysql-perl: "libdbd-mysql-perl: FTBFS: ld: cannot find -lssl"
  manual close (pkg-perl)

• #625230 – libfile-path-perl: "libfile-path-perl: uninstallable, obsoleted by perl"
  removal bug filed (#672905; pkg-perl)
• #642745 – src:libnetserver-generic-perl: "libnetserver-generic-perl: FTBFS: E: Caught signal 'Terminated': terminating immediately"
  removal bug filed (#672903; pkg-perl)
• #658577 – libevocosm-dev: "-dev library is broken"
  add patch from Vincent Legout, upload to DELAYED/2
• #661500 – src:libevocosm: "FTBFS: dpkg-source: error: aborting due to unexpected upstream changes"
  fix config.{guess,sub} handling, upload to DELAYED/2
• #667244 – libevocosm: "libevocosm: ftbfs with GCC-4.7"
  add patch from Matthias Klose, upload to DELAYED/2
• #672000 – src:structure-synth: "structure-synth: FTBFS: StructureSynth/JavaScriptSupport/../../SyntopiaCore/GLEngine/Sphere.h:25:4: error: 'GLUquadric' does not name a type"
  sponsor NMU from Sebastian Ramacher, upload to DELAYED/2
• #672005 – src:l2tp-ipsec-vpn: "l2tp-ipsec-vpn: FTBFS: src/main.cpp:210:15: error: '::getuid' has not been declared"
  add patch from Paul Tagliamonte, upload to DELAYED/3
• #672010 – src:cryptkeeper: "cryptkeeper: FTBFS: lsof.cpp:40:2: error: 'pipe' was not declared in this scope"
  add patch from Paul Tagliamonte, upload to DELAYED/3
• #672014 – src:megaglest: "megaglest: FTBFS: util.cpp:360:30: error: 'close' was not declared in this scope"
  sponsor NMU from Sebastian Ramacher, upload to DELAYED/2
• #672071 – src:pxe-kexec: "pxe-kexec: FTBFS: networkhelper.cc:211:21: error: 'close' was not declared in this scope"
  add patch from Paul Tagliamonte, upload to DELAYED/3, then closed by maintainer upload

• #667139 – coin3: "coin3: ftbfs with GCC-4.7"
  send debdiff to the BTS
• #667238 – lfhex: "lfhex: ftbfs with GCC-4.7"
  add patch to add missing include, upload to DELAYED/5
• #667263 – linamc: "linamc: ftbfs with GCC-4.7"
  patch to enable missing include, upload to DELAYED/5
• #667272 – mcmcpack: "mcmcpack: ftbfs with GCC-4.7"
  add patch to add this-> qualifiers, upload to DELAYED/5
• #667277 – milkytracker: "milkytracker: ftbfs with GCC-4.7"
  add patch to add missing include, upload to DELAYED/5
• #667281 – minitube: "minitube: ftbfs with GCC-4.7"
  add patch to add missing include, upload to DELAYED/5
• #667284 – mm3d: "mm3d: ftbfs with GCC-4.7"
  patch to add include and this-> qualifiers, upload to DELAYED/5
• #667289 – mswatch: "mswatch: ftbfs with GCC-4.7"
  add patch to add missing include, upload to DELAYED/2
• #667292 – musique: "musique: ftbfs with GCC-4.7"
  add patch to add missing include, upload to DELAYED/2
• #667295 – netperfmeter: "netperfmeter: ftbfs with GCC-4.7"
  add patch to add missing include, upload to DELAYED/2
• #667298 – nmapsi4: "nmapsi4: ftbfs with GCC-4.7"
  add patch from Francesco Cecconi (add missing includes), upload to DELAYED/2, then solved with a maintainer upload
• #667302 – numptyphysics: "numptyphysics: ftbfs with GCC-4.7"
  add patch to add missing include, upload to DELAYED/2
• #667303 – nxcl: "nxcl: ftbfs with GCC-4.7"
  add patch to add missing include, upload to DELAYED/2
• #667318 – owx: "owx: ftbfs with GCC-4.7"
  add patch to add missing include, upload to DELAYED/2
• #667337 – qbankmanager: "qbankmanager: ftbfs with GCC-4.7"
  add patch to use class name, upload to DELAYED/2
• #667343 – qterm: "qterm: ftbfs with GCC-4.7"
  add patch from Paul Tagliamonte (missing include), upload to DELAYED/2
• #667347 – rafkill: "rafkill: ftbfs with GCC-4.7"
  add patch to add missing include, upload to DELAYED/2
• #667348 – ragel: "ragel: ftbfs with GCC-4.7"
  patch to this-> qualifiers, upload to DELAYED/2
• #667373 – simgear: "simgear: ftbfs with GCC-4.7"
  apply patch from Matthias Klose, upload to DELAYED/2
• #667428 – zoneminder: "zoneminder: ftbfs with GCC-4.7"
  add patch from Cyril Brulebois, upload to DELAYED/2
• #669432 – src:milkytracker: "milkytracker: FTBFS: ./zzip_file.h:34:18: fatal error: zlib.h: No such file or directory"
  add missing build dependency, upload to DELAYED/5

