only one week left until the jessie release. yay! in the last weeks I didn't find many RC bugs that I could fix; still, here's the short list; nice feature: I mostly help others or could build an work done by others.

• #669735 dpkg-www: "dpkg-www: transition towards Apache 2.4"
  sponsor QA upload from Jean-Michel Nirgal Vourg re
• #669777 yocto-reader: "yocto-reader: transition towards Apache 2.4"
  sponsor NMU from Jean-Michel Nirgal Vourg re, upload to DELAYED/2
• #669796 w3c-linkchecker: "w3c-linkchecker: transition towards Apache 2.4"
  cherry-pick periapt's commit from 2012 (pkg-perl)
• #764284 testdisk: "[testdisk] after ntfs-3g upgrade, testdisk cannot be installed (Depends: error)"
  tag + sid to get it out of jessie RC bugs
• #780629 libibverbs1: "libibverbs1: please add Breaks: libopenmpi1.3"
  upload NMU prepared by Andreas Beckmann, adding a Breaks, upload to DELAYED/2
• #780729 pbuilder: "pbuilder must define PATH as in debian-policy (and as used on buildds)"
  downgrade
• #782160 src:chrony: "chrony: Multiple issues: CVE-2015-1821 CVE-2015-1822 CVE-2015-1853"
  sponsor maintainer upload by Joachim Wiedorn

good news of the RCBW week: more & more patches from people I haven't seen before in the BTS. keep them coming!

• #632604 src:libatomic-ops: "libatomic-ops: FTBFS on i386"
  apply patch from upstream git repo, upload to DELAYED/2, then fixed in a maintainer upload
• #644409 rapidsvn: "rapidsvn SEGV with Subversion 1.7"
  add upstream patch, do a QA upload
• #650060 snort: "snort: FTBFS when built with build-arch"
  send patch to the BTS, NMU uploaded by periapt
• #674329 src:gimp-dimage-color: "gimp-dimage-color: FTBFS: gimpmatrix.h:23:2: error: #error "Only <libgimpmath/gimpmath.h> can be included directly.""
  apply patch from Sebastian Ramacher, upload to DELAYED/2
• #676194 src:ruby-xmlparser: "ruby-xmlparser: FTBFS: xmlparser.c:1783:2: error: format not a string literal and no format arguments [-Werror=format-security]"
  add patch from Andreas St hrk, upload to DELAYED/2
• #676205 src:ruby-ldap: "ruby-ldap: FTBFS: sslconn.c:103:7: error: format not a string literal and no format arguments [-Werror=format-security]"
  add patch from Johannes Brandst tter, upload to DELAYED/2
• #677702 src:libdevice-cdio-perl: "libdevice-cdio-perl: FTBFS with libcdio 0.83"
  finalize, and update patches for new upstream release, uploaded by dam (pkg-perl)
• #678556 rapidsvn: "rapidsvn: please drop Build-Depends: libserf-0-0-dev"
  drop build dependency, do a QA upload
• #678772 src:libpoe-component-client-http-perl: "libpoe-component-client-http-perl: FTBFS: tests failed"
  add patch (pkg-perl)

over 3 months without a posting about my RC bug squashing activities. that also means I hardly looked at any bugs in packages I'm not (co-)maintaining. anyway, here's the list of fixed RC bugs:

• #533934 pperl: "pperl: FTBFS: tests failed directory"
  upload package prepared by dam (pkg-perl)
• #611361 src:libjifty-plugin-chart-perl: "libjifty-plugin-chart-perl: FTBFS due to failing test"
  bump build dependency (pkg-perl)
• #611368 src:jifty: "jifty: test t/TestApp/t/03-static.t failing"
  upload new upstream release prepared by fsfs (pkg-perl)
• #614086 dates: "FTBFS: undefined reference to symbol 'pango_layout_set_indent'"
  add Ubuntu patch, upload to DELAYED/2
• #627232 src:libpadre-plugin-javascript-perl: "libpadre-plugin-javascript-perl: mkdir /.padre: Permission denied at /usr/share/perl5/Padre/Constant.pm line 119"
  upload fixed package prepared by mxey (pkg-perl)
• #627269 src:libpoe-component-ikc-perl: "libpoe-component-ikc-perl: failing tests"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #627272 src:libdancer-plugin-rest-perl: "libdancer-plugin-rest-perl: failing tests"
  upload package prepared by mxey (pkg-perl)
• #627285 src:libpoe-api-peek-perl: "libpoe-api-peek-perl: failing tests"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #627865 src:libnet-ssleay-perl: "libnet-ssleay-perl: FTBFS due to dependency cycle (Perl 5.12 migration)"
  remove build dependency (pkg-perl)
• #627963 libtest-spelling-perl: "libtest-spelling-perl: Test::Spelling tries to modify constant"
  upload new upstream release packaged by periapt (pkg-perl)
• #628297 src:libautodie-perl: "libautodie-perl: FTBFS: tests failed"
  don't run author tests (pkg-perl)
• #628306 src:gopchop: "gopchop: FTBFS: libtool: Version mismatch error."
  update handling of auto-foo stuff, dh-autoreconf etc.
• #628359 src:libpod-2-docbook-perl: "libpod-2-docbook-perl: FTBFS: tests failed"
  skip a test that needs network access (pkg-perl)
• #628739 libzeromq-perl: "Depends on missing (on some arches) libtask-waken-perl"
  fix typo in depends (pkg-perl)
• #629292 src:libtest-warn-perl: "libtest-warn-perl: FTBFS with perl 5.14: test failures"
  upload new upstream release prepared by periapt and ghedo (pkg-perl)
• #629561 dates: "dates: not installable in sid"
  fixed by the rebuild for #614086
• #629670 src:libpar-packer-perl: "libpar-packer-perl: FTBFS: main.c:79: undefined reference to pthread_atfork'"
  close, perl needed a binNMU for multi-arch (pkg-perl)
• #629724 src:libstring-errf-perl: "libstring-errf-perl: FTBFS: unsatisfiable build-dependency: perl (>= 5.13.4) but 5.12.3-7 is to be installed"
  switch order of build dependency (pkg-perl)
• #629743 src:libwww-google-auth-clientlogin-perl: "libwww-google-auth-clientlogin-perl: FTBFS: unsatisfiable build-dependency: perl (>= 5.14) but 5.12.3-7 is to be installed"
  switch order of build dependency (pkg-perl)
• #629745 src:libcgi-application-plugin-tt-perl: "libcgi-application-plugin-tt-perl: FTBFS: unsatisfiable build-dependency: perl-modules (< 5.12) but 5.12.3-7 is to be installed"
  upload already fixed package (pkg-perl)
• #633742 src:libdbix-class-schema-loader-perl: "libdbix-class-schema-loader-perl: Can't locate Carp/Clan.pm in @INC"
  add missing (build) dependency (pkg-perl)
• #633764 src:starman: "starman: failing tests"
  upload new upstream release prepared by ghedo (pkg-perl)
• #633830 src:libperl-apireference-perl: "libperl-apireference-perl: FTBFS withPerl 5.12.4: doesn't know about 5.12.4"
  add a patch to support perl 5.12.4 (pkg-perl)
• #633973 src:libgtk2-notify-perl: "libgtk2-notify-perl: Needs porting for libnotify 0.7 API"
  add patch from Ubuntu (pkg-perl)
• #634571 src:libmojolicious-plugin-basicauth-perl: "libmojolicious-plugin-basicauth-perl: FTBFS: Can't locate object method "client" via package "Mojolicious::Lite" at t/auth.t line 60"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #634582 src:libhtml-template-expr-perl: "libhtml-template-expr-perl: FTBFS: tests failed"
  patch out version requirement (pkg-perl)
• #634593 src:libpoe-component-client-http-perl: "libpoe-component-client-http-perl: FTBFS: tests failed"
  don't run another test that needs internet access (pkg-perl)
• #636423 src:libgtk2-notify-perl: "FTBFS on various architectures: test suite failures"
  tune test suite (pkg-perl)
• #637033 src:libhash-fieldhash-perl: "libhash-fieldhash-perl: FTBFS: unfullfillable first alternative in build-depends"
  upload package prepared by dam (pkg-perl)
• #637733 libcgi-application-extra-plugin-bundle-perl: "libcgi-application-extra-plugin-bundle-perl: FTBFS: missing (Build-)Depends on libdigest-sha1-perl"
  add patch to use Digest::SHA (pkg-perl)
• #639060 src:xacobeo: "xacobeo: FTBFS: /usr/include/gtk-2.0/gdk/gdktypes.h:55:23: fatal error: gdkconfig.h: No such file or directory"
  add multiarch dir to include_dirs (pkg-perl)

long time no post about my RC bug fixing activities. & indeed, I haven't been very active during the last weeks. here's a quick update; it includes two NMUs done for the perl 5.12 transition, the rest is just "normal" maintainance work (interesting to see how much stuff can break behind our backs ...).

