Re: Bug#743583: python3-gi fails to install on arm64 (struct.error from py3compile)
On 04/04/14 02:02, Wookey wrote:
> +++ Jakub Wilk [2014-04-04 01:21 +0200]:
>> * Emilio Pozuelo Monfort <pochu@debian.org>, 2014-04-04, 00:49:
>>>> Setting up python3-gi (3.10.2-2) ...
>>>> Traceback (most recent call last):
>>>> File "/usr/bin/py3compile", line 290, in <module>
>>>> main()
>>>> File "/usr/bin/py3compile", line 270, in main
>>>> options.force, options.optimize, e_patterns)
>>>> File "/usr/bin/py3compile", line 172, in compile
>>>> interpreter.magic_number(version), mtime)
>>>> struct.error: 'l' format requires -2147483648 <= number <= 2147483647
>>
>> Probably something to do with bogus timestamps in the deb:
>>
>> drwxr-xr-x root/root 0 2063-05-01 14:32 ./
>
> Well spotted. Some repacking has just proved that that is indeed the problem.
>
> I did have a load of stuff built in '2021' earlier in this project (due
> to the hwclocks not being settable on the early arm64 hardware/kernels).
> I hadn't realised I have some thing from '2063' too. What's somewhat odd
> is that this packaged worked fine for quite some time (on 1st machine),
> and this issue only came up on a new machine. Possibly because it's due
> to time-difference, not absolute time.
>
> Anyway, glad to have that mystery cleared up. And it unbungs a pile of builds. thanks.
>
>> Of course, it would be better if dh_python3 was Y2038-compliant. :)
>
> yes. Is there any point filing a wishlist for that, to remind someone to do
> something about it before it's a real issue?
I don't know, but feel free to reopen and reassign. Closing this now.
Emilio
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