[Python-apps-team] RFS: s3ql (new python application)

[Nikolaus Rath]

On 06/28/2011 02:38 PM, Kilian Krause wrote:
> Nikolaus,
> 
> On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 02:10:44PM -0400, Nikolaus Rath wrote:
>> On 06/28/2011 01:47 AM, Kilian Krause wrote:
>>> Nikolaus,
>>>
>>> On Mon, 2011-06-27 at 18:46 -0400, Nikolaus Rath wrote:
>>>> On 06/27/2011 05:32 PM, Kilian Krause wrote:
>>>>>>> 5. Your package doesn't build in pbuilder:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> dpkg-source: warning: ignoring deletion of directory doc
>>>>>>> dpkg-source: error: cannot represent change to
>>>>>>> s3ql-1.0.1/distribute-0.6.14.tar.gz: binary file contents changed
>>>>>>
>>>>>> That's weird, it works just fine here, and it also does not download
>>>>>> anything but uses the existing python-setuptools. Can you tell me what
>>>>>> commands you used to get this?
>>>>>
>>>>> dpkg-source -x s3ql_1.0.1-1.dsc;cd s3ql-1.0.1;pdebuild
>>>>>
>>>>> which spawns a fresh "unstable" pbuilder chroot and installs your listed
>>>>> build-deps.
>>>>
>>>> Hmm. On my system:
>>>>
>>>> dget http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/s/s3ql/s3ql_1.0.1-1.dsc
>>>> dpkg-source -x s3ql_1.0.1-1.dsc;cd s3ql-1.0.1;pdebuild
>>>>
>>>> runs perfectly. I do not have any extra stuff installed in my chroot
>>>> except for vim.
>>>>
>>>> The complete build output is at
>>>>
>>>> http://pastebin.com/3na83pQT
>>>>
>>>> I don't quite know what to do here... do you have any idea? Could you
>>>> post the complete output on your system as well?
>>>
>>> the missing build-deps on my system are:
>>> dpkg-checkbuilddeps: Unmet build dependencies: python-setuptools (>=
>>> 0.6.14) python-apsw (>= 3.7.0) python-sphinx python-argparse
>>> python-llfuse (>= 0.31) python-pycryptopp python-paramiko python-lzma
>>> (>= 0.5.3)
>>>
>>> full build log is at:
>>> http://people.debian.org/~kilian/s3ql_1.0.1-1_amd64.build
>>
>> Well, this seems to make this a problem with your chroot rather than
>> with the S3QL package. The missing build-deps are certainly available in
>> unstable, see e.g. http://packages.debian.org/sid/python-setuptools
>>
>> Are you sure you are running an up-to-date unstable pbuilder chroot?
> 
> as was already mentioned previously the pbuild command runs 
> "fakeroot debian/rules clean" in the local user's context *before* it spawns
> off into the chroot. Thus the clean target in a best practice shouldn't fail
> if build-deps aren't installed and only undo what really needs to be cleaned
> up. This has nothing to do with the chroot itself.
> 
> That's why I mentioned the build-deps that are missing on my user's
> environment (and clearly they would be installed in the pbuilder chroot once
> the build begins).
> 
> If the clean target wouldn't pull in extra stuff I'd not care that "fails"
> before the build actually begins. The only problem is that it downloads
> stuff off the internet which is not what I'd expect from a clean target
> under *any* circumstance (and not of any other target for that matter).


Ah, now I get it, thanks!

I've just uploaded a new version that doesn't use setup.py for cleaning
up, this should solve the problem.

Version number is still the same,

dget http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/s/s3ql/s3ql_1.0.1-1.dsc


Best,

   -Nikolaus

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