debian is again taking part in the OPW, & this afternoon I happened to read the backlog of the first weekly IRC meeting (in #debian-qa) between the mentors & the mentee for one of the projects. it was great to see that the participant's first patch is already merged & deployed, & that she closed her first bug report & is really getting into this debian world. yay to great mentoring & increasing diversity!

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is enthusiasm contagious? I think so. a recent example: another advent posting. gracias!

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debian has a bigger role than "just" providing a free operating system to our users (& derivatives), it's also an important player in the free software world at large. a recent indication of this is the composition of the FSF's High Priority Projects Committee: if I'm counting correctly, there are two active & one former DDs listed as members; oh, & the contact person is yet another DD :) great to see many debianistas active all around!

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today, I again had a pleasant experience around an RC bug, featuring a diligent patch submitter, & a maintainer showing his appreciation for the help. motivating!

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today, a pkg-perl member who was not very active for the last 2 or so years "re-appeared", & together we prepared & uploaded a new package. always good to see people coming back!

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creating a free operating system in general & fixing bugs in particular is a collaborative effort. today's example is bug report #766773 (& friends) which involved communication in the BTS & on IRC between the bug submitter, the maintainer of a related package, the release team, & me as a bug triager. & 2.5 hours later, another block for the jessie release is gone. thanks everybody for yet another pleasant collaboration experience!

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positive feedback is motivating (probably not only) for me. a recent example showing that our work on creating a great operating system is appreciated was sent to the debian-project list yesterday. thanks!

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today I had a short chat with a fellow DD living in a neighbouring country. nothing spectacular in itself; but it reminded me again that debian is more than creating an operating system together for me it's also about a couple of friendships that grow out of it & which are dear to me.

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I'm reading planet debian since many years, & I still enjoy it. I like the mixture of personal thoughts/stories & insightful technical tips. today's recommendation: Don't ask your questions in private. very much agreed.

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as russ wrote some weeks ago in an excellent mail to debian-vote, upstreams are the raison d' tre for linux distributions. my experience in collaborating with upstream authors is mostly very positive, the most recent example from today being #728345. thanks to all upstream authors for their passion in writing software & sharing it. & for caring about it later as well!

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after the GR is before the GR. the next one is about limiting the term of TC members. & it's a pleasure for me to watch how the proponents of different variants & other interested people work together most constructively in order to prepare the best possible ballot for the voters. hat tip to everyone involved!

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this morning I received no less than two private "thank you" mails from fellow debian contributors. thanks guys, this made a good start into the week!

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these are the RC bugs I've worked on during the last two weeks:

• #752465 libgdbm3: "Multi-Arch:same file conflict for any pair of architectures"
  propose to close as duplicate, done so by release team
• #759960 src:libcatalyst-engine-psgi-perl: "libcatalyst-engine-psgi-perl: FTBFS: dh_auto_test: make -j1 test returned exit code 2"
  request package removal (pkg-perl)
• #767010 kadu-dev: "kadu-dev: KaduTargets.cmake hardcodes amd64 path"
  raise severity, ask about potential fix in recent upload, then close
• #767671 ekeyd: "ekeyd: fails to remove: subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1"
  apply patch from Cameron Norman, upload to DELAYED/2
• #767842 ruby-actionpack-action-caching: "ruby-actionpack-action-caching: fails to upgrade from 'wheezy' - trying to overwrite /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/action_controller/caching/actions.rb"
  propose patch (adding Breaks+Replaces), closed by maintainer the same way
• #768710 src:biojava3-live: "biojava3-live: FTBFS in jessie: dh_install: libbiojava3-java-doc missing files (doc/biojava/*), aborting"
  propose patch (add encoding information)
• #768798 libgdbm3: "libgdbm3:i386: changelog.Debian.gz different from libgdbm3:amd64"
  diagnose as possible duplicate of #752465
• #769214 src:dmtcp: "dmtcp: FTBFS in jessie: test failures"
  add info to the bug report
• #769336 request-tracker4: "request-tracker4: fails to upgrade from 'wheezy': /usr/share/dbconfig-common/scripts/request-tracker4/upgrade/sqlite3/4.2.3 exited with non-zero status [SEGFAULT]"
  add info to the bug report, tag unreproducible, close later
• #769670 ola-rdm-tests: "ola-rdm-tests: FTBFS in a sid chroot with pbuilder (no network)"
  provide more test results
• #769820 par2: "par2: "par2repair file.par2 *" buggy, fixed in latest git version 0.6.11"
  sponsor maintainer upload
• #769833 src:trac: "[trac] Some sources are not included in your package"
  propose patch which repacks the tarball, applied and uploaded by maintainer
• #770411 mpi-specs: "mpi-specs: postinst uses /usr/share/doc content (Policy 12.3)"
  drop (broken call from postinst and then whole) postinst, upload to DELAYED/5
• #770648 src:hiredis: "hiredis: FTBFS: Test failure"
  more triaging/testing
• #770762 src:libinline-java-perl: "libinline-java-perl: Build dependencies are too loose"
  upload package prepared by Peter Pentchev (pkg-perl)
• #770844 src:libinline-java-perl: "[libinline-java-perl] FTBFS twice in a row"
  upload package prepared by Peter Pentchev (pkg-perl)
• #770845 src:libinline-java-perl: "[libinline-java-perl] FTBFS: Assumes a decimal point during the tests"
  upload package prepared by Peter Pentchev (pkg-perl)
• #771361 sponsorship-requests: "RFS: roxterm/2.9.5-1"
  sponsor maintainer upload

I was not much at home during the last two weeks, so not much to report about RC bug activities. some general observations:

1. the RC bug count is still relatively low, even after lucas' archive rebuild.
2. the release team is extremely fast in handling unblock request - kudos! pro tip: file them quickly after uploading, or some thing,one else might be faster :)

my small contributions:

• #765327 libnet-dns-perl: "lintian fails if the machine has a link-local IPv6 nameserver configured"
  discuss possible fix with upstream (pkg-perl)
• #768683 src:libmoosex-storage-perl: "libmoosex-storage-perl: missing runtime dependencies cause (build) failures in other packages"
  move packages from Recommends to Depends (pkg-perl)
• #768692 src:libaudio-mpd-perl: "libaudio-mpd-perl: FTBFS in jessie: Failed test '10 seconds worth of music in the db': got: '9'"
  add patch from Simon McVittie (pkg-perl)
• #768712 src:libpoe-component-client-mpd-perl: "libpoe-component-client-mpd-perl: FTBFS in jessie: Failed test '10 seconds worth of music in the db': got: '9'"
  add patch from Simon McVittie (pkg-perl)
• #769003 libgluegen2-build-java: "libjogl2-java: FTBFS on arm64, ppc64el, s390x"
  add patch from Colin Watson (pkg-java)

this week, my main contribution to fixing RC bugs was to ask others what they think about closing bugs which looked already fixed to me. worked quite fine. full list:

• #682420 src:libpaper: "libpaper: "Multi-Arch: same" but postrm removes arch-independent configuration"
  use DPKG_MAINTSCRIPT_PACKAGE_REFCOUNT before file removal, upload to DELAYED/5
• #743853 libpango-1.0-0: "libpango-1.0-0 : Breaks: libpango1.0-0 (< 1.32.5-2) but 1.30.0-1 is to be installed"
  check current jenkins results, then closed by maintainer
• #754132 libmcrypt: "libmcrypt: add autoreconf during the build to enable new architectures"
  propose to close bug, done by one of the NMUers
• #760908 libmcrypt4: "libmcrypt: another autoreconf fix for arm64 build"
  propose to close bug, done by one of the NMUers
• #762061 dkms: "dkms should pull in the correct linux-headers package"
  downgrade
• #762782 libprocps3-dev,libprocps4-dev: "libprocps4-dev and libprocps3-dev: error when trying to install together"
  propose to close bug, done by fellow DD
• #763769 glabels: "glabels exists with "Abort" when creating a new document"
  prepare patch from upstream git commits, later NMUed by fellow DD
• #764667 distcc: "distcc: Trigger cycle causes dpkg to fail processing"
  change triggers from "interest" to "interest-noawait", as proposed by Guillem Jover, upload to DELAYED/5
• #767041 kephra: "kephra: Fails with "You did not specify a file name""
  upload with patch prepared by Partha Pratim Mukherjee (pkg-perl)
• #767066 gorm.app: "gorm.app: [i386] Crashes when loading .gorm files"
  sponsor maintainer upload