• #662023 – cairo-5c: "cairo-5c FTBFS No package 'librsvg-2.0' found"
  unreproducible, lower severity, then closed by maintainer
• #666311 – src:freeradius: "freeradius: FTBFS: libfreeradius-radius-2.1.10.so: could not read symbols: Invalid operation"
  fix target dependencies in debian/rules, upload to DELAYED/2
• #666325 – src:uudeview: "uudeview: FTBFS: ! LaTeX Error: File `a4wide.sty' not found."
  add missing build dependency, found by Sebastian Ramacher, upload to DELAYED/2
• #666341 – src:vgrabbj: "vgrabbj: FTBFS: make[1]: *** No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop."
  fix target dependencies in debian/rules, upload to DELAYED/2
• #666343 – src:cairo-5c: "cairo-5c: FTBFS: make[1]: *** No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop."
  fix target dependencies in debian/rules, upload to DELAYED/2
• #666346 – src:openjade: "openjade: FTBFS: make[1]: *** No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop."
  fix target dependencies in debian/rules, upload to DELAYED/2
• #666349 – src:openais: "openais: FTBFS: make[1]: *** No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop."
  fix target dependencies in debian/rules, upload to DELAYED/2
• #666366 – src:felix-latin: "felix-latin: FTBFS: ! I can't find file `t3enc.def'."
  add missing build dependency, upload to DELAYED/2
• #667146 – cutesdr: "cutesdr: ftbfs with GCC-4.7"
  add patch to add missing header, upload to DELAYED/5
• #667172 – gambit: "gambit: ftbfs with GCC-4.7"
  add patch to add this-> qualifiers, upload to DELAYED/5
• #667186 – goldendict: "goldendict: ftbfs with GCC-4.7"
  add patch to add missing header, upload to DELAYED/5
• #667190 – gpsim: "gpsim: ftbfs with GCC-4.7"
  apply patch from Paul Tagliamonte, upload to DELAYED/5, then rescheduled to 0-day at maintainer's request
• #667191 – gpt: "gpt: ftbfs with GCC-4.7"
  add patch to add missing header, upload to DELAYED/5, later integrated into maintainer upload
• #667198 – handlersocket: "handlersocket: ftbfs with GCC-4.7"
  add patch to add missing header, upload to DELAYED/5
• #667200 – hexxagon: "hexxagon: ftbfs with GCC-4.7"
  add patch from Paul Tagliamonte, upload to DELAYED/5
• #667207 – ifrit: "ifrit: ftbfs with GCC-4.7"
  add patch to declare a function before its usage, do a QA upload
• #667211 – itksnap: "itksnap: ftbfs with GCC-4.7"
  add patch to add this-> qualifiers, upload to DELAYED/5, then rescheduled to 0-day at maintainer's request
• #667219 – kawari8: "kawari8: ftbfs with GCC-4.7"
  add patch to add this-> qualifier, upload to DELAYED/5
• #667221 – kdesvn: "kdesvn: ftbfs with GCC-4.7"
  add patch from Paul Tagliamonte, upload to DELAYED/5
• #667223 – kdocker: "kdocker: ftbfs with GCC-4.7"
  add patch to add missing header, upload to DELAYED/5, later sponsored maintainer upload
• #667225 – kelbt: "kelbt: ftbfs with GCC-4.7"
  patch to add this-> qualifier, upload to DELAYED/5
• #667226 – kgb: "kgb: ftbfs with GCC-4.7"
  add patch to add missing header, upload to DELAYED/5
• #667233 – kvpnc: "kvpnc: ftbfs with GCC-4.7"
  add patch from Paul Tagliamonte, upload to DELAYED/5
• #669447 – src:bsnes: "bsnes: FTBFS: ./ruby/audio/alsa.cpp:4:28: fatal error: alsa/asoundlib.h: No such file or directory"
  add missing build dependency, send patch to BTS, adapted version included in maintainer upload

• #662382 – src:jigzo: "jigzo: Please Build-Depends on libpng-dev, change from libpng12-dev"
  do as the bug report requests, add a patch from FreeBSD, upload to DELAYED/10, then sponsored maintainer upload
• #662432 – src:minetest: "minetest: Please Build-Depends on libpng-dev, change from libpng12-dev"
  do as the bug report requests, upload to DELAYED/5, later cancelled du to maintainer request/upload
• #666290 – src:xml2: "xml2: FTBFS: gcc: error: unrecognized option '-V'"
  update debian/rules, upload to DELAYED/2
• #666301 – src:xxdiff: "xxdiff: FTBFS: make[1]: rst2html.py: Command not found"
  add build-arch and build-indep targets to debian/rules, upload to DELAYED/2
• #666302 – src:gurlchecker: "gurlchecker: FTBFS: cp: cannot stat `debian/tmp/ui/gurlchecker.xpm': No such file or directory"
  use override target in debian/rules, upload to DELAYED/2
• #666329 – src:c-icap: "c-icap: FTBFS: cp: cannot stat `debian/tmp/etc/c-icap/c-icap.conf': No such file or directory"
  use override target in debian/rules, upload to DELAYED/2
• #667110 – basic256: "basic256: ftbfs with GCC-4.7"
  add patch from Cyril Brulebois, upload to DELAYED/5, rescheduled to 15-day after maintainer reply, fixed in maintainer upload
• #667116 – blahtexml: "blahtexml: ftbfs with GCC-4.7"
  add patch from Cyril Brulebois, upload to DELAYED/5
• #667178 – gkrellkam: "gkrellkam: ftbfs with GCC-4.7"
  add patch from Paul Tagliamonte, upload to DELAYED/5
• #667180 – gkrellmitime: "gkrellmitime: ftbfs with GCC-4.7"
  add patch from Paul Tagliamonte, QA upload
• #667194 – gsmartcontrol: "gsmartcontrol: ftbfs with GCC-4.7"
  add patch from Paul Tagliamonte, upload to DELAYED/5
• #667216 – jigzo: "jigzo: ftbfs with GCC-4.7"
  add patch from Paul Tagliamonte, upload to DELAYED/10, then sponsored maintainer upload
• #667217 – jstest-gtk: "jstest-gtk: ftbfs with GCC-4.7"
  add patch from Paul Tagliamonte, upload to DELAYED/5
• #667280 – minetest: "minetest: ftbfs with GCC-4.7"
  add patch from P. J. McDermott, upload to DELAYED/5, later cancelled du to maintainer request/upload
• #667315 – openturns: "openturns: ftbfs with GCC-4.7"
  add patch from Denis Barbier, upload to DELAYED/5
• #667327 – populations: "populations: ftbfs with GCC-4.7"
  add patch from Paul Tagliamonte, upload to DELAYED/5
• #667333 – ptlib-wolf: "ptlib-wolf: ftbfs with GCC-4.7"
  add patch from Paul Tagliamonte, upload to DELAYED/5
• #667334 – pwlib: "pwlib: ftbfs with GCC-4.7"
  add patch from Paul Tagliamonte, upload to DELAYED/2
• #667365 – s51dude: "s51dude: ftbfs with GCC-4.7"
  add patch from Paul Tagliamonte, upload to DELAYED/5
• #667415 – wmhdplop: "wmhdplop: ftbfs with GCC-4.7"
  add patch from Paul Tagliamonte, upload to DELAYED/5
• #667418 – wvstreams: "wvstreams: ftbfs with GCC-4.7"
  add patch from Paul Tagliamonte, QA upload

