Bug#708758: libgtk2-perl: FTBFS with perl 5.18: t/GtkBuildableIface.t failure

[Dominic Hargreaves]

Source: libgtk2-perl
Version: 1.247-2
Severity: important
User: debian-perl at lists.debian.org
Usertags: perl-5.18-transition
Tags: sid jessie fixed-upstream

This package FTBFS with perl 5.18 from experimental (in a clean sbuild
session):

GLib-GObject-WARNING **: attempting to add an interface (GtkBuildable) to class 
(TestThing) after class_init at /usr/lib/perl5/Glib/Object/Subclass.pm line 233.
GLib-GObject-WARNING **: attempting to add an interface (GtkBuildable) to class 
(TestComplexThing) after class_init at /usr/lib/perl5/Glib/Object/Subclass.pm li
ne 233.
GLib-GObject-WARNING **: attempting to add an interface (GtkBuildable) to class 
(TestComplexWidget) after class_init at /usr/lib/perl5/Glib/Object/Subclass.pm l
ine 233.
Gtk-CRITICAL **: IA__gtk_buildable_custom_tag_start: assertion `GTK_IS_BUILDABLE
 (buildable)' failed at t/GtkBuildableIface.t line 50.
Unhandled tag: 'option' at t/GtkBuildableIface.t line 50.
# Looks like your test exited with 255 before it could output anything.
t/GtkBuildableIface.t .............. 
Dubious, test returned 255 (wstat 65280, 0xff00)
Failed 92/92 subtests 

...

Test Summary Report
-------------------
t/GtkBuildableIface.t            (Wstat: 65280 Tests: 0 Failed: 0)
  Non-zero exit status: 255
  Parse errors: Bad plan.  You planned 92 tests but ran 0.
Files=229, Tests=4981, 50 wallclock secs ( 1.44 usr  0.59 sys + 18.54 cusr  3.95 csys = 24.52 CPU)
Result: FAIL

This is possibly fixed in upstream git, but not yet released:

https://git.gnome.org/browse/perl-Glib/commit/?id=ebf55199407d3be92162f5c2573c7f9c34614cb1

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