it's this time of the year^Wrelease cycle again almost. in ten days (& roughly two hours), the freeze for the next debian release, codenamed jessie, will start. by this time packages must be in testing in order to be candidates for the release, as explained in the release team's detailed freeze policy. this also means, with the regular testing migration time set to ten days, that tonight's dinstall run closed the regular upload window. & this also means that we should all concentrate on fixing RC bugs to make the freeze as short as possible & jessie yet another great release. before I head over to the UDD bugs page, I'd like to summarize my work on RC bugs in the last weeks, which was again focussed on packages in the Debian Perl Group.

• #736739 src:lemonldap-ng: "[src:lemonldap-ng] Sourceless file"
  upload new upstream release prepared by Xavier Guimard (pkg-perl)
• #736807 src:lemonldap-ng: "[src:lemonldap-ng] Non free file"
  upload new upstream release prepared by Xavier Guimard (pkg-perl)
• #742409 libsereal-encoder-perl: "libsereal-encoder-perl: FTBFS on some architectures"
  upload new upstream release, with patch from ntyni (pkg-perl)
• #755317 src:libnet-bonjour-perl: "libnet-bonjour-perl: FTBFS: Tests failures"
  lower severity (pkg-perl)
• #755328 src:libgraph-writer-graphviz-perl: "libgraph-writer-graphviz-perl: FTBFS: Tests failures"
  update patches for test suite (pkg-perl)
• #759966 src:libvideo-fourcc-info-perl: "libvideo-fourcc-info-perl: FTBFS: dh_auto_test: perl Build test returned exit code 255"
  close bug, fixed in #762334 (pkg-perl)
• #762333 libcgi-application-plugin-ajaxupload-perl: "libcgi-application-plugin-ajaxupload-perl: FTBFS with libjson-any-perl 1.36-1: test failures"
  close, as the bug is fixed in libpackage-stash-perl, cf. #762334 (pkg-perl)
• #763254 src:libcrypt-gcrypt-perl: "libcrypt-gcrypt-perl: FTBFS: GCrypt.xs:59:5: error: unknown type name 'gcry_ac_handle_t'"
  add patch from CPAN RT (pkg-perl)
• #765053 libapache-dbilogger-perl: "libapache-dbilogger-perl: FTBFS - undefined symbol: modperl_is_running"
  close, as the bug is fixed in libapache2-mod-perl2, cf. #765174 (pkg-perl)
• #765137 src:libcgi-fast-perl: "libcgi-fast-perl: FTBFS: Tests failures"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #765150 src:libhtml-formfu-perl: "libhtml-formfu-perl: FTBFS: Tests failures"
  lower severity (pkg-perl)
• #765165 liblog-dispatch-perl: "liblog-dispatch-perl: missing dependency/recommendation on libdevel-globaldestruction-perl"
  add missing (build) dependency (pkg-perl)

the perl 5.20 transition is over, debconf14 is over, so I should have more time for RC bugs? yes & no: I fixed some, but only in "our" (as in: pkg-perl) packages:

