Bug#1119968: nmu: libmediainfo_25.09+dfsg-1

[Adrian Bunk <bunk@debian.org>]

On Mon, Nov 03, 2025 at 08:40:34AM +0100, Emilio Pozuelo Monfort wrote:
> On 03/11/2025 07:53, Chow Loong Jin wrote:
> > Package: release.debian.org
> > Severity: normal
> > X-Debbugs-Cc: libmediainfo@packages.debian.org, debian-powerpc@lists.debian.org
> > Control: affects -1 + src:libmediainfo
> > User: debian-powerpc@lists.debian.org
> > Usertags: ppc64el
> > User: release.debian.org@packages.debian.org
> > Usertags: binnmu
> > 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > Following the upload of libzen 0.4.41-4 to resolve the FTBFS on ppc64el[1],
> > there has been an autopkgtest regression of libmediainfo in ppc64el[2] due
> > to symbols going missing:
> > 
> >     69s /usr/bin/ld: /usr/lib/gcc/powerpc64le-linux-gnu/15/../../../powerpc64le-linux-gnu/libmediainfo.so: undefined reference to `ZenLib::Ztring::From_Number(__float128, unsigned char, ZenLib::ztring_t)'
> >     69s collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
> >     69s make[1]: *** [Makefile:568: mil_analyze] Error 1
> >     69s make[1]: Leaving directory '/tmp/autopkgtest-lxc.mhoipc35/downtmp/autopkgtest_tmp/Project/GNU/Library/test'
> >     69s make: *** [Makefile:1076: check-am] Error 2
> >     69s autopkgtest [04:22:04]: test mil-test: -----------------------]
> >    ▸ test mil-test: test results
> > 
> > This should be resolved with a rebuild of libmediainfo against
> > the libzen 0.4.41-4, so please rebuild libmediainfo 25.09+dfsg-1 against
> > libzen 0.4.41-4 in ppc64el.
> 
> This sounds like an RC bug in libzen if it broke the ABI by dropping a
> public symbol. If so, it should reintroduce it, bump the SONAME, or at the
> very least, add breaks to affected packages.

This is caused by ppc64el breaking ABI in forky (ask Graham if you 
need more information):
https://lists.debian.org/debian-powerpc/2025/08/msg00003.html

> Cheers,
> Emilio

cu
Adrian