• #578940 libhttp-proxy-perl: "libhttp-proxy-perl: FTBFS with perl 5.12.0-1: POD coverage"
  add patch as a workaround (pkg-perl)
• #603251 libsys-syslog-perl: "libsys-syslog-perl: obsoleted by perl in squeeze"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #612780 libnet-ssleay-perl: "libnet-ssleay-perl: FTBFS against openssl 1.0.0c-2 from experimental"
  upload package with patch by chrisb (pkg-perl)
• #615571 libclone-fast-perl: "libclone-fast-perl: FTBFS with perl 5.12.3: test failures"
  upload with patch from niko tyni (pkg-perl)
• #616566 libconfig-model-itself-perl: "libconfig-model-itself-perl: Failing test t/itself.t"
  upload package prepared by dod (pkg-perl)
• #621019 libwww-perl: "typo in depends makes package uninstallable"
  fix typo in dependency (pkg-perl)
• #621135 libwww-perl: "libwww-perl: Breaks partial upgrades from squeeze"
  upload package prepared by periapt (pkg-perl)
• #621468 libmodule-cpants-analyse-perl: "libmodule-cpants-analyse-perl: FTBFS: Can't locate Test/YAML/Meta/Version.pm in @INC"
  grab patch from upstream bugtracker (pkg-perl)
• #621469 src:libmojomojo-perl: "libmojomojo-perl: FTBFS - failing tests"
  upload new upstream release with fixed dependency (pkg-perl)
• #622919 libjifty-dbi-perl: "libjifty-dbi-perl: security SQL injection"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #623510 libjgoodies-looks-java-doc,libjgoodies-common-java: "libjgoodies-common-java and libjgoodies-looks-java-doc: error when trying to install together"
  fix Document files in .doc-base file
• #624767 src:libbuffy-bindings: "libbuffy-bindings: FTBFS"
  update build dependencies, upload to DELAYED/2
• #624811 src:mapserver: "mapserver: FTBFS: ld: cannot find -lepsilon"
  add missing build dependency, upload to DELAYED/2
• #625840 libnet-freedb-perl: "libnet-freedb-perl: FTBFS - test suite needs internet access"
  disable tests that need internet access (pkg-perl)
• #625908 libmath-random-perl: "libmath-random-perl: Not whitelisted for autobuildding in non-free"
  add XS-Autobuild field (pkg-perl)
• #627170 src:libdata-amf-perl: "libdata-amf-perl: Can't locate YAML/Base.pm in @INC"
  add missing build dependency (pkg-perl)
• #627177 src:libtest-www-mechanize-perl: "libtest-www-mechanize-perl: Failing tests"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #627229 src:libaudio-ecasound-perl: "libaudio-ecasound-perl: Ecasound.xs:5:23: fatal error: ecasoundc.h: No such file or directory"
  upload package with fixed build dependencies prepared by ghedo (pkg-perl)
• #627231 src:libdbix-class-candy-perl: "libdbix-class-candy-perl: Failing tests t/irc-schema.t"
  adjust versioned build dependencies (pkg-perl)
• #627238 src:libcatalyst-modules-perl: "libcatalyst-modules-perl: failing tests"
  update the faulty module (pkg-perl)
• #627270 src:libstring-errf-perl: "libstring-errf-perl: failing test in t/basic.t"
  upload package prepared by ghedo (pkg-perl)

I still hope to find some more time in the future to look at other RC bugs; after all we want to have a not-too-long freeze for wheezy, don't we?

again, nothing exciting to report. as you can see below, I've only worked on pkg-perl packages. we get a surprising amount of FTBFS bugs at the moment; many of them caused by changes in depended-upon packages, some also by human errors (like not building in a chroot and missing build dependencies upfront). at least the latter could be avoided quite easily ...