• #711418 src:libanyevent-dbi-perl: "libanyevent-dbi-perl: FTBFS: Failed test 'Using an unknown function results in error'"
  add patch for newer SQLite (pkg-perl)
• #756566 libxml-dt-perl: "libxml-dt-perl: Insecure use of temporary files (CVE-2014-5260)"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #759838 src:padre: "padre: FTBFS: Failed test 'no warnings'"
  fix 2/3 of the test failures in git, last one fixed by dod (pkg-perl)
• #759942 src:cpanminus: "cpanminus: FTBFS: Can't write to cpanm home '/sbuild-nonexistent/.cpanm': You should fix it with chown/chmod first."
  set HOME once more in debian/rules (pkg-perl)
• #759964 src:libhtml-formhandler-model-dbic-perl: "libhtml-formhandler-model-dbic-perl: FTBFS: dh_auto_test: make -j1 test returned exit code 2"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #761312 libdbix-class-resultset-recursiveupdate-perl: "libdbix-class-resultset-recursiveupdate-perl: missing dependency on liblist-moreutils-perl"
  add missing dependency (pkg-perl)
• #761313 libgeo-google-mapobject-perl: "libgeo-google-mapobject-perl: missing dependency on libjson-perl"
  add missing dependency (pkg-perl)
• #761315 libfile-read-perl: "libfile-read-perl: missing dependency on libfile-slurp-perl"
  add missing dependency (pkg-perl)
• #761319 libpod-wordlist-hanekomu-perl: "libpod-wordlist-hanekomu-perl: missing dependency on libtest-spelling-perl"
  add missing dependency (pkg-perl)
• #761526 src:liblocale-maketext-gettext-perl: "liblocale-maketext-gettext-perl: FTBFS: Tests failures"
  skip test which needs internet and a writable $HOME (pkg-perl)
• #761558 src:libposix-strptime-perl: "libposix-strptime-perl: FTBFS: Tests failures"
  skip test which needs internet and a writable $HOME (pkg-perl)

DebConf 14 has started earlier today with the first two talks in sunny portland, oregon. this year's edition of DebConf didn't feature a preceding DebCamp, & the attempts to organize a proper pkg-perl sprint were not very successful. nevertheless, two other members of the Debian Perl Group & me met here in PDX on wednesday for our informal unofficial pkg-perl -sprint, & as intended, we've used the last days to work on some pkg-perl QA stuff:

• upload packages which were waiting for Perl 5.20
• upload packages which didn't have the Perl Group in Maintainer
• update OpenTasks wiki page
• update subscription to Perl packages in Ubuntu/Launchpad
• start annual git repos cleanup
• pkg-perl-tools: improve scripts to integrate upstream git repo
• update alternative (build) dependencies after perl 5.20 upload
• update Module::Build (build) dependencies

as usual, having someone to poke besides you, & the opportunity to get a second pair of eyes quickly was very beneficial. & of course, spending time with my nice team mates is always a pleasure for me!

perl 5.20 got uploaded to debian unstable a few minutes ago; be prepared for some glitches when upgrading sid machines/chroots in the next days, while all 557 reverse dependencies are rebuilt via binNMUs. how does this relate to this blog post's title? it does, since during the last weeks I was mostly trying to help with the preparation of this transition. & we managed to fix quite a few bugs while they were not bumped to serious yet, otherwise the list below would be a bit longer :) anyway, here are the the RC bugs I've worked on in the last 20 or so weeks:

