[Debian-med-packaging] Bug#768730: Bug#768730: python-mne REMOVED from testing

[Yaroslav Halchenko]

On Thu, 11 Dec 2014, Andreas Tille wrote:

> Hi Yaroslav,

> On Thu, Dec 11, 2014 at 04:27:05PM -0500, Yaroslav Halchenko wrote:
> > I have had discussed with debian-release on IRC about feasibility of
> > fixing the RC on top of the 0.8.6 in sid.  Here is the transcript:

> > 09:14  yoh: I am to fix up a RC (tests failures) for python-mne package recently removed from jessie -- would it still be ok/allow python-mne to migrate?
> > 09:16  jmw: yoh: if it wasn't removed so long ago that we go 'waaah', yes
> > 09:16  KiBi: 2d-ish
> > 09:16  yoh: yeah -- just a week or so ago.  Thanks!
> > 09:16  jmw: oh, fine
> > 09:17  yoh: another question: silly me already uploaded to sid a new upstream release (yet to be patched)  which had docs + 1 non-RC bug fix. diff is really small:  https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=768730#45
> > 09:17  yoh: could I still go through sid or should prepare upload to testing-proposed-updates?
> > 09:18  jmw: sid, please
> > 09:18  jmw: assuming there's nothing in the way
> > 09:18  jmw: er, I should read your question first..
> > 09:18  yoh: jmw: [reply cut] ;)
> > 09:19  jmw: speaking for myself, I'd take the small additional change and go via sid. others may vary.
> > 09:20  jmw: but please make sure to include details in the unblock request
> > 09:21  yoh: sure -- will do.  Here is my perspective (prepared for t-p-u  but would prefer going through sid so ok to redo) fix:  http://www.onerussian.com/tmp/mne.patch
> > 09:23  jmw: seems reasonable
> > 09:23  yoh: cool.  thanks... I will upload to sid / send unblock shortly.  Cheers!

> Seems I underestimated IRC and should use it in future more on questions
> like this. ;-)

> > and it is only then I realized that sid also got pandas which
> > "interferes" (pandas version was uploaded before freeze but never made
> > it since some tests were failing on exotic archs -- so I am not at fault
> > father ;) )

> What if you build in a testing chroot?

yeah -- I could do it but that would not eliminate possible FTBFS in
sid.  I just would prefer to avoid such shortcuts.  If I were for a
shortcut I could just build with disabling tests altogether via
DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS ;)

> > The fix Alex pointed me to is also minimalistic so I will take 0.8.6 with prev
> > patch (to resolve issue of RO $HOME), file FTBFS report against sid, add that
> > patch for sid version, will upload to sid and request unblock.

> > So nothing to worry for anyone else about it if this all works ;)

> Cool.  That's the most welcome message. ;-)
> Thanks for your work on this

and thanks for keeping the finger on the pulse! ;)
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