• #387756 – crack-common: "crack: Do not expect the /var/run/ content to persist"
  apply patch from Georgios M. Zarkadas, upload to DELAYED/2
• #655329 – src:libperl5i-perl: "libperl5i-perl: FTBFS: Failed test at t/utf8.t line 23"
  add patch from upstream git (pkg-perl)
• #655844 – quassel-core: "quassel-core: fails to upgrade from squeeze"
  fix preinst script, upload to DELAYED/2
• #664939 – src:egenix-mx-base: "egenix-mx-base: FTBFS with Python 2.7.3: ImportError: cannot import name customize_compiler"
  add patch from Ubuntu / Colin Watson, upload to DELAYED/2
• #665083 – src:kdepim: "kdepim: FTBFS: cp: cannot stat `debian/tmp/usr/lib/libakregatorinterfaces.so.4.6.0': No such file or directory"
  send patch to the BTS
• #666278 – src:polybori: "polybori: FTBFS: mv: cannot stat `debian/python-polybori2.7/*': No such file or directory"
  add build-arch target in debian/rules, upload to DELAYED/2
• #666279 – src:ulogd: "ulogd: FTBFS: cp: cannot stat `./debian/tmp/usr/lib/ulogd/ulogd_SQLITE3.so': No such file or directory"
  add patches from from Ubuntu / Clint Byrum, upload to DELAYED/2, then integrated into an NMU by bubulle that adds debconf translations
• #666283 – src:proftpd-mod-msg: "proftpd-mod-msg: FTBFS: mod_msg.c:314:5: error: format not a string literal and no format arguments [-Werror=format-security]"
  add patch to add missing format string, upload to DELAYED/2
• #666284 – src:avbin: "avbin: FTBFS: make[1]: *** No rule to make target `Makefile.'. Stop."
  sponsor NMU by Sebastian Ramacher, upload to DELAYED/2
• #666285 – src:garlic: "garlic: FTBFS: cp: cannot stat `./garlic': No such file or directory"
  add build-arch target in debian/rules, upload to DELAYED/2
• #666295 – src:scotch: "scotch: FTBFS: cp: cannot stat `debian/tmp/int/bin/scotch_esmumps': No such file or directory"
  fix target dependencies in debian/rules, upload to DELAYED/2
• #666296 – src:scmxx: "scmxx: FTBFS: cp: cannot stat `debian/debian_provider_logo.bmp': No such file or directory"
  add build-arch target in debian/rules, upload to DELAYED/2

cme fix dpkg-copyright

• #643108 – src:enigma: "enigma: FTBFS: dpkg-buildpackage: error: dpkg-source -b enigma-1.10~~pre-alpha+r2210 gave error exit status 2"
  close as locally unreproducible and not in the last Grid'5000 run
• #661474 – enigma: "enigma: removal of enigma makes files disappear from enigma-data"
  send patch to the BTS, upload to DELAYED/2 after feedback from bug submitter and maintainer
• #663182 – mysql-utilities,libmysql-diff-perl: "libmysql-diff-perl and mysql-utilities: error when trying to install together"
  rename script (pkg-perl)
• #664960 – src:python-melangeclient: "python-melangeclient: FTBFS: ImportError: No module named setuptools"
  apply patch from Ubuntu / Daniel T Chen, upload to DELAYED/2
• #665052 – src:cowbell: "cowbell: FTBFS: configure: error: 'Taglib C bindings are not installed'"
  add patch from Ubuntu / Ilya Barygin, upload to DELAYED/2, then merged into maintainer upload
• #665064 – src:kaya: "kaya: FTBFS: dpkg-buildpackage: error: dpkg-source -b kaya-0.4.4 gave error exit status 2"
  send patch to the BTS
• #665258 – src:teseq: "teseq: FTBFS: configure.ac:15: lzma compression is deprecated; use `dist-xz' or `dist-lzip' instead"
  add patch to remove obsolete automake option, upload to DELAYED/2
• #665677 – src:gsmartcontrol: "gsmartcontrol: FTBFS with glib 2.32"
  add upstream patch, upload to DELAYED/2
• #666574 – src:libcairo-perl: "libcairo-perl: FTBFS: tests failed"
  add two upstream patches (pkg-perl)
• #666601 – src:libapache-singleton-perl: "libapache-singleton-perl: FTBFS: test failed"
  upload with patch from Niko Tyni (pkg-perl)
• #666651 – src:librpc-xml-perl: "librpc-xml-perl: FTBFS: tests failed"
  upload with patch from Niko Tyni (pkg-perl)

• #641816 – libmusicbrainz3-dev: "libmusicbrainz3-dev should depends on libneon25-dev and libdiscid"
  add missing dependencies, upload to DELAYED/2
• #646649 – src:libio-async-loop-epoll-perl: "libio-async-loop-epoll-perl: FTBFS: Failed 1/8 test programs. 1/86 subtests failed."
  upload with patches from Niko Tyni (pkg-perl)
• #656791 – approx: "approx: should depend on system-log-daemon"
  add missing dependency, upload to DELAYED/2
• #661799 – libcvs-perl: "libcvs-perl: FTBFS"
  upload with patch from Niko Tyni (pkg-perl)
• #663052 – leds-alix-source: "leds-alix-source: module fails to compile"
  apply patch from Federico Brega, upload to DELAYED/2
• #663567 – wxglade: "wxglade: FTBFS: ImportError: No module named wx"
  send patch to the BTS
• #665233 – src:libanyevent-perl: "libanyevent-perl: FTBFS: tests failed"
  upload patched package prepared by Alessandro Ghedini (pkg-perl)
• #665388 – src:libperlbal-xs-httpheaders-perl: "libperlbal-xs-httpheaders-perl: FTBFS: C code doesn't load reliably"
  add patch, upload package prepared by Jonathan Steinert (pkg-perl)
• #666292 – src:libmecab-perl: "libmecab-perl: FTBFS: MeCab_wrap.cxx:1826:16: error: 'mecab_node_t' has no member named 'sentence_length'"
  upload new upstream version (pkg-perl)
• #666369 – src:fbcat: "fbcat: FTBFS: doc/fbcat.1: No such file or directory at /usr/bin/dh_installman line 127."
  fix targets in debian/rules, upload to DELAYED/5, then fixed earlier in a maintainer upload
• #666581 – src:latexdiff: "latexdiff: FTBFS: ! LaTeX Error: File `ulem.sty' not found."
  finish and upload package with fix prepared by David Bremner (pkg-perl)
• #666638 – src:libcpan-mini-perl: "libcpan-mini-perl: FTBFS: test failed"
  use writable HOME during build (pkg-perl)

