Bug#834911: libconfig-model-dpkg-perl: FTBFS too much often (Failed 2/12 test programs)

[Niko Tyni]

On Sat, Aug 20, 2016 at 07:56:56PM +0200, gregor herrmann wrote:
> On Sat, 20 Aug 2016 20:51:51 +0300, Niko Tyni wrote:
> 
> > > >  flAbsPath on /var/lib/apt/var/lib/dpkg/status failed - realpath (2: No such file or directory)
> > > >  Could not open file  - open (2: No such file or directory)
> > > >  Problem opening 
> > > >  The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.

> > I can reproduce it with libapt-pkg5.0_1.3~rc1, and it goes away with
> > libapt-pkg5.0_1.3~rc2. The build logs have 1.3~rc1. (Looks like they
> > may be testing stretch not sid.)
> 
> Ah! That explains.
>  
> > Maybe this change in ~rc2?
> > 
> >   * default to Dir=/ in dpkg/status file finding magic
> 
> Right, and this was also mentioned in #833656 by one of the apt
> maintainers.
> 
> So I guess we can close this bug?

Either that, or reassign it to src:apt to track 1.3~rc2 testing migration
I guess.

I don't mind much, but maybe Santiago (cc'd) does? (given you seem to be
rebuilding stretch not sid)
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Niko Tyni   ntyni at debian.org