• #605792 src:libconfig-model-openssh-perl: "libconfig-model-openssh-perl: FTBFS: failed tests"
  upload new upstream release prepared by dod (pkg-perl)
• #611365 src:libemail-abstract-perl: "libemail-abstract-perl: failing tests"
  upload new upstream release and bump dependency (pkg-perl)
• #615470 src:libdpkg-log-perl: "libdpkg-log-perl: Can't locate Params/Validate.pm in @INC"
  add missing build dependencies (pkg-perl)
• #615498 src:libpoe-component-irc-perl: "libpoe-component-irc-perl: Can't locate Socket/GetAddrInfo.pm in @INC"
  add missing build dependency (pkg-perl)
• #615499 src:libhtml-autopagerize-perl: "libhtml-autopagerize-perl: Can't locate LWP/Simple.pm in @INC"
  upload fixed package prepared by periapt (pkg-perl)
• #615500 src:libtest-www-mechanize-catalyst-perl: "libtest-www-mechanize-catalyst-perl: Can't locate Test/Exception.pm in @INC "
  add missing build dependency (pkg-perl)
• #615503 libcatalyst-modules-extra-perl: "libcatalyst-modules-extra-perl: Can't locate ok.pm in @INC"
  add missing build dependency (pkg-perl)
• #615504 src:libhttp-browserdetect-perl: "libhttp-browserdetect-perl: failing tests"
  upload new upstream release with different build dependency (pkg-perl)
• #615510 src:nama: "nama: FTBFS with new libyaml-tiny-perl"
  add missing (build) dependency and add notes (pkg-perl)
• #615541 src:libmousex-getopt-perl: "libmousex-getopt-perl: prerequisites not found"
  add missing build and runtime dependencies (pkg-perl)
• #615545 src:libmail-mboxparser-perl: "libmail-mboxparser-perl: failing tests in unstable"
  tag confirmed (pkg-perl)
• #615622 src:libcatalyst-devel-perl: "libcatalyst-devel-perl: Can't locate Test/Exception.pm in @INC"
  add missing build dependency (pkg-perl)
• #615623 src:libmoosex-types-varianttable-perl: "libmoosex-types-varianttable-perl: Can't locate ok.pm in @INC"
  add missing build dependency (pkg-perl)
• #615884 libdbix-class-encodedcolumn-perl: "libdbix-class-encodedcolumn-perl: FTBFS: test failures"
  add missing build dependency (pkg-perl)
• #615963 src:libvendorlib-perl: "libvendorlib-perl: tilde expansion tests failing"
  upload with a patch (pkg-perl)
• #616004 src:libcatalyst-modules-perl: "libcatalyst-modules-perl: Can't locate ok.pm in @INC"
  add missing build dependency (pkg-perl)
• #617255 src:libsnmp-extension-passpersist-perl: "libsnmp-extension-passpersist-perl: Failing t/12-run.t test"
  tag confirmed (pkg-perl)

squeeze is released but this doesn't mean the end of the ordinary RC bug; old ones are still around, & new ones keep floating in.

as a short reminder to take the occasional look at the RC bug list I'm again posting what I've done in the last weeks. as you can see no NMUs but only work on packages I have a relation to, & often only uploading packages prepared by others (yeah teamwork!).

• #599794 libcgi-application-extra-plugin-bundle-perl: "libcgi-application-extra-plugin-bundle-perl: Copyright etc of icons in Authentication module not declared"
  upload package prepared by periapt (pkg-perl)
• #603252 libthread-queue-perl: "libthread-queue-perl: obsoleted by perl in squeeze"
  upload new upstream release prepared by periapt (pkg-perl)
• #603253 libtime-local-perl: "libtime-local-perl: obsoleted by perl in squeeze"
  upload new upstream release prepared by periapt (pkg-perl)
• #605795 src:libconfig-model-backend-augeas-perl: "libconfig-model-backend-augeas-perl: FTBFS: failed tests"
  upload package prepared by dod (pkg-perl)
• #605796 libdevel-ebug-perl: "FTBFS: failed tests"
  update bug info, later closed by carnil (pkg-perl)
• #605809 src:libhtml-widget-perl: "libhtml-widget-perl: FTBFS: failed tests"
  patch to make tests compatible with libhtml-tree-perl >= 4 (pkg-perl)
• #612723 iodine: "iodine overwrites /etc/default/iodine during upgrade with a sourced version of that file"
  change config script to read variables from configuration file instead of sourcing it (maintainer upload)
• #613187 libogre-perl: "xs/SceneQuery.xs:28: error: cannot convert [..]"
  upload new upstream version (pkg-perl)
• #613388 libproc-processtable-perl: "libproc-processtable-perl: FTBFS on kFreeBSD"
  apply kFreeBSD patch (pkg-perl)
• #613390 src:libgearman-client-async-perl: "libgearman-client-async-perl: FTBFS: tests hang"
  merge and tag confirmed (pkg-perl)
• #613395 libnet-twitter-lite-perl: "libnet-twitter-lite-perl: FTBFS: spelling tests fail"
  run tests under LANG=C, later disable POD tests (pkg-perl)
• #613398 libpoe-perl: "libpoe-perl: FTBFS: tests fail"
  upload new upstream release, prepared by periapt (pkg-perl)
• #613731 libtest-www-mechanize-perl: "libtest-www-mechanize-perl: FTBFS: test failures"
  upload fixed package prepared by roam (pkg-perl)
• #613732 libtest-xml-simple-perl: "libtest-xml-simple-perl: FTBFS: test failures"
  upload fixed package prepared by roam (pkg-perl)
• #613942 perlipq: "perlipq: FTBFS on armel - Failed 1/2 subtests"
  adjust patch in test suite to only run first test (pkg-perl)