• #711614 src:libscriptalicious-perl: "libscriptalicious-perl: FTBFS with perl 5.18: test hang"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #711616 src:libtest-refcount-perl: "libtest-refcount-perl: FTBFS with perl 5.18: test failures"
  build-depend on fixed version (pkg-perl)
• #719835 libdevel-findref-perl: "libdevel-findref-perl: crash in XS_Devel__FindRef_find_ on Perl 5.18"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #720021 src:libhtml-template-dumper-perl: "libhtml-template-dumper-perl: FTBFS with perl 5.18: test failures"
  mark fragile test as TODO (pgk-perl)
• #720271 src:libnet-jabber-perl: "libnet-jabber-perl: FTBFS with perl 5.18: test failures"
  add patch to sort hash (pkg-perl)
• #726948 libmath-bigint-perl: "libmath-bigint-perl: uninstallable in sid - obsoleted by perl 5.18"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #728634 src:fusesmb: "fusesmb: FTBFS: configure: error: Please install libsmbclient header files."
  finally upload to DELAYED/2 with patch from November (using pkg-config)
• #730936 src:libaudio-mpd-perl: "libaudio-mpd-perl: FTBFS: Tests errors"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #737434 src:libmojomojo-perl: "[src:libmojomojo-perl] Sourceless file (minified)"
  add unminified version of javascript file to source package (pkg-perl)
• #739505 libcgi-application-perl: "libcgi-application-perl: CVE-2013-7329: information disclosure flaw"
  upload with patch prepared by carnil (pkg-perl)
• #739809 src:libgtk2-perl: "libgtk2-perl: FTBFS: Test failure"
  add patch from Colin Watson (pkg-perl)
• #743086 src:libmousex-getopt-perl: "libmousex-getopt-perl: FTBFS: Tests failures"
  add patch from CPAN RT (pkg-perl)
• #743099 src:libclass-refresh-perl: "libclass-refresh-perl: FTBFS: Tests failures"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #745792 encfs: "[PATCH] Fixing FTBFS on i386 and kfreebsd-i386"
  use DEB_HOST_MULTIARCH to find libraries, upload to DELAYED/2
• #746148 src:redshift: "redshift: FTBFS: configure: error: missing dependencies for VidMode method"
  add missing build dependency, upload to DELAYED/2
• #747771 src:bti: "bti: FTBFS: configure: line 3571: syntax error near unexpected token PKG_CHECK_MODULES'"
  add missing build dependency
• #748996 libgd-securityimage-perl: "libgd-securityimage-perl: should switch to use libgd-perl"
  update (build) dependency (pkg-perl)
• #749509 src:visualvm: "visualvm: FTBFS: debian/visualvm/...: Directory nonexistent"
  use override_dh_install-indep in debian/rules (pkg-java)
• #749825 src:libtime-parsedate-perl: "libtime-parsedate-perl: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/man/man3/Time::ParseDate.3pm.gz', which is also in package libtime-modules-perl 2011.0517-1"
  add missing Breaks/Replaces (pkg-perl)
• #749938 libnet-ssh2-perl: "libnet-ssh2-perl: FTBFS: libgcrypt20 vs. libcrypt11"
  upload package with fixed build-dep, prepared by Daniel Lintott (pkg-perl)
• #750276 libhttp-async-perl: "libhttp-async-perl: FTBFS: Tests failures"
  upload new upstream release prepared by Daniel Lintott (pkg-perl)
• #750283 src:xacobeo: "xacobeo: FTBFS: Tests failures when network is accessible"
  add missing build dependency (pkg-perl)
• #750305 src:libmoosex-app-cmd-perl: "libmoosex-app-cmd-perl: FTBFS: Tests failures"
  add patch to fix test regexps (pkg-perl)
• #750325 src:libtemplate-plugin-latex-perl: "libtemplate-plugin-latex-perl: FTBFS: Tests failures"
  upload new upstream releases prepared by Robert James Clay (pkg-perl)
• #750341 src:cpanminus: "cpanminus: FTBFS: Trying to write outside builddir"
  set HOME for tests (pkg-perl)
• #750564 obexftp: "missing license in debian/copyright"
  add missing license to debian/copyright, QA upload
• #750770 libsereal-decoder-perl: "libsereal-decoder-perl: FTBFS on various architectures"
  upload new upstream development release (pkg-perl)
• #751044 packaging-tutorial: "packaging-tutorial: FTBFS - File bxcjkjatype.sty' not found."
  send a patch (updated build-depends) to the BTS
• #751563 src:tuxguitar: "tuxguitar: depends on xulrunner which is no more"
  do some triaging (pkg-java)
• #752171 src:pcp: "pcp: Build depends on autoconf"
  upload NMU prepared by Xilin Sun, adding missing build dependency
• #752347 highlight: "highlight: hardcodes /usr/lib/perl5"
  use executable .install file for perl library path, upload to DELAYED/5
• #752349 src:nflog-bindings: "nflog-bindings: hardcodes /usr/lib/perl5"
  use executable .install file for perl library path, upload to DELAYED/5
• #752469 clearsilver: "clearsilver: hardcodes /usr/lib/perl5"
