Bug#818456: zimlib: FTBFS: required file './compile' not found

2016-03-19 Thread Jonas Smedegaard 
Quoting Martin Michlmayr (2016-03-17 18:16:14)
> * Vasudev Kamath  [2016-03-17 19:09]:
> > I can reproduce this bug what surprises me is that compile file is
> > present in the source and still the error is given out.
> > 
> > Is it because compile file provided by upstream is older version?.  I've
> > no idea on how to resolve this bug so any hints suggestions are welcome.
> 
> I remember reading a similar bug report which had some discussion about
> the problem.  Unfortunately I cannot remember the bug number.  But I
> remember that gregor herrmann was involved, so I copied him in hope he
> can help. :)

I have solved similar issues, with other packages using cdbs - which I 
suspect is not _causing_ this but related to it happening (the 
particular sequence of commands to adequately initialize autotools).

I will look into it.

 - Jonas

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Bug#818456: zimlib: FTBFS: required file './compile' not found

2016-03-19 Thread Martin Michlmayr 
* Vasudev Kamath  [2016-03-17 19:09]:
> I can reproduce this bug what surprises me is that compile file is
> present in the source and still the error is given out.
> 
> Is it because compile file provided by upstream is older version?.  I've
> no idea on how to resolve this bug so any hints suggestions are welcome.

I remember reading a similar bug report which had some discussion about
the problem.  Unfortunately I cannot remember the bug number.  But I
remember that gregor herrmann was involved, so I copied him in hope he
can help. :)

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Bug#818456: zimlib: FTBFS: required file './compile' not found

2016-03-19 Thread gregor herrmann 
On Thu, 17 Mar 2016 10:16:14 -0700, Martin Michlmayr wrote:

> I remember reading a similar bug report which had some discussion about
> the problem.  Unfortunately I cannot remember the bug number.  But I
> remember that gregor herrmann was involved, so I copied him in hope he
> can help. :)

Your memory is better than mine :)
Sorry, I can't remember which bug/package this might have been. 


Cheers,
gregor

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Bug#818456: zimlib: FTBFS: required file './compile' not found

2016-03-19 Thread Martin Michlmayr 
Package: zimlib
Version: 1.2-8
Severity: serious

This package fails to build in unstable:

> sbuild (Debian sbuild) 0.68.0 (15 Jan 2016) on dl580gen9-02.hlinux
...
> cd . && aclocal -I m4
> aclocal: warning: autoconf input should be named 'configure.ac', not 
> 'configure.in'
> if [ -e ./configure.ac ] || [ -e ./configure.in ]; then cd . && `which 
> autoconf2.69 || which autoconf`; fi
> if [ -e ./configure.ac ] || [ -e ./configure.in ]; then cd . && `which  
> autoheader2.69 || which autoheader` ; fi
> if [ -e ./Makefile.am ]; then cd . &&  automake  ; fi
> automake: warning: autoconf input should be named 'configure.ac', not 
> 'configure.in'
> configure.in:15: error: required file './compile' not found
> configure.in:15:   'automake --add-missing' can install 'compile'
> configure.in:2: error: required file './missing' not found
> configure.in:2:   'automake --add-missing' can install 'missing'
> examples/Makefile.am: error: required file './depcomp' not found
> examples/Makefile.am:   'automake --add-missing' can install 'depcomp'
> automake: warning: autoconf input should be named 'configure.ac', not 
> 'configure.in'
> /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/autotools-files.mk:62: recipe for target 
> 'debian/stamp-autotools-files' failed
> make: *** [debian/stamp-autotools-files] Error 1
> dpkg-buildpackage: error: debian/rules build gave error exit status 2
> 

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