On 07.04.2018 02:26, Sascha Steinbiss wrote: > Hi, > >>>> please drop the runtime dependency on python3-distutils, it's not needed >>>> anymore. >>>> >>>> http://launchpadlibrarian.net/363367629/ariba_2.11.0+ds-2_2.11.1+ds-2ubuntu1.diff.gz >>> >>> I admit I do not understand in how far this patch would change anything >>> on thd distutils runtime dependency that was just added. Sascha, could >>> you please comment on this? >> >> Not sure about the patch either. But I'll look into removing the >> dependency if it's unnecessary. > > Well, if I remove the dependency, then the test still fails with: > > autopkgtest [02:21:49]: test test-example: [----------------------- > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "/usr/bin/ariba", line 3, in <module> > import ariba > File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/ariba/__init__.py", line 56, in > <module> > from ariba import * > File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/ariba/mic_plotter.py", line 8, in > <module> > import matplotlib > File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/matplotlib/__init__.py", line 110, in > <module> > import distutils.sysconfig > ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'distutils.sysconfig' > autopkgtest [02:21:50]: test test-example: -----------------------] > autopkgtest [02:21:50]: test test-example: - - - - - - - - - - results - - - > - - - - - - - > test-example FAIL non-zero exit status 1 > autopkgtest [02:21:50]: @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ summary > test-example FAIL non-zero exit status 1 > > …again, due to a missing distutils. Did I miss something?
This is in python3-matplatlib. Once the issue is fixed there, the runtime dependency in ariba should be dropped. See #894502.
