gregoa's blog

during the last two weeks I focused on the FTBFS bugs in the Debian Perl Group, only one NMU:

• #560643 – src:libbsd-resource-perl: "libbsd-resource-perl: FTBFS: tests failed"
  add a comment to the BTS (pkg-perl)
• #562033 – xxkb: "xxkb: segfaults on startup"
  apply patch from BTS, upload to DELAYED/2
• #562384 – src:libcoat-persistent-perl: "libcoat-persistent-perl: FTBFS: tests failed"
  finish upgrading to new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #564411 – src:libdatetime-format-iso8601-perl: "libdatetime-format-iso8601-perl: FTBFS: tests failed"
  upload package prepared by carnil (pkg-perl)
• #564412 – src:libpoe-component-irc-perl: "libpoe-component-irc-perl: FTBFS: tests failed"
  upgrade to new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #566368 – libauthen-krb5-admin-perl: "FTBFS: Admin.xs:1228: error: too few arguments to function 'kadm5_init_with_skey'"
  upload package prepared by ansgar (pkg-perl)
• #566373 – libcatalyst-modules-perl: "FTBFS: Test fails for Catalyst-Plugin-SubRequest-0.14"
  upgrade some components to new upstream releases (pkg-perl)
• #566407 – libhtml-template-compiled-perl: "FTBFS: test fails"
  add a comment to the BTS (pkg-perl)
• #566502 – liborlite-mirror-perl: "FTBFS: tests fail"
  add a comment to the BTS (pkg-perl)
• #566505 – libpod-elemental-perl: "FTBFS: tests fail"
  upgrade to new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #566583 – librrdtool-oo-perl: "FTBFS: tests fail"
  add a comment to the BTS (pkg-perl)
• #566587 – libvideo-info-perl: "FTBFS: tests fail"
  add a comment to the BTS (pkg-perl)

I have to admit, I was a bit lazy in my RC bug squashing efforts during the last two weeks. anyway, a short summary:

• #489351 – hlbr: "hlbr: upgrade fails if not started"
  close, already fixed
• #526674 – cwidget: "FTBFS with GCC 4.4: missing #include"
  add info to the bug report
• #548480 – nxcomp: "build failure with gcc-4.4"
  apply patch from BTS, upload to DELAYED/2
• #560617 – src:libio-socket-multicast6-perl: "libio-socket-multicast6-perl: FTBFS: tests failed"
  add build dependency on netbase and upload (pkg-perl)
• #562582 – squidtaild: "fails to install, trying to overwrite other packages files"
  close, already fixed
• #564358 – src:libhttp-body-perl: "libhttp-body-perl: FTBFS: tests failed"
  grab patch from upstream bugtracker, upload (pkg-perl)
• #564369 – src:libnet-twitter-perl: "libnet-twitter-perl: FTBFS: tests failed"
  add patch and upload (pkg-perl)
• #564402 – src:libhtml-formfu-perl: "libhtml-formfu-perl: FTBFS: tests failed"
  upload package fixed by ansgar (pkg-perl)
• #564411 – src:libdatetime-format-iso8601-perl: "libdatetime-format-iso8601-perl: FTBFS: tests failed"
  add info to the bug report (pkg-perl)

a short update on my RC-bug squashing activities:

• #526210 – scim-kmfl-imengine: "FTBFS with GCC 4.4: missing #include"
  apply patch from the BTS, upload to DELAYED/2
• #531715 – gcin: "FTBFS with GCC 4.4: missing #include"
  add comment to BTS, later NMU'd by zack
• #534600 – spatialindex: "spatialindex: FTBFS with GCC 4.4"
  apply patch from the BTS, upload to DELAYED/2
• #539543 – hubbub: "FTBFS with GCC 4.4: 'cptr' may be used uninitialized"
  apply patch from the BTS, upload to DELAYED/2
• #546386 – fam: "FTBFS with gcc4.4"
  apply patch from the BTS, upload to DELAYED/2
• #549223 – chuck: "fails to build with gcc-4.4/newer eglibc"
  apply patch from the BTS, upload to DELAYED/2
• #550115 – gbgoffice: "FTBFS: invalid const conversion"
  apply patch from the BTS, upload to DELAYED/2
• #553706 – glob2: "FTBFS with GCC 4.4: 'class GAGCore::StreamBackend' has no member named 'getc'"
  apply patch from the BTS, upload to DELAYED/2

remarks:

• to be honest, these were all easy bugs, I just grabbed existing patches (by Martin Michlmayr, peter green, & several Ubuntu folks).
• reactions so far: one "thank you" mail, no other comments.

after attending the Munich BSP 3 weeks ago (thanks for inviting me, & thanks especially to Stefan for hosting me) I've tasted blood & started to look at our RC bugs more often. I'm still far from zack's RCBW frequency; but I thought I'd give a short overview anyway; maybe it motivates others to chime in? – So here's a list of RC bugs I've touched in the last weeks (not counting some merges in the BTS):

