Control: reassign -1 src:octave-linear-algebra 2.2.4-3 Control: retitle -1 octave-linear-algebra: Use d/checkvars instead of setting DH_OCTAVE_EXCLUDE_TEST in d/rules Control: affects -1 - src:octave-linear-algebra
* Rafael Laboissière <[email protected]> [2026-09-26 20:06]: > Control: tags -1 + confirmed > Control: reassign -1 dh-octave 1.18.0 > Control: retitle -1 dh-octave: No way to set DH_OCTAVE_EXCLUDE_TEST envvar > for autopkgtest > Control: affects -1 src:octave-linear-algebra > > * Adrian Bunk <[email protected]> [2026-09-26 02:12]: > >> Source: octave-linear-algebra >> Version: 2.2.4-3 >> Severity: serious >> >> https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/octave-linear-algebra >> >> Migration status for octave-linear-algebra (2.2.4-2 to 2.2.4-3): BLOCKED: >> Rejected/violates migration policy/introduces a regression >> Issues preventing migration: >> ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for octave-linear-algebra/2.2.4-3: amd64: Regression ♻ >> (reference ♻), arm64: Regression ♻ (reference ♻), armhf: Regression ♻ >> (reference ♻), i386: Regression ♻ (reference ♻), ppc64el: Regression ♻ >> (reference ♻), riscv64: Regression ♻ (reference ♻) >> >> ... >> 98s >>>>> /tmp/autopkgtest.HOS7ki/build.get/src/inst/funm.m >> 98s ***** function b = fsin (a) >> 98s b = sin (a); >> 98s ***** endfunction >> 98s ***** test >> 98s mtx = randn (100); >> 98s assert (funm (mtx, "fsin"), thfm (mtx, "sin"), 1e-9) >> 98s !!!!! test failed >> 98s fsin: function called with too many inputs >> 98s 1 test, 0 passed, 0 known failure, 0 skipped >> ... >> 99s autopkgtest [23:10:48]: @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ summary >> 99s command1 FAIL non-zero exit status 1 >> >> This is due to 2.2.4-3 no longer shipping >> /usr/share/octave/packages/linear-algebra-2.2.4/funm.m > > The removal of funm.m is intentional. According to the funm documentation: > > Note that a much improved funm.m function has been implemented in Octave > 11.1.0, so funm.m will be removed from the linear-algebra package if that > is installed in Octave 11+. > > At package build time, the tests in funm.m are bypassed by setting the > DH_OCTAVE_EXCLUDE_TEST environment variable in debian/rules. This variable is > used by the dh_octave_check command, which in turn is used by > autodep8/autopktest. > > However, autopkgtest ignores this environment variable. Therefore, dh-octave > must implement an alternative mechanism for excluding unit tests. I am hereby > reassigning this bug report to dh-octave. I had completely forgotten that dh_octave_check already has a mechanism for setting the DH_OCTAVE_EXCLUDE_TEST environment variable at both package building and autopkgtest execution times, via the debian/checkvars file. I am hereby reverting the bug assignment I made yesterday and I will soon upload a fixed version of the octave-linear-algebra package. Sorry for the noise. Best, Rafael Laboissière