new year, new RC bugs most of the fixes below are for newly reported bugs in versions that don't affect squeeze. the rest are mainly uploads of packages or patches prepared by others.

• #566072 util-linux: "fsck now failing hard for unavailable filesystems"
  prepare a patch based on adsb's analysis. later fixed in maintainer upload
• #605912 runit: "runit: Upgrade failure lenny -> squeeze"
  sponsor NMU prepared by jonathan nieder
• #606370 libcgi-pm-perl: "CVE-2010-2761 CVE-2010-4410 CVE-2010-4411"
  upload package prepared by ntyni to unstable, testing-proposed-updates, and stable (pkg-perl)
• #607556 src:libconfig-model-itself-perl: "libconfig-model-itself-perl: failed tests"
  manual close, new version works again (pkg-perl)
• #609398 src:libfile-userconfig-perl: "libfile-userconfig-perl: Failing tests if home of building user is not available"
  set HOME to a writable directory in debian/rules (pkg-perl)
• #609402 src:libapache2-reload-perl: "libapache2-reload-perl: mkdir in home of building user"
  upload package prepared by periapt (pkg-perl)
• #609464 src:libfile-homedir-perl: "libfile-homedir-perl: Failing tests in t/02_main.t tests"
  set HOME to a writable directory in debian/rules (pkg-perl)
• #609467 src:libpath-dispatcher-declarative-perl: "libpath-dispatcher-declarative-perl: tests fail"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #609468 src:libtk-pod-perl: "libtk-pod-perl: cannot remove path when cwd is /tmp/tkpod_8LQuQjJc for /tmp/tkpod_8LQuQjJc: at /usr/share/perl/5.10/File/Temp.pm line 902"
  set HOME to a writable directory in debian/rules (pkg-perl)
• #609469 src:dh-make-perl: "dh-make-perl: Tries to mkdir directory in home of building user"
  set HOME to a writable directory in debian/rules. in svn, not yet uploaded (pkg-perl)
• #609472 src:libgraphics-gnuplotif-perl: "libgraphics-gnuplotif-perl: Build hangs"
  set HOME to a writable directory in debian/rules (pkg-perl)

a rather active week, although most of my uploads were (again!) either packages prepared by others or packages where I just applied existing patches from the BTS.

• #524102 libsubtitleeditor0: "libsubtitleeditor0: missing Replaces: subtitleeditor"
  add missing Breaks/Replaces and upload to DELAYED/2
• #591976 src:libjifty-plugin-chart-perl: "libjifty-plugin-chart-perl: does not build swf files from source"
  upload repackaged package prepared by bremner (pkg-perl)
• #593014 src:libpoe-api-peek-perl: "FTBFS: test t/03-event.t fails with libpoe-perl (2:1.2920-1)"
  upload new upstream release prepared by periapt (pkg-perl)
• #593027 src:solr: "solr: FTBFS: lib/lucene-core-2.9.2.jar Missing"
  untag squeeze
• #597180 valgrind: "valgrind: Man page misbuilt on i386"
  add missing build dependency and upload to DELAYED/2
• #598070 src:libdevel-cover-perl: "libdevel-cover-perl: FTBFS (powerpc): Test 37 fails"
  manual versioned close, the new version builds again (pkg-perl)
• #598249 pacemaker: "unable to install pacemaker heartbeat"
  close: affects backports and not reproducible
• #599251 liblatex-driver-perl: "FTBFS: waits for user input at "latex path [/usr/bin/latex]""
  uploaded fixed package prepared by carnil (pkg-perl)

in case you haven't seen it yet: there will be a BSP at the Mini DebConf Paris at the end of october. .