• #646177 – src:python-djvulibre: "python-djvulibre: FTBFS: FAIL: test_decode.test_documents.test_export_ps"
  add patch from upstream repo, upload to DELAYED/2
• #651317 – src:pike7.8: "pike7.8: FTBFS on i386: Segmentation fault"
  send debdiff with patch from Ubuntu / Matthias Klose to BTS
• #656669 – gedit-latex-plugin: "gedit-latex-plugin: FTBFS due to latex/latex/environment.py not in POTFILES.in"
  add patch from Ubuntu / Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre, upload to DELAYED/2
• #660379 – libchart-perl: "libchart-perl 2.4.4 breaks the return value of scalar_png()"
  upload package prepared by Florian Schlichting (pkg-perl)
• #662585 – qd: "FTBFS"
  add patch to fix a Makefile.am variable, upload to DELAYED/2
• #662764 – sagan: "sagan: FTBFS: dh_auto_configure fails"
  fix configure call in debian/rules, upload to DELAYED/2
• #663063 – python-gtkglext1: "python-gtkglext1: FTBFS: dh_autoreconf: Can only be run once"
  add a new target to debian/rules to run dh_autoreconf, upload to DELAYED/2
• #665076 – velocity: "velocity: /usr/share/java/velocity.jar missing"
  triage and reassign
• #665219 – src:libpadre-plugin-perlcritic-perl: "libpadre-plugin-perlcritic-perl: FTBFS: tests failed"
  set HOME during build (pkg-perl)
• #665228 – src:libconfig-model-perl: "libconfig-model-perl: FTBFS: tests failed"
  set HOME during build (pkg-perl)
• #665246 – src:liborlite-mirror-perl: "liborlite-mirror-perl: FTBFS: tests failed"
  set HOME during build (pkg-perl)

• #634538 – src:tcpreplay: "tcpreplay: FTBFS: configure: error: Unable to find matching library for header file in /usr"
  prepare a debdiff and send it to the BTS
• #639489 – ftp.debian.org: "RM: pitrtools -- RoM; unused, dead upstream"
  reassign to ftp.debian.org as intended by maintainer
• #643177 – src:lcms2: "lcms2: FTBFS: dpkg-buildpackage: error: dpkg-source -b lcms2-2.2+git20110628 gave error exit status 2"
  drop unintended changes, upload to DELAYED/2
• #643820 – key-mon: "key-mon: fails to start; python-gtk2 issue loading svg?"
  suggest to close the bug as unreproducible, done by maintainer
• #649463 – libpam-rsa: "libpam-rsa: code to hash hostname and username is broken"
  improve my existing patch after feedback, upload to DELAYED/2
• #652197 – src:yate: "yate: FTBFS: dpkg-buildpackage: error: dpkg-source -b yate-2.2.0-1~dfsg gave error exit status 2"
  update handling of config.{guess,sub}, upload to DELAYED/2
• #652211 – src:yagiuda: "yagiuda: FTBFS: dpkg-buildpackage: error: dpkg-source -b yagiuda-1.19 gave error exit status 2"
  update handling of config.{guess,sub}, QA upload
• #652213 – src:wmnd: "wmnd: FTBFS: dpkg-buildpackage: error: dpkg-source -b wmnd-0.4.16 gave error exit status 2"
  update handling of config.{guess,sub}, upload to DELAYED/2
• #652216 – src:libgssapi-perl: "libgssapi-perl: FTBFS: Failed 1/9 test programs. 1/152 subtests failed."
  upload package prepared by Florian Schlichting (pkg-perl)
• #653312 – tahoe-lafs: "tahoe-lafs: Error on building from source: aborting due to unexpected upstream changes"
  send cleaned up debdiff to BTS
• #658405 – postgresql-9.1-pgmemcache: "postgresql-9.1-pgmemcache: FTBFS with libmemcached-dev-1.0.3-1"
  add patch from Michael Fladischer, upload to DELAYED/2
• #661448 – dvbstreamer: "FTBFS"
  add a patch to fix Makefile.am variables, upload to DELAYED/2
• #661768 – netapplet: "FTBFS"
  update handling of config.{guess,sub}, upload to DELAYED/2
• #661875 – libgsf: "FTBFS"
  update handling of config.{guess,sub}, upload to DELAYED/2
• #661906 – milkytracker: "FTBFS"
  add patch from Arch Linux found by Paul Wise, upload to DELAYED/2
• #662599 – libmail-imapclient-perl: "libmail-imapclient-perl: FTBFS: Test suite failure"
  recreate grammar during package build (pkg-perl)
• #662816 – jifty: "jifty: FTBFS: Test suite failure"
  upload fixed package prepared by Florian Schlichting (pkg-perl)
• #664056 – libxml-libxml-perl: "libxml-libxml-perl (<= 1.93+dfsg-1) has issues overloading != on XML::LibXML::Element"
  upload package prepared by Alessandro Ghedini (pkg-perl)
• #664196 – libyaml-libyaml-perl: "libyaml-libyaml-perl: embeds libyaml without a copyright notice"
  add missing copyright/license (pkg-perl)

