2012-03-04 19:15:31 CET

RC bugs 2012/09

as usual, here's my RCBW report. like in the last weeks, a mixture of NMUs and mails to the BTS, grabbing and writing patches, ...
  • #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)

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2012-02-26 20:26:33 CET

RC bugs 2012/08

here comes my usual report about my work on RC bugs. this time a bit more "added a comment" or "sent a patch" but also some uploads.
  • #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

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2012-02-19 19:24:20 CET

RC bugs 2012/07

thanks to the Paris BSP & other activities we're seeing a nice decline in RC bugs. here are my recent contributions:
  • #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

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2012-02-12 15:47:40 CET

RC bugs 2012/05-06

I was at FOSDEM over the last weekend, so here's my report for two weeks now:
  • #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)

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2012-01-29 20:42:42 CET

RC bugs 2012/04

good news: from looking through RC bugs in the BTS, it seems that more & more people are starting to join the RCBW effort!

& here's my usual list for the past week:
  • #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

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2012-01-22 19:47:41 CET

RC bugs 2012/03

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

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2012-01-15 21:08:47 CET

RC bugs 2012/02

while working on RC bugs, I noticed that some DDs sent patches to the BTS in the last weeks (yeah!) but did not upload the fixes in NMUs. short request: could you please either state the reason for not uploading, or just go ahead and dput/dupload the fixed packages?

& here's my list:
  • #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)

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2012-01-08 23:55:22 CET

RC bugs 2012/01

new year, old hobby: trying to fix an RC bug per day, & reporting about it. – here's the first episode of 2012:
  • #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

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2012-01-01 21:46:23 CET

RC bugs 2011/52

a rather lazy bugsquashing week but with a little cheating a managed to get at at least 7 RC bugs:
  • #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

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2011-12-25 15:59:27 CET

RC bugs 2011/51

thanks to my vacations starting I had a bit more time this week for working on RC bugs. – here's the usual list; again: thanks to all the restless patch providers!
  • #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)

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