Bug#893837: python-apt: FTBFS on all architectures (missing build-dep python3-distutils-extra?)

[Matthias Klose <doko@debian.org>]

On 23.03.2018 16:12, Julian Andres Klode wrote:
> Control: clone -1 -2
> Control: reassign -2 python3.6 3.6.5~rc1-2
> Control: retitle -2 python3.6: uncoordinated dropping of python3-distutils dep breaks builds
> 
> On Fri, Mar 23, 2018 at 08:59:14AM +0800, Boyuan Yang wrote:
>> Source: python-apt
>> Version: 1.6.0~rc1
>> Severity: grave
>> Justification: renders package unusable
>>
>> Dear Maintainer,
>>
>> python-apt 1.6.0~rc1 FTBFS on every architectures.
>>
>> Buildd logs indicate that a build-dependency (python3-distutils-extra) is
>> likely to be missing:
>>
>> dh clean --with python2,python3,sphinxdoc
>>    dh_auto_clean
>>         python2.7-dbg setup.py clean -a
>> running clean
>> 'build/lib.linux-x86_64-2.7-pydebug' does not exist -- can't clean it
>> 'build/bdist.linux-x86_64' does not exist -- can't clean it
>> 'build/scripts-2.7' does not exist -- can't clean it
>>         python3.6-dbg setup.py clean -a
>> Traceback (most recent call last):
>>   File "setup.py", line 9, in <module>
>>     from distutils.core import setup, Extension
>> ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'distutils'
> 
> It says distutils.core, not distutils extra. And wooo
> 
>  python3.6 (3.6.5~rc1-2) unstable; urgency=medium
>  .
>    * python3.6: Drop dependency on python3-distutils.
>    * Fix issue #32305, libregrtest regression when backporting issue #32305.
>      Closes: #890621, #890844.
> 
> sigh.
> 

dh-python will gain a dependency on python3-distutils, so no need to change
anything on your side.