On Sun, 16 Apr 2017, gregor herrmann wrote:
> Control: tag -1 - help moreinfo
> Control: tag -1 + patch
> On Sun, 16 Apr 2017 13:49:41 +0100, Paul Brook wrote:
> > Test failures occur if the build environment does not have the tzdata
> > package installed. The test harness hardcodes TZ="Europe/Zurich".
> Thanks for solving this mystery!
> I can confirm that my chroots indeed don't have tzdata installed (as
> it's not {build-}essential), and that the package builds for me with
> your patch.
> An alternative fix, which I've also verified, is to add tzdata to
> Build-Depends and run the tests with TZ=Europe/Zurich. This would
> save us from carrying an additional patch.
> I'm attaching debdiffs for both options.
thank you guys for solving the mystery! Since it is just a matter of
test harness, I would prefer the original one with hardcoded offsets. I
will submit that fix against upstream, see if no hidden troubles and
upload patched package to debian sid.
Cheers,
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