No, there seems to be more to it than that. root@clanfield:~# ls /var/lib/xkb/ server-02D8252E59564A234380F1E5417646A9DB3B7452.xkm server-B20D7FC79C7F597315E3E501AEF10E0D866E8E92.xkm root@clanfield:~# rm /var/lib/xkb/* root@clanfield:~# fakeroot Xvfb :99 -noreset -nolisten tcp [dix] Could not init font path element /usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic, removing from list! [dix] Could not init font path element /usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/:unscaled, removing from list! [dix] Could not init font path element /usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/:unscaled, removing from list! [dix] Could not init font path element /usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi, removing from list! [dix] Could not init font path element /usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi, removing from list! ^C/usr/bin/fakeroot: line 1: kill: (4379) - No such process root@clanfield:~# ls /var/lib/xkb/ server-02D8252E59564A234380F1E5417646A9DB3B7452.xkm
And in a freshly upgraded chroot: (chroot)root@humber:~# rm /var/lib/xkb/server-*.xkm (chroot)root@humber:~# fakeroot Xvfb :99 -noreset -nolisten tcp [dix] Could not init font path element /usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic, removing from list! [dix] Could not init font path element /usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/:unscaled, removing from list! [dix] Could not init font path element /usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/:unscaled, removing from list! [dix] Could not init font path element /usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi, removing from list! [dix] Could not init font path element /usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi, removing from list! [dix] Could not init font path element /var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType, removing from list! ^C(chroot)root@humber:~# ls /var/lib/xkb/ server-02D8252E59564A234380F1E5417646A9DB3B7452.xkm I think the empty /var/lib/xkb/ may be a symptom rather than a root cause. Guessing that in the buildd's there's no keyboard so no compiled xkb keymap is going to get generated. Martin, can you elaborate on how you're reproducing it? Are you doing it in a local chroot or on a buildd? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to pygtk in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/829470 Title: Xvfb fails with empty /var/lib/xkb, causing build failures Status in “pygtk” package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in “xorg-server” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Status in “pygtk” source package in Oneiric: Invalid Status in “xorg-server” source package in Oneiric: Triaged Bug description: pygtk version 2.24.0-2 failed to build in oneiric Link to failed build: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+archive/test-rebuild-20110816/+build/2709047 Details about the rebuild: http://people.ubuntuwire.org/~wgrant/rebuild-ftbfs-test/test-rebuild-20110816-oneiric.html Direct link to the build log: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+archive /test-rebuild-20110816/+build/2709047/+files/buildlog_ubuntu- oneiric-i386.pygtk_2.24.0-2_FAILEDTOBUILD.txt.gz This log snippet might be of interest, since it triggered the matcher 'Purging chroot-autobuild'. Excerpt 7519 lines into the build log: done # finally, install files from DESTDIR in the per-package dirs dh_install # install rtupdate script to handle Python default runtime change install -d debian/python-gtk2-dev/usr/share/python/runtime.d install debian/python-gtk2-dev.rtupdate debian/python-gtk2-dev/usr/share/python/runtime.d for i in $(find debian/python-*-dbg -name '*.so'); do \ b=$(basename $i .so); \ mv $i $(dirname $i)/${b}_d.so; \ done dh_testdir G_HOME=/ PYTHON=/usr/bin/python2.6 xvfb-run -s "-screen 0 1280x1024x24 -noreset" /usr/bin/make -C build-2.6 check xvfb-run: error: Xvfb failed to start make: *** [build-2.6/check-stamp] Error 1 dpkg-buildpackage: error: /usr/bin/fakeroot debian/rules binary gave error exit status 2 ****************************************************************************** Build finished at 20110818-0818 FAILED [dpkg-buildpackage died] Purging chroot-autobuild/build/buildd/pygtk-2.24.0 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pygtk/+bug/829470/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