  use executable .install file for perl library path, upload to DELAYED/5
• #752470 ekg2: "ekg2: hardcodes /usr/lib/perl5"
  calculate perl lib path at build time, QA upload
• #752472 fwknop: "fwknop: hardcodes /usr/lib/perl5"
  use $Config vendorarch in debian/rules, upload to DELAYED/5
• #752476 handlersocket: "handlersocket: hardcodes /usr/lib/perl5"
  create .install from .install.in at build time, QA upload
• #752704 lcgdm: "lcgdm: hardcodes /usr/lib/perl5"
  create .install from .install.in at build time, upload to DELAYED/5
• #752705 libbuffy-bindings: "libbuffy-bindings: hardcodes /usr/lib/perl5"
  pass value of $Config vendorarch to dh_install in debian/rules, upload to DELAYED/5
• #752710 liboping: "liboping: hardcodes /usr/lib/perl5"
  use executable .install file for perl library path, upload to DELAYED/5
• #752714 lockdev: "lockdev: hardcodes /usr/lib/perl5"
  use $Config vendorarch in debian/rules, upload to DELAYED/5
• #752716 ming: "ming: hardcodes /usr/lib/perl5"
  NMU with the minimal changes from the next release
• #752799 obexftp: "obexftp: hardcodes /usr/lib/perl5"
  calculate perl lib path at build time, QA upload
• #752810 src:razor: "razor: hardcodes /usr/lib/perl5"
  use $Config vendorarch in debian/rules, upload to DELAYED/5
• #752812 src:redland-bindings: "redland-bindings: hardcodes /usr/lib/perl5"
  use $Config vendorarch in debian/rules, upload to DELAYED/5
• #752815 src:stfl: "stfl: hardcodes /usr/lib/perl5"
  create .install from .install.in at build time, upload to DELAYED/5
• #752924 libdbix-class-perl: "libdbix-class-perl: FTBFS: Failed test 'Cascading delete on Ordered has_many works'"
  add patch from upstream git (pkg-perl)
• #752928 libencode-arabic-perl: "libencode-arabic-perl: FTBFS with newer Encode: Can't locate object method "export_to_level" via package "Encode""
  add patch from Niko Tyni (pkg-perl)
• #752982 src:libwebservice-musicbrainz-perl: "libwebservice-musicbrainz-perl: hardcodes /usr/lib/perl5"
  pass create_packlist=0 to Build.PL, upload to DELAYED/5
• #752988 libnet-dns-resolver-programmable-perl: "libnet-dns-resolver-programmable-perl: broken with newer Net::DNS"
  add patch from CPAN RT (pkg-perl)
• #752989 libio-callback-perl: "libio-callback-perl: FTBFS with Perl 5.20: alternative dependencies"
  versioned close (pkg-perl)
• #753026 libje-perl: "libje-perl: FTBFS with Perl 5.20: test failures"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #753038 libplack-test-anyevent-perl: "libplack-test-anyevent-perl: FTBFS with Perl 5.20: alternative dependencies"
  versioned close (pkg-perl)
• #753057 libinline-java-perl: "libinline-java-perl: broken symlinks when built under perl 5.20"
  fix symlinks to differing paths in perl 5.18 vs. 5.20 (pkg-perl)
• #753144 src:net-snmp: "net-snmp: FTBFS on kfreebsd-amd64 - 'struct kinfo_proc' has no member named 'kp_eproc'"
  add patch from Niko Tyni, upload to DELAYED/5, later reschedules to 0-day with maintainer's approval
• #753214 src:license-reconcile: "license-reconcile: FTBFS: Tests failures"
  make (build) dependency versioned (pkg-perl)
• #753237 src:libcgi-application-plugin-ajaxupload-perl: "libcgi-application-plugin-ajaxupload-perl: Tests failures"
  make (build) dependency versioned (pkg-perl)
• #754125 libimager-perl: "libimager-perl: FTBFS on s390x"
  close bug, package builds again after libpng upload (pkg-perl)
• #754691 src:libio-interface-perl: "libio-interface-perl: FTBFS on kfreebsd-*: invalid storage class for function 'XS_IO__Interface_if_flags'"
  add patch which adds a missing (pkg-perl)
• #754993 libdevice-usb-perl: "libdevice-usb-perl: FTBFS with newer Inline(::C)"
  workaround an Inline bug in debian/rules
• #755028 src:libtk-tablematrix-perl: "libtk-tablematrix-perl: hardcodes /usr/lib/perl5"
  use $Config vendorarch in debian/rules, upload to DELAYED/5
• #755324 src:pinto: "pinto: FTBFS: Tests failures"
  add patch to "use" required module (pkg-perl)
• #755332 src:libdevel-nytprof-perl: "libdevel-nytprof-perl: FTBFS: Tests failures"
  mark failing tests temporarily as TODO (pkg-perl)
• #757754 obexftp: "obexftp: FTBFS: format not a string literal and no format arguments [-Werror=format-security]"
  add patch with format argument, QA upload
• #757774 src:libwx-glcanvas-perl: "libwx-glcanvas-perl: hardcodes /usr/lib/perl5"
  build-depend on new libwx-perl (pkg-perl)
• #757855 libwx-perl: "libwx-perl: embeds exact wxWidgets version, needs stricter dependencies"
  use virtual package provided by alien-wxwidgets (pkg-perl)
• #758127 src:libwx-perl: "libwx-perl: FTBFS on arm*"
  report and try to debug new build failure (pkg-perl)

