Bug#597164: mock: fails with ImportError: No module named root_cache

[Christian Hofstaedtler <ch+debian@zeha.at>]

Package: mock
Version: 1.0.8-1
Severity: grave
Justification: renders package unusable

Trying to run mock as root yields the following error message:

debian:~# mock -r epel-5-i386 --init
INFO: mock.py version 1.0.8 starting...
State Changed: init plugins
ERROR: No module named root_cache
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/sbin/mock", line 693, in <module>
    main(retParams)
  File "/usr/sbin/mock", line 535, in main
    chroot = mock.backend.Root(config_opts, uidManager)
  File "<peak.util.decorators.rewrap wrapping mock.backend.__init__ at 0xB6986D84>", line 3, in __init__
    def __init__(self, config, uidManager): return __decorated(self, config, uidManager)
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/mock/trace_decorator.py", line 70, in trace
    result = func(*args, **kw)
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/mock/backend.py", line 102, in __init__
    self._initPlugins()
  File "<peak.util.decorators.rewrap wrapping mock.backend._initPlugins at 0xB698A994>", line 3, in _initPlugins
    def _initPlugins(self): return __decorated(self)
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/mock/trace_decorator.py", line 70, in trace
    result = func(*args, **kw)
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/mock/backend.py", line 571, in _initPlugins
    fp, pathname, description = imp.find_module(modname, [self.pluginDir])
ImportError: No module named root_cache

As mock does not seem to work without 'root_cache', which appears to be 
something shipped by mock, I consider mock to be broken in it's current
state.

Thanks,
Christian


-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-5-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core)
Locale: LANG=en_US.utf8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.utf8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages mock depends on:
ii  adduser                       3.112      add and remove users and groups
ii  python                        2.6.6-1    interactive high-level object-orie
ii  python-decoratortools         1.8-1      version-agnostic decorators suppor
ii  python-support                1.0.9      automated rebuilding support for P
ii  rpm                           4.8.1-5    package manager for RPM
ii  usermode                      1.106-1    Graphical tools for certain user a
ii  yum                           3.2.25-1   Advanced front-end for rpm

mock recommends no packages.

mock suggests no packages.

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