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

[Julian Andres Klode <jak@debian.org>]

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.

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