Am 11.07.2014 18:01, schrieb Dmitry Smirnov: > Source: python2.7 Version: 2.7.8-1 Severity: wishlist > > Today I spend fair bit of time trying to re-build package "python2.7" from > source. I followed the usual procedure > > apt-get source python2.7 apt-get build-dep python2.7 debuild -b -j4 > > but it failed on my machine and in "pbuilder". Luckily Matthias gave me a > clue: > > debian/rules patch > > but package FTBFS until I dropped "-j4" to disable parallel build.
There is a reason that buildds don't use -j, but set DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS="parallel=<n>". > I'd like to suggest maintainer(s) to document all what's necessary to build > the package from source in "debian/README.source". When deviations from > obvious build procedure are necessary it's best to briefly describe them. > It saves time, really. As DD I'm fairly competent with building Debian > packages but on this instance frustration of failing (supposedly > straightforward) re-build could be avoided. well, then use settings that are used by the buildds. There is a reason that this is not enabled by default. > Unless parallel build can be fixed I would also add a note about expected > parallel build failures/incompatibility. Error messages that I was getting > with "-j4" were hard to attribute to parallel build. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
