The bug was caused by a bogus downstream patch that got imported from Ubuntu, 01_fetchmailconf.patch, that contained a bogus workaround for a different bug. This should never have made it into the package.
Note that 01_fetchmailconf.patch and 03_fetchmailconf_python2.6.patch (as of svn://svn.debian.org/pkg-fetchmail/trunk rev 545) are both bogus and should be removed. If any issues remain, then either automake or python are broken. Corresponding downstream Bugs in Ubuntu are: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fetchmail/+bug/669066 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fetchmail/+bug/684228 But it is not to be expected that Ubuntu will see to those in the near future. -- Matthias Andree -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-rc-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org