Bug#710696: libsoup2.4: FTBFS with test failures

[Adam D. Barratt]

Source: libsoup2.4
Version: 2.42.2-4
Tags: jessie sid
Severity: serious

Hi,

libsoup2.4 FTBFS on several architectures with test failures; from the 
armel build log:

soup_uri_new (NULL)
Got expected warning: soup_uri_new_with_base: assertion `base == NULL 
|| SOUP_URI_IS_VALID (base)' failed
Got expected warning: (soup-uri.c:500):soup_uri_to_string_internal: 
runtime check failed: (SOUP_URI_IS_VALID (uri))
Got expected warning: (soup-uri.c:500):soup_uri_to_string_internal: 
runtime check failed: (SOUP_URI_IS_VALID (uri))
Got expected warning: (soup-uri.c:500):soup_uri_to_string_internal: 
runtime check failed: (SOUP_URI_IS_VALID (uri))
Got expected warning: (soup-uri.c:221):soup_uri_new_with_base: runtime 
check failed: (SOUP_URI_IS_VALID (base))
Got expected warning: (soup-uri.c:1099):soup_uri_set_path: runtime 
check failed: (path != NULL)
[...]
========================================================================
1 of 25 tests failed
(6 tests were not run)
Please report to 
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=libsoup
========================================================================
make[4]: *** [check-TESTS] Error 1
make[4]: Leaving directory `/«PKGBUILDDIR»/tests'
make[3]: *** [check-am] Error 2
make[3]: Leaving directory `/«PKGBUILDDIR»/tests'
make[2]: *** [check] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory `/«PKGBUILDDIR»/tests'
make[1]: *** [check-recursive] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/«PKGBUILDDIR»'
make: *** [debian/stamp-makefile-check] Error 2
dpkg-buildpackage: error: debian/rules build-arch gave error exit 
status 2

Full logs available via 
https://buildd.debian.org/status/package.php?p=libsoup2.4

Regards,

Adam