Bug#665708: gdm3: FTBFS ("`+' is an invalid character in a configuration storage address")

[Adam D. Barratt]

Source: gdm3
Version: 3.0.4-4
Severity: serious

Hi,

gdm3 FTBFS (when rebuilt against a newer CDBS to pick up hardening
flags); from the amd64 build log:

gconftool-2 --direct --config-source=xml:merged:/build/buildd-gdm3_3.0.4-4+b1-amd64-Higyv6/gdm3-3.0.4/debian/gdm3//var/lib/gdm3/.gconf.mandatory --recursive-unset /

(gconftool-2:13143): GConf-WARNING **: Failed to load source "xml:merged:/build/buildd-gdm3_3.0.4-4+b1-amd64-Higyv6/gdm3-3.0.4/debian/gdm3//var/lib/gdm3/.gconf.mandatory": Couldn't resolve address for configuration source: Bad address `xml:merged:/build/buildd-gdm3_3.0.4-4+b1-amd64-Higyv6/gdm3-3.0.4/debian/gdm3//var/lib/gdm3/.gconf.mandatory': `+' is an invalid character in a configuration storage address
**
GConf:ERROR:gconftool.c:969:main: assertion failed: (err == NULL)
make[5]: *** [install-data-hook] Aborted
make[5]: Leaving directory `/build/buildd-gdm3_3.0.4-4+b1-amd64-Higyv6/gdm3-3.0.4/data'
make[4]: *** [install-data-am] Error 2
make[4]: Leaving directory `/build/buildd-gdm3_3.0.4-4+b1-amd64-Higyv6/gdm3-3.0.4/data'
make[3]: *** [install-am] Error 2
make[3]: Leaving directory `/build/buildd-gdm3_3.0.4-4+b1-amd64-Higyv6/gdm3-3.0.4/data'
make[2]: *** [install-recursive] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/build/buildd-gdm3_3.0.4-4+b1-amd64-Higyv6/gdm3-3.0.4/data'
make[1]: *** [install-recursive] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/build/buildd-gdm3_3.0.4-4+b1-amd64-Higyv6/gdm3-3.0.4'
make: *** [debian/stamp-makefile-install] Error 2
dpkg-buildpackage: error: fakeroot debian/rules binary-arch gave error exit status 2

Full logs available via
https://buildd.debian.org/status/package.php?p=gdm3&suite=sid

Regards,

Adam