• #616108 – pidgin-facebookchat: "pidgin-facebookchat: Authentication Failure - You are not permitted to do that"
  prepare an NMU, ask for test
• #642449 – python-hippocanvas: "python-hippocanvas: doesn't depend on python"
  run dh_python2 explicitly in debian/rules, upload to DELAYED/2
• #642459 – src:pylibssh2: "pylibssh2: missing dependency on python (after rebuild)"
  add missing build dependency, upload to DELAYED/2
• #643138 – src:gnu-fdisk: "gnu-fdisk: FTBFS: dpkg-buildpackage: error: dpkg-source -b gnu-fdisk-1.2.4 gave error exit status 2"
  use autotools-dev helpers for handling config.{guess,sub}, upload to DELAYED/2
• #643180 – src:libapache2-mod-auth-openid: "libapache2-mod-auth-openid: FTBFS: dpkg-buildpackage: error: dpkg-source -b libapache2-mod-auth-openid-0.5 gave error exit status 2"
  drop autogenerated patch, upload to DELAYED/2
• #644010 – python-hippocanvas: "python-hippocanvas: Needs to be rebuilt against Python 2.7"
  fixed together with #642449
• #649463 – libpam-rsa: "libpam-rsa: code to hash hostname and username is broken"
  send a patch to the BTS
• #651865 – python-gnutls: "python-gnutls: gnutls.library.functions fails with libgnutls28-3.0.8-2"
  add a patch taken from upstream, upload to DELAYED/2
• #658577 – libevocosm-dev: "-dev library is broken"
  send debdiff with patch from Vincent Legout to BTS; but it FTBFS (cf. #661500)
• #660032 – libjs-dojo-core: "libjs-dojo: Does not build using new 1.7.1 release"
  suggest to lower severity, later done by RT, then closed in maintainer upload
• #661500 – src:libevocosm: "FTBFS: dpkg-source: error: aborting due to unexpected upstream changes"
  file new FTBFS bug, add a patch
• #661621 – get-flash-videos: "FTBFS"
  upload new package prepared by Julián Moreno Patiño (pkg-perl)
• #661800 – libfile-libmagic-perl: "libfile-libmagic-perl: FTBFS"
  add patch to deal with file 5.10 (pkg-perl)

• #616203 – src:coinor-cgl: "coinor-cgl: replace doxygen and texlive-* build dependencies with doxygen-latex"
  update build dependencies, upload to DELAYED/2
• #616204 – src:coinor-dylp: "coinor-dylp: replace doxygen and texlive-* build dependencies with doxygen-latex"
  update build dependencies, upload to DELAYED/2
• #636509 – src:liboil: "liboil: FTBFS on i386: segmentation fault in testsuite"
  manually closing, still unreproducible
• #636614 – loop-aes-utils: "loop-aes-utils: mount/umount option '--no-canonicalize' support from util-linux for fuse"
  add patch from Ubuntu / Colin Watson, QA upload
• #643084 – src:cutter-testing-framework: "cutter-testing-framework: FTBFS: dpkg-buildpackage: error: dpkg-source -b cutter-testing-framework-1.1.7 gave error exit status 2"
  send a patch to the BTS, still FTBFS later; later NMUd by a fellow DD
• #643088 – src:dia-newcanvas: "dia-newcanvas: FTBFS: dpkg-buildpackage: error: dpkg-source -b dia-newcanvas-0.6.10 gave error exit status 2"
  send a patch to the BTS, still FTBFS later
• #648892 – gnome-osd: "TypeError: integer argument expected, got float"
  add patch from Thibaut Girka, upload to DELAYED/2
• #650228 – src:gedit-valencia-plugin: "FTBFS: GModule-2.0.gir:46.7-46.66: error: unknown child element `function' in `record'"
  add patch from Ubuntu / Colin Watson, upload to DELAYED/2
• #651865 – python-gnutls: "python-gnutls: gnutls.library.functions fails with libgnutls28-3.0.8-2"
  send patch with upstream changes to the BTS
• #652244 – src:basic256: "basic256: FTBFS: dpkg-buildpackage: error: dpkg-source -b basic256-0.9.6.66 gave error exit status 2"
  add patch to clean generated files, upload to DELAYED/2, then rescheduled to 0-day with maintainer's permission
• #657410 – libcheese-dev: "libcheese-dev: fails to upgrade from squeeze - trying to overwrite ..."
  send a patch to the BTS, doesn't build due to #657942

• #554752 – src:gtklp: "FTBFS with binutils-gold"
  add patch from Hideki Yamane, upload to DELAYED/2
• #640613 – src:jaminid: "jaminid: FTBFS: xargs: /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-openjdk/bin/javac: No such file or directory"
  build-depend on default-jdk and set JAVA_HOME in debian/rules accordingly, upload to DELAYED/2
• #640630 – src:policycoreutils: "policycoreutils: FTBFS: chmod: cannot access `/build/policycoreutils-r6ObWS/policycoreutils-2.0.82/debian/policycoreutils/etc/init.d/policycoreutils': No such file or directory"
  apply patch from Ubuntu / Mitsuya Shibata, upload to DELAYED/4
• #640633 – src:tunnelx: "tunnelx: FTBFS: xargs: /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-openjdk/bin/javac: No such file or directory"
  build-depend on default-jdk and set JAVA_HOME in debian/rules accordingly, upload to DELAYED/2
• #642686 – src:javamorph: "javamorph: FTBFS: /bin/sh: 1: /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-openjdk/bin/javac: not found"
  build-depend on default-jdk and set JAVA in Makefile accordingly, upload to DELAYED/2
• #645493 – src:postler: "Will FTBFS with libindicate 0.6"
  apply patch from Evgeni Golov, upload to DELAYED/2
• #646388 – speech-dispatcher: "FTBFS due to locally changed files without patch"
  update autotools handling, partly taken from Ubuntu / Luke Yelavich, upload to DELAYED/2
• #646647 – src:latex-cjk-chinese-arphic: "latex-cjk-chinese-arphic: FTBFS: The requested file, gbsn00lp.ttf, does not exist"
  apply (modified) patch from Hideki Yamane, upload to DELAYED/2
• #652222 – src:sensors-applet: "sensors-applet: FTBFS: Could not parse DTD http://scrollkeeper.sourceforge.net/dtds/scrollkeeper-omf-1.0/scrollkeeper-omf.dtd"
  add patch to use local DTD, upload to DELAYED/2
• #652758 – src:policycoreutils: "policycoreutils: FTBFS: cc: error: /usr/lib/libsepol.a: No such file or directory"
  multiarchify, based on patch by Hideki Yamane, upload to DELAYED/4
• #658054 – instead: "Can not upgrade package instead, because new package instead-data try rewrite files from old package instead."
  add a comment to the BTS

