Re: dh_auto_test fails and I do not understand why

[Filippo Rusconi <lopippo@debian.org>]

Greetings, Niels,

On Thu, Dec 15, 2022 at 10:59:10AM +0100, Niels Thykier wrote:
> Andrius Merkys:
> > Hello,
> >
> > On 2022-12-15 11:20, Filippo Rusconi wrote:
> > > I have uploaded a package yesterday. That package does not have 
> > > any dh_auto_test
> > > target in d/rules.
> > >
> > > The builds all fail, as described here:
> > > https://buildd.debian.org/status/package.php?p=minexpert2
> > > and I do not understand why.
> > > Any soul to help me with this question?
> >
> > I have just stumbled on the same while building a new package with 
> > javahelper:
> >
> > install: cannot change owner and permissions of 
> > ‘debian/_jh_build.lucene9-9.4.2’: Operation not permitted
> > jh_build: error: install -m0755 -o 0 -g 0 -d 
> > debian/_jh_build.lucene9-9.4.2 returned exit code 1
> >
> > However, I have no idea why '-o 0 -g 0' options are used. They do 
> > not seem to be used before.
> >
> > Andrius
>
> Long story short:
>
> * Bug in fakeroot (#1023286 + #1024544)
> * Me thinking it was a bug in debhelper so I tried to fix it
>   (which did not work and broke on the way in)
> * Me realizing it was a bug in fakeroot and my change did not
>   even function as a work around, so I undid it (it broke on
>   the way out as well).
>
> And the winners are: All the people that have (and are) able to use 
> "Rules-Requires-Root: no" as packages with that flag would have been
> completely unaffected by this entire ordeal!
>
> Your options include:
>
> * Migrate to "Rules-Requires-Root: no" if you can
> * Ensure you have debhelper (>= 13.11.3~) ("just uploaded") or
>   debhelper/13.11.1 (or debhelper << 13.11)
>
> I will now go back to looking more at my prototype for getting even 
> more packages buildable with "Rules-Requires-Root: no".

Thank you so much for the explanation. I'll go the Rules-Requires-Root: no
route!

Sincerely,
Filippo

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