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this week I've started to look at the (not yet release critical) gcc 4.7 bugs. luckily there are still enough patches for them in the BTS but at the time of writing, at least 138 are not fixed & don't have a patch yet. so still some work ahead.

& for those who prefer to fix debian/rules files, lucas' last archive rebuild (where build-arch was used) still leaves enough work, & many bugs are not difficult to fix with a basic understanding of makefiles & debian build sytems.

• #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

another weekend, another RCBW report:

• #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

a short note to all fans of Copyright-Format 1.0: if you have debian/copyright files formatted according to one of the myriads of revisions of DEP5 & want to convert them to the released format, just run

cme fix dpkg-copyright

& be done with it.

cme is in the libconfig-model-perl package, & you should try to use the version from unstable, since Dominique constantly improves it (& he's also always open to proposals & nit-pickings from me – merci beaucoup !).

More info about Config::Model on its homepage.

good news: it looks like more & more people are working on RC bugs & doing NMUs. – here are my contributions from this week:

• #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)

due to some new incoming RC bugs, this week was more devoted to fixing bugs in "our" (= the Debian Perl Group's) packages. – here's the list:

• #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)