• #445842 – rmagic: "rmagic: fails with current libgd"
  add patch from Andreas Beckmann, upload to DELAYED/2
• #610332 – aiccu: "/etc/pm/sleep.d/60aiccu hook may cause unacceptable resume delays"
  improve pm-utils hook script, upload to DELAYED/2, then moved to 0-day on maintainer's request
• #628305 – src:gpa: "gpa: FTBFS: checking LIBASSUAN API version... does not match. want=1 got=2."
  apply upstream patch, upload to DELAYED/2
• #629693 – src:spim: "spim: FTBFS: ../CPU/spim-utils.c:117:7: error: invalid use of void expression"
  add patch from Ubuntu / Matthias Klose, upload to DELAYED/2
• #629747 – src:fso-abyss: "fso-abyss: FTBFS: build-dependency not installable: libvala-dev (>= 0.8.1)"
  switch to vala-0.10, inspired by the patch from Ubuntu / Barry Warsaw, upload to DELAYED/2
• #629782 – src:fso-misc-vapi: "fso-misc-vapi: FTBFS: build-dependency not installable: libvala-dev"
  switch to vala-0.10, inspired by the patch from Ubuntu / Barry Warsaw, upload to DELAYED/2
• #635550 – pmw: "pmw: piuparts: fails to install (update-gsfontmap again)"
  send patch to the BTS, fixed by maintainer later
• #642375 – cardstories: "cardstories: ftbfs on i386 due to test value > sys.maxint"
  add patch from Ubuntu / Barry Warsaw, upload to DELAYED/3
• #642566 – python-saga: "python-saga: doesn't depend on python"
  apply missing part of Jakub Wilk's patch, upload to DELAYED/2, later integrated in maintainer upload
• #650800 – src:hiredis: "hiredis: FTBFS on mipsel: rm: cannot remove `/tmp/redis.sock': No such file or directory"
  sponsor maintainer upload
• #652182 – src:cardstories: "cardstories: FTBFS: TypeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute '__getitem__'"
  drop "X-Python-Version: all", upload to DELAYED/3
• #652231 – src:brickos: "brickos: FTBFS: semop(2): encountered an error: Invalid argument"
  close as unreproducible
• #656153 – jspwiki: "jspwiki: postinst failure: chown: invalid user: `tomcat6'"
  add thoughts in the BTS
• #656178 – mandos: "mandos FTBFS on buildds"
  add build dependency and set locale for manpage building, upload to DELAYED/2
• #657478 – biomaj-watcher: "biomaj-watcher: doesn't use invoke-rc.d"
  use invoke-rc.d in postinst (and quote variable in config), upload to DELAYED/2, later cancelled on maintainer's request
• #657746 – prolix: "prolix: under- and wrongly-documented, not working interactively at all"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #658394 – src:libio-socket-socks-perl: "libio-socket-socks-perl: FTBFS - test failures without network (was: [Bug 924169] [NEW] libio-socket-socks-perl fails to build without a network connection)"
  upload package prepared by Jonathan Yu (pkg-perl)

• #633935 – src:fim: "fim: Please Build-Depends on libjpeg-dev, not libjpeg62-dev"
  do as the bug report says, upload to DELAYED/2
• #634400 – src:morituri: "morituri: FTBFS: tests failed"
  add upstream patch (via Ubuntu / Daniel T Chen), upload to DELAYED/2
• #643464 – src:radeontool: "radeontool: FTBFS: radeontool.c:42:5: error: format not a string literal and no format arguments [-Werror=format-security]"
  apply patch from Jonathan Nieder, upload to DELAYED/2
• #643473 – src:python-kinterbasdb: "python-kinterbasdb: FTBFS with firebird-dev (2.5) -- removed defines"
  do a QA upload with the patch from Damyan Ivanov
• #650788 – src:python-osd: "python-osd: binary-indep doesn't build python-osd"
  update build-* target in debian/rules, upload to DELAYED/2
• #652245 – src:tomoe: "tomoe: FTBFS: dpkg-buildpackage: error: dpkg-source --after-build tomoe-0.6.0 gave error exit status 1"
  send ideas for fix to BTS, later NMUd by a fellow DD
• #652700 – haildb: "haildb ftbfs if libcloog-ppl0 is not installed"
  sponsor NMU by Tobias Frost, upload to DELAYED/2
• #654255 – src:cmucl: "cmucl: FTBFS: Error: Unbound symbol."
  suggest manual close, done by maintainer
• #654257 – src:newlib: "newlib: FTBFS: cannot find the library `sys/linux/liblinux.la' or unhandled argument `sys/linux/liblinux.la'"
  apply patch from Ubuntu / Wookey and Steve Langasek, upload to DELAYED/2

• #590822 – python-jaxml: "python-jaxml: cannot be bytecompiled with Python 2.7: SyntaxError: cannot assign to __debug__"
  sponsor (modified) NMU by Miguel Landaeta, upload to DELAYED/2
• #592382 – src:liblunar: "liblunar: hardcoded dependency on python-support"
  use ${python:Depends} in Depends [Jakub Wilk], upload to DELAYED/2
• #615765 – pornview: "pornview: ftbfs with gold or ld --no-add-needed"
  add patch to pass -lm to linker, upload to DELAYED/2
• #641971 – gsnmp: "Fix FTBFS with moved glib-2.0 headers."
  add patch from Ubuntu / Matthias Klose, upload to DELAYED/2
• #643050 – src:autodir: "autodir: FTBFS: dpkg-buildpackage: error: dpkg-source -b autodir-0.99.9 gave error exit status 2"
  change config.{sub,guess} handling to a "3.0 (quilt)" compatible way, upload to DELAYED/2
• #648384 – buildbot: "buildbot: FTBFS due to missing build-dependency on python-twisted-words"
  add patch from Ubuntu / Daniel T Chen, upload to DELAYED/2
• #653953 – magicmaze: "magicmaze searches for Isabella.ttf in wrong place, crashes."
  add patch to search .ttf file in new location, upload to DELAYED/2
• #654257 – src:newlib: "newlib: FTBFS: cannot find the library `sys/linux/liblinux.la' or unhandled argument `sys/linux/liblinux.la'"
  add patch from Ubuntu / Wookey & Steve Langasek, send to BTS
• #654911 – python-lunar: "python-lunar: missing dependency on python-gtk2"
  add python-gtk2 to Depends [Jakub Wilk], upload to DELAYED/2