p.s.: & now, go & enjoy the new perl 5.20 features :)

I ve been playing with qemu-user-static a bit to create a set of porterboxes for my Deb-o-Matic build farm. After reading gregoa s post on how to create cross-chroot with qemu-debootstrap, I was immediately able to create armel, armhf and powerpc boxes with very little efforts. I tried to extend the number of porterboxes available by adding mips* and s390x, in order to have all the Linux-based architectures supported in Jessie, but with no luck. Here s a summary of my attempts. MIPS*
Chroot creation fails under both mips and mipsel trying to configure libuuid1. The problem is due to the fact libuuid1 s postinst script calls groupadd and useradd. Those two utilities rely on NETLINK sockets, which apparently are not handled by QEMU at the moment. I raised the question upstream to see whether it is possible to solve this problem. s390x
Chroot creation used to fail with a SIGSEGV. This particular bug has been fixed recently, but it seems it s not enough to have a working chroot. It fails with some gzip errors, probably because some portions of dpkg-deb are not fully covered by qemu-s390x-static. Preparing to unpack .../base-files_7.3_s390x.deb ...
Unpacking base-files (7.3) ...
dpkg-deb (subprocess): decompressing archive member: internal gzip read error: '<fd:5>: incorrect data check'
/bin/tar: Unexpected EOF in archive
/bin/tar: Unexpected EOF in archive
/bin/tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now
dpkg-deb: error: subprocess tar returned error exit status 2
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/base-passwd_3.5.33_s390x.deb (--install):
subprocess dpkg-deb --control returned error exit status 2