• #375025 – libzorpll: "libzorpll: FTBFS on GNU/kFreeBSD (due to unsatisfied Build-Depends on libcap-dev)"
  apply patch from the BTS, upload to DELAYED/2 (ok, technically not RC)
• #544879 – clutter: "Missing libclutter-doc package"
  add comment at turmzimmer and BTS
• #548616 – licq: "fails to build with gcc-4.4"
  apply patch from the BTS, upload
• #553009 – libzorpll3.0.6: "libzorpll3.0.6: postinst-must-call-ldconfig /usr/lib/libzorpll-3.0.so.6.4.0 by the dynamic library loader. Therefore, the package must call "ldconfig" in its postinst script."
  create post{rm,inst} and add dh_makeshlibs, upload to DELAYED/2
• #553230 – libapache2-mod-macro: "libapache2-mod-macro: missing-dependency-on-libc needed by ./usr/lib/apache2/modules/mod_macro.so but the package doesn't depend on the C library package. Normally this indicates that ${shlibs: Depends} was omitted from the Depends line for this package in debian/control."
  apply patch from the BTS, upload to DELAYED/2
• #553560 – chiark-backup: "chiark-backup: file-in-etc-not-marked-as-conffile /etc/chiark-backup/snap/nosnap"
  add file to conffiles, upload to DELAYED/5
• #556214 – pyspi: "pyspi: FTBFS: Error: pkg-config could not find x11"
  apply patch from the BTS, upload to DELAYED/2
• #559077 – google-gadgets-common: "google-gadgets-common: needs to depend on shared-mime-info because of postinst"
  add comment at turmzimmer
• #560637 – src:libdatetime-format-dateparse-perl: "libdatetime-format-dateparse-perl: FTBFS: tests failed"
  apply patch from upstream bug tracker, upload (ok, I'm in Uploaders)

remarks:

• so gar I got 4 "thank you" mails, two offers to adopt a package, & no complaints.
• we really have interesting packages in the archive; look at this nice stanza in the PTS: Lintian reports 5 errors and 221 warnings about this package. You should make the package lintian clean getting rid of them.

fun with my machines at home in the last days:

• on the laptop my network interfaces got renamed from eth0 to eth1 & from ath0 to wlan0. messing with /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules helped. this seems to be #521521.
• strange sound phenomenons on my desktop. turns out that (1) centerim's new sounds are nice but very quiet & (2) the audible bell in xterm is broken; the latter is #520405. fixed by quickly creating a local 243-0.1 package.
• on my laptop the function keys don't work via acpi any more. turns out that CONFIG_ACPI_PROC_EVENT is finally turned off in debian's 2.6.29 kernel, & I found no documentation on how to make the keys work again with hal/evdev/whatnot. this is #521279, & right now I'm building a kernel with CONFIG_ACPI_PROC_EVENT enabled.

sometimes running unstable can be a bit time-consuming ...

I will be in brussels from 2009-02-06 until 2009-02-11, and I'm going there for the following three reasons:

• to attend FOSDEM
• to discover a new city
• to get some additional entries for my <shameless plug>new project SmokeOrNot</> :)

today in my website's access.log (wrapped for easier legibility):

64.1.215.166 - - [21/Nov/2008:19:03:02 +0100] "GET /{,blog/} HTTP/1.0" \
  404 6963 "-" "Mozilla/5.0 (Twiceler-0.9 http://www.cuil.com/twiceler/robot.html)"

the broken URL comes from my ~/.signature which since about 2 months contains the following fragment:

http://info.comodo.priv.at/{,blog/}

& probably that line was found in some web archive of a mailing list or newsgroup or somesuch.

now what is this highly intelligent Twiceler thingy? a look at the URL in the access.log entry redirects to cuil, & the page proudly claims in friendly, large, green letters

Cuil is the biggest search engine on the planet.

apart from the fact that I've never heard about them & that their search results are not impressive either, their "philosophy" (huh?) page claims:

Size matters

maybe it's just me but probably they should invest more in technical "cuil" [0] than in marketing speak that sounds less like search engines but more like another business branch on the intarwebs.

[0] "Cuil is an old Irish word for knowledge." (source: cuil again)

went to a concert (thanks to my flat-mate david). rebekka bakken. great voice. highly recommended.

& when I came home the new issue of profil was already lying in front of the door.

current temperatures:

• innsbruck, austria: 13°C
• mar del plata, argentina: 14°C

so much for european summer & south american winter.

finally I managed to book my flight to DebConf8.

2008-08-03 IB3537
07:45 / Munich, Franz Josef Strauss, Terminal 1
10:25 / Madrid, Barajas, Terminal 4



2008-08-03 IB6845
12:25 / Madrid, Barajas, Terminal 4S
19:40 / Buenos Aires, Pistarini, Terminal A



2008-08-25 IB6844
21:35 / Buenos Aires, Pistarini, Terminal A
14:30 day +1 / Madrid, Barajas, Terminal 4S



2008-08-26 IB3564
16:30 / Madrid, Barajas, Terminal 4
18:55 / Munich, Franz Josef Strauss, Terminal 1

& I'm still surprised how frequently the prices for the same flights change ...