• #587698 – ipcheck: "ipcheck: on python2.6: AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'close'"
  sponsor NMU by Miguel de Val-Borro, upload to DELAYED/2
• #633843 – python-sqlobject: "python-sqlobject: autocommit issue with psycopg2"
  add upstream patch, upload to DELAYED/2
• #639068 – src:python-glpk: "python-glpk: FTBFS: unsatisfiable build-dependency: libglpk-dev (< 4.44) but 4.45-1 is to be installed"
  close-by-forcemerge (duplicate)
• #651320 – src:ganglia: "FTBFS: aborting due to unexpected upstream changes"
  fix handling of config.{guess,sub} and patches, upload to DELAYED/2
• #651625 – src:gnash: "gnash: FTBFS (npapi/plugin.cpp)"
  add patch from peter green, upload to DELAYED/2
• #651763 – rutilt: "rutilt FTFBS in sid include/WE17Driver.h:107:31: error: reference 'm_Data' cannot be declared 'mutable' [-fpermissive]"
  add patch from Ubuntu / Colin Watson, upload to DELAYED/2
• #654899 – libarchive-zip-perl: "libarchive-zip-perl: jh_manifest from javahelper creates corrupt archives (jars)"
  upload package with patches from Niko Tyni (pkg-perl)
• #655825 – src:libmojomojo-perl: "libmojomojo-perl: FTBFS: tests failed"
  add patch to use Digest::SHA (pkg-perl)

• #554737 – src:gpivtools: "FTBFS with binutils-gold"
  close manually, already fixed through an NMU
• #623253 – libcrypt-ssleay-perl: "libcrypt-ssleay-perl: Crypt::SSLeay aborts hard with HTTPS_VERSION=2"
  adopt package, add patch from CPAN RT (pkg-perl)
• #640688 – src:slxfig: "slxfig: FTBFS: configure: error: unable to find the slang library and header file slang.h"
  add patch from Ubuntu / Ilya Barygin, upload to DELAYED/2
• #651906 – binutils-m68hc1x: "binutils-m68hc1x: FTBFS format security problems."
  add patch from peter green, upload to DELAYED/2
• #652179 – src:hardinfo: "hardinfo: FTBFS: ld: cannot find -lffi"
  add patch from Ubuntu / Julien Lavergne, upload to DELAYED/2
• #652192 – src:wsjt: "wsjt: FTBFS: gfortran: error: portaudio-v19/lib/.libs/libportaudio.a: No such file or directory"
  adjust to multiarch, based on patch from Hideki Yamane, upload to DELAYED/2
• #652252 – src:ust: "ust: FTBFS: tracepoint_benchmark.h:27: undefined reference to `unlikely'"
  sponsor NMU by Gregor Jasny, upload to DELAYED/2, later rescheduled, then cancelled after maintainer upload
• #652854 – libdecodeqr: "libdecodeqr FTBFS in unstable "configure: error: libcv.la not found.""
  add 2 patches from peter green, first upload to DELAYED/2, later to DELAYED/0 because of the FTBFSs on buildds

• #642738 – src:styx: "styx: FTBFS: ./config.status: 1358: ./config.status: gawk: not found"
  add missing build dependency, upload to DELAYED/2
• #643471 – src:lbreakout2: "lbreakout2: FTBFS: server.c:1093:16: error: 'LC_ALL' undeclared (first use in this function)"
  add a patch to include locale.h, upload to DELAYED/2
• #648842 – src:libpgplot-perl: "libpgplot-perl: needs to be rebuilt against perl 5.14"
  do a versioned close, Carlo Segre has manually rebuilt the package (pkg-perl)
• #650598 – src:pygpiv: "pygpiv: /usr/include/glib-2.0/glib/gtypes.h:34:24: fatal error: glibconfig.h: No such file or directory"
  apply patch from Ubuntu / Daniel Polehn, Michael Terry, upload to DELAYED/2
• #651231 – src:xymon: "FTBFS: PCRE not found"
  add (extended) patch from from Ubuntu / Steve Langasek, upload to DELAYED/5, later rescheduled to 0-day by maintainer
• #651907 – src:ido: "ido FTBFS uses G_CONST_RETURN with G_DISABLE_DEPRECATED"
  add patch from peter green, upload to DELAYED/2
• #652446 – p7zip: "p7zip FTBFS with multiarch libwxgtk2.8-dev"
  add patch from peter green, upload to DELAYED/2

