Bug#978868: nautilus-python: ftbfs with autoconf 2.70

[Matthias Klose]

Package: src:nautilus-python
Version: 1.2.3-3
Severity: normal
Tags: sid bookworm
User: doko at debian.org
Usertags: ftbfs-ac270

[This bug report is not targeted to the upcoming bullseye release]

The package fails to build in a test rebuild on at least amd64 with
autoconf 2.70, but succeeds to build with autoconf 2.69. The
severity of this report will be raised before the bookworm release,
so nothing has to be done for the bullseye release.

The full build log can be found at:
http://qa-logs.debian.net/2020/09/26.ac270/nautilus-python_1.2.3-3_unstable_ac270.log
The last lines of the build log are at the end of this report.

To build with autoconf 2.70, please install the autoconf package from
experimental:  apt-get -t=experimental install autoconf 

[...]
dpkg-buildpackage: info: host architecture amd64
 fakeroot debian/rules clean
dh clean --with gnome,python3
   dh_gnome_clean
   dh_clean
 dpkg-source -b .
dpkg-source: info: using source format '3.0 (quilt)'
dpkg-source: info: building nautilus-python using existing ./nautilus-python_1.2.3.orig.tar.xz
dpkg-source: info: using patch list from debian/patches/series
dpkg-source: info: building nautilus-python in nautilus-python_1.2.3-3.debian.tar.xz
dpkg-source: info: building nautilus-python in nautilus-python_1.2.3-3.dsc
 debian/rules build
dh build --with gnome,python3
   dh_update_autotools_config
   dh_autoreconf
configure.ac:3: warning: 'AM_CONFIG_HEADER': this macro is obsolete.
configure.ac:3: You should use the 'AC_CONFIG_HEADERS' macro instead.
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:2328: AC_DIAGNOSE is expanded from...
/usr/share/aclocal-1.16/obsolete.m4:11: AM_CONFIG_HEADER is expanded from...
configure.ac:3: the top level
configure.ac:3: warning: The macro `AC_DIAGNOSE' is obsolete.
configure.ac:3: You should run autoupdate.
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:2328: AC_DIAGNOSE is expanded from...
/usr/share/aclocal-1.16/obsolete.m4:11: AM_CONFIG_HEADER is expanded from...
configure.ac:3: the top level
configure.ac:14: warning: The macro `AC_PROG_LIBTOOL' is obsolete.
configure.ac:14: You should run autoupdate.
m4/libtool.m4:99: AC_PROG_LIBTOOL is expanded from...
configure.ac:14: the top level
configure.ac:33: warning: The macro `AC_TRY_CPP' is obsolete.
configure.ac:33: You should run autoupdate.
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:2658: AC_TRY_CPP is expanded from...
m4/python.m4:103: PYG_CHECK_PYTHON_HEADERS is expanded from...
configure.ac:33: the top level
configure.ac:82: warning: AC_OUTPUT should be used without arguments.
configure.ac:82: You should run autoupdate.
configure.ac:3: warning: 'AM_CONFIG_HEADER': this macro is obsolete.
configure.ac:3: You should use the 'AC_CONFIG_HEADERS' macro instead.
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:2328: AC_DIAGNOSE is expanded from...
/usr/share/aclocal-1.16/obsolete.m4:11: AM_CONFIG_HEADER is expanded from...
configure.ac:3: the top level
configure.ac:3: warning: The macro `AC_DIAGNOSE' is obsolete.
configure.ac:3: You should run autoupdate.
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:2328: AC_DIAGNOSE is expanded from...
/usr/share/aclocal-1.16/obsolete.m4:11: AM_CONFIG_HEADER is expanded from...
configure.ac:3: the top level
configure.ac:14: warning: The macro `AC_PROG_LIBTOOL' is obsolete.
configure.ac:14: You should run autoupdate.
m4/libtool.m4:99: AC_PROG_LIBTOOL is expanded from...
configure.ac:14: the top level
configure.ac:33: warning: The macro `AC_TRY_CPP' is obsolete.
configure.ac:33: You should run autoupdate.
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:2658: AC_TRY_CPP is expanded from...
m4/python.m4:103: PYG_CHECK_PYTHON_HEADERS is expanded from...
configure.ac:33: the top level
configure.ac:82: warning: AC_OUTPUT should be used without arguments.
configure.ac:82: You should run autoupdate.
libtoolize: putting auxiliary files in '.'.
libtoolize: copying file './ltmain.sh'
libtoolize: putting macros in AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIRS, 'm4'.
libtoolize: copying file 'm4/libtool.m4'
libtoolize: copying file 'm4/ltoptions.m4'
libtoolize: copying file 'm4/ltsugar.m4'
libtoolize: copying file 'm4/ltversion.m4'
libtoolize: copying file 'm4/lt~obsolete.m4'
Can't exec "gtkdocize": No such file or directory at /usr/share/autoconf/Autom4te/FileUtils.pm line 293.
autoreconf: error: gtkdocize failed with exit status: 2
dh_autoreconf: error: autoreconf -f -i returned exit code 2
make: *** [debian/rules:7: build] Error 25
dpkg-buildpackage: error: debian/rules build subprocess returned exit status 2