Package: src:qtiplot Version: 0.9.8.9-10 User: sanv...@debian.org Usertags: binary-indep Severity: important
Dear maintainer: I tried to build this package with "dpkg-buildpackage -A" (i.e. only architecture-independent packages), and it failed: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [...] debian/rules build-indep dh build-indep --parallel --with python2 dh_testdir -i -O--parallel debian/rules override_dh_auto_configure make[1]: Entering directory '/<<PKGBUILDDIR>>' rm -f build.conf cp build.conf.example build.conf mkdir -p icons/48x48 mkdir -p icons/128x128 cp qtiplot_logo.png icons/128x128/qtiplot.png convert qtiplot_logo.png -resize 48x48 icons/48x48/qtiplot.png dh_auto_configure [... snipped ...] index.docbook.tex:5960: Paragraph ended before \GTS@TestRightLabel was complete. index.docbook.tex:5960: leading text: \caption\label index.docbook.tex:5960: Undefined control sequence \GTS@Nil. index.docbook.tex:5960: leading text: \caption\label index.docbook.tex:5960: Undefined control sequence \@nil. index.docbook.tex:5960: leading text: \caption\label index.docbook.tex:5960: Paragraph ended before \GTS@TestRightSpace was complete. index.docbook.tex:5960: leading text: \caption\label index.docbook.tex:5960: Undefined control sequence \GTS@Nil. index.docbook.tex:5960: leading text: \caption\label index.docbook.tex:5960: Undefined control sequence \GTS@Nil. index.docbook.tex:5960: leading text: \caption\label index.docbook.tex:5960: Undefined control sequence \@nil. index.docbook.tex:5960: leading text: \caption\label index.docbook.tex:5960: Argument of \label has an extra }. index.docbook.tex:5960: leading text: \caption\label index.docbook.tex:5960: Paragraph ended before \label was complete. index.docbook.tex:5960: leading text: \caption\label index.docbook.aux:1360: Paragraph ended before \newlabel was complete. index.docbook.aux:1360: leading text: \newlabel{}{{5.56}{130}{\par index.docbook.aux:1360: Extra }, or forgotten \endgroup. index.docbook.aux:1360: leading text: \newlabel{}{{5.56}{130}{\par } index.docbook.aux:1360: Extra }, or forgotten \endgroup. index.docbook.aux:1360: leading text: ...bel{}{{5.56}{130}{\par }{figure.5.56}{}} index.docbook.aux:1366: Paragraph ended before \newlabel was complete. index.docbook.aux:1366: leading text: \newlabel{}{{5.57}{131}{\par index.docbook.aux:1366: Extra }, or forgotten \endgroup. index.docbook.aux:1366: leading text: \newlabel{}{{5.57}{131}{\par } index.docbook.aux:1366: Extra }, or forgotten \endgroup. index.docbook.aux:1366: leading text: ...bel{}{{5.57}{131}{\par }{figure.5.57}{}} Unexpected error occured Error: pdflatex compilation failed Makefile:13: recipe for target 'pdf' failed make[2]: *** [pdf] Error 1 make[2]: Leaving directory '/<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/manual' debian/rules:34: recipe for target 'override_dh_auto_build-indep' failed make[1]: *** [override_dh_auto_build-indep] Error 2 make[1]: Leaving directory '/<<PKGBUILDDIR>>' debian/rules:13: recipe for target 'build-indep' failed make: *** [build-indep] Error 2 dpkg-buildpackage: error: debian/rules build-indep gave error exit status 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sorry not to have a fix, as I am reporting many bugs similar to this one. The common hints are: * If the only architecture-independent packages are dummy transitional ones and they were released with jessie, the easy fix is to drop them now. * When using "dh", it is allowed to use (independently) optional targets override_dh_foo-arch and override_dh_foo-indep (for several values of "foo"). Once that both "dpkg-buildpackage -A" and "dpkg-buildpackage -B" work properly, the package would be suitable to be uploaded in source-only form if you wish. Thanks.