• #555880 – src:overgod: "FTBFS with binutils-gold"
  add patch from Ubuntu / Julian Taylor, upload to DELAYED/2
• #556500 – src:transfermii: "FTBFS with binutils-gold"
  add patch from Ubuntu / Andreas Moog, upload to DELAYED/2
• #556715 – src:xoo: "FTBFS with binutils-gold"
  add patch from Ubuntu / Mahyuddin Susanto, upload to DELAYED/2
• #625117 – src:mm3d: "mm3d: FTBFS: cmdmgr.cc:27:47: error: 'NULL' was not declared in this scope"
  add patch from peter green, upload to DELAYED/2
• #625404 – pidgin-sipe: "pidgin-sipe: ftbfs with gcc-4.6 -Werror"
  add patch from peter green, upload to DELAYED/2
• #625409 – uisp: "uisp: ftbfs with gcc-4.6 -Werror"
  add patch from peter green, upload to DELAYED/2
• #630638 – pidgin-sipe: "pidgin-sipe: FTBFS with pdigin 2.8.0-1 in unstable"
  add patch from archlinux, upload to DELAYED/2
• #640319 – src:jed: "jed: FTBFS: gcc-4.6.real: error: unrecognized option '-V'"
  add patch from peter green, upload to DELAYED/2
• #643363 – src:clp: "clp: FTBFS: CbcOrClpParam.cpp:1078:43: error: format not a string literal and no format arguments [-Werror=format-security]"
  add patch from Wolfram Sang, upload to DELAYED/2
• #643364 – src:coinor-cbc: "coinor-cbc: FTBFS: ../../Clp/src/CbcOrClpParam.cpp:1078:43: error: format not a string literal and no format arguments [-Werror=format-security]"
  add patch from Wolfram Sang, upload to DELAYED/2
• #643365 – src:coinor-symphony: "coinor-symphony: FTBFS: Master/main.c:674:19: error: format not a string literal and no format arguments [-Werror=format-security]"
  add a patch to add a format argument, upload to DELAYED/2
• #643390 – src:glabels: "glabels: FTBFS: plessey.c:151:9: error: format not a string literal and no format arguments [-Werror=format-security]"
  add a patch to add a format argument, QA upload
• #643405 – src:hdate-applet: "hdate-applet: FTBFS: callbacks.c:360:2: error: format not a string literal and no format arguments [-Werror=format-security]"
  do a versioned close, the bug is fixed by the previous NMU
• #643409 – src:ippl: "ippl: FTBFS: log.c:150:5: error: format not a string literal and no format arguments [-Werror=format-security]"
  add a patch to add format arguments, upload to DELAYED/2
• #643452 – src:palp: "palp: FTBFS: Subpoly.c:870:3: error: format not a string literal and no format arguments [-Werror=format-security]"
  add a patch to add format arguments, upload to DELAYED/2
• #643468 – src:rubrica: "rubrica: FTBFS: app.c:1831:8: error: format not a string literal and no format arguments [-Werror=format-security]"
  add a patch to add format arguments, upload to DELAYED/2
• #651581 – sac: "sac ftbfs on armel and armhf. struct user conflicts with system header"
  add patch from peter green, upload to DELAYED/2, later uploaded by maintainer
• #652229 – src:libhttp-lrdd-perl: "libhttp-lrdd-perl: FTBFS: Failed 1/2 test programs. 1/2 subtests failed."
  upload new upstream release, package prepared by Florian Schlichting (pkg-perl)
• #652749 – src:libmodule-install-xsutil-perl: "libmodule-install-xsutil-perl: FTBFS: unsatisfiable build-dependency: libextutils-parsexs-perl (>= 2.210000) (versioned dep on a virtual pkg?)"
  swap build dependencies (pkg-perl)
• #652760 – src:libextutils-xspp-perl: "libextutils-xspp-perl: FTBFS: unsatisfiable build-dependency: libextutils-parsexs-perl (>= 2.220200) (versioned dep on a virtual pkg?)"
  swap build dependencies (pkg-perl)
• #652774 – src:libmodule-build-perl: "libmodule-build-perl: FTBFS: unsatisfiable build-dependencies (purely virtual?): libextutils-cbuilder-perl (>= 0.2700), libextutils-parsexs-perl (>= 2.210000)"
  swap build dependencies (pkg-perl)

• #553968 – src:blktrace: "FTBFS with binutils-gold"
  add patch from Ubuntu / Ilya Barygin, upload to DELAYED/2
• #554408 – src:fuse-umfuse-iso9660: "FTBFS with binutils-gold"
  add patch from Luk Claes, upload to DELAYED/2
• #554755 – src:gtodo: "FTBFS with binutils-gold"
  add patch from Bart Martens, upload to DELAYED/2
• #625319 – chiark-tcl: "chiark-tcl: ftbfs with gcc-4.6 -Werror"
  add patch from peter green, upload to DELAYED/2
• #625327 – filtergen: "filtergen: ftbfs with gcc-4.6 -Werror"
  add patch from peter green, upload to DELAYED/2
• #625343 – gltron: "gltron: ftbfs with gcc-4.6 -Werror"
  add patch from peter green, upload to DELAYED/2
• #642709 – src:ctsim: "ctsim: FTBFS: /bin/sh: 0: Can't open ./config.status"
  fix debian/rules (config.{guess,sub} handling and duplicate make clean), upload to DELAYED/2
• #643403 – src:gtodo: "gtodo: FTBFS: callback.c:133:4: error: format not a string literal and no format arguments [-Werror=format-security]"
  add patch from Bart Martens, upload to DELAYED/2

• #615766 – predict: "predict: ftbfs with gold or ld --no-add-needed"
  add patch from Ubuntu / John T. Nogatch, upload to DELAYED/2
• #619274 – myspell-gv: "myspell-gv: Remove unconditional call to soon to disappear 'update-openoffice-dicts'"
  drop debian/myspell-gv.post{inst,rm}, upload to DELAYED/2
• #624441 – scsitools: "rescan-scsi-bus call nonexistent usleep command"
  add patch based on suggestion from Ubuntu / Daniel T Chen, upload to DELAYED/2
• #625102 – src:aplus-fsf: "aplus-fsf: FTBFS: ../MSTypes/MSTypeData.H:54:23: error: declaration of 'operator new' as non-function"
  add patch from Ubuntu / Andreas Moog, upload to DELAYED/2
• #640444 – src:gtkhtml3.14: "gtkhtml3.14: FTBFS: gtkhtml.c:1541: undefined reference to `sqrt'"
  add patch from peter green, upload to DELAYED/2
• #640591 – smbind: "smbind: installation fails: /var/lib/dpkg/info/smbind.postinst: 42: local: not in a function"
  add patch from Ubuntu / Daniel T Chen, upload to DELAYED/2, later rescheduled to DELAYED/0 at maintainer's request
• #644091 – src:genus2reduction: "genus2reduction: Unversioned build-dependency on libpari-dev"
  make build dependency versioned, upload to DELAYED/2
• #651537 – src:libio-socket-inet6-perl: "libio-socket-inet6-perl: FTBFS: Test failures"
  add build dependency and check before testing (pkg-perl)