The attached patch should fix the issue.
-- Regards Sudip
diff -Nru accerciser-3.42.0/debian/changelog accerciser-3.42.0/debian/changelog --- accerciser-3.42.0/debian/changelog 2023-10-08 11:27:48.000000000 +0100 +++ accerciser-3.42.0/debian/changelog 2024-08-11 00:20:38.000000000 +0100 @@ -1,3 +1,10 @@ +accerciser (3.42.0-1.1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium + + * Non-maintainer upload. + * Remove use of imp module to fix crash. (Closes: #1078068) + + -- Sudip Mukherjee <sudipm.mukher...@gmail.com> Sun, 11 Aug 2024 00:20:38 +0100 + accerciser (3.42.0-1) unstable; urgency=medium * New upstream release diff -Nru accerciser-3.42.0/debian/patches/remove-imp.patch accerciser-3.42.0/debian/patches/remove-imp.patch --- accerciser-3.42.0/debian/patches/remove-imp.patch 1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000 +0100 +++ accerciser-3.42.0/debian/patches/remove-imp.patch 2024-08-11 00:20:38.000000000 +0100 @@ -0,0 +1,71 @@ +Description: Don't use the imp module + +Origin: upstream, https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/accerciser/-/commit/dbf092596f3a5204a6c666f52f2c1c76d10c32df and https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/accerciser/-/commit/a1c00649d2ca74c99c4e28d058ef5791d79e32f3 +Bug-Debian: https://bugs.debian.org/1078068 +Last-Update: 2024-08-10 +--- + +--- accerciser-3.42.0.orig/plugins/validate.py ++++ accerciser-3.42.0/plugins/validate.py +@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import os + import traceback + import sys + import glob +-import imp ++import importlib + import webbrowser + from accerciser.plugin import ViewportPlugin + from accerciser.i18n import _, N_, DOMAIN +@@ -68,15 +68,16 @@ class ValidatorManager(type): + ''' + for path in [USER_SCHEMA_PATH, SYS_SCHEMA_PATH]: + for fn in glob.glob(os.path.join(path, '*.py')): +- module = os.path.basename(fn)[:-3] +- params = imp.find_module(module, [path]) +- schema = imp.load_module(module, *params) ++ module_name = os.path.basename(fn)[:-3] ++ spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location(module_name, fn) ++ module = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec) ++ spec.loader.exec_module(module) + try: + # try to get descriptive fields from the module +- SCHEMA_METADATA[module] = schema.__metadata__ ++ SCHEMA_METADATA[module_name] = module.__metadata__ + except AttributeError: + # default to usinf file name as description +- SCHEMA_METADATA[module] = {'name' : module, ++ SCHEMA_METADATA[module_name] = {'name' : module, + 'description' : _('No description')} + + @staticmethod +--- accerciser-3.42.0.orig/src/lib/accerciser/plugin/plugin_manager.py ++++ accerciser-3.42.0/src/lib/accerciser/plugin/plugin_manager.py +@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ from accerciser.tools import ToolsAccess + from .message import MessageManager + import os + import sys +-import imp ++import importlib + import traceback + from accerciser.i18n import _, N_, C_ + +@@ -136,8 +136,7 @@ class PluginManager(gtk.ListStore, Tools + ''' + sys.path.insert(0, plugin_dir) + try: +- params = imp.find_module(plugin_fn, [plugin_dir]) +- plugin = imp.load_module(plugin_fn, *params) ++ plugin = importlib.import_module(plugin_fn) + plugin_locals = plugin.__dict__ + except Exception as e: + self.message_manager.newModuleError(plugin_fn, plugin_dir, +--- accerciser-3.42.0.orig/src/lib/accerciser/plugin/view.py ++++ accerciser-3.42.0/src/lib/accerciser/plugin/view.py +@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ from accerciser.tools import * + from .message import MessageManager + import os + import sys +-import imp + from accerciser.i18n import _, N_ + import gc + from accerciser import ui_manager diff -Nru accerciser-3.42.0/debian/patches/series accerciser-3.42.0/debian/patches/series --- accerciser-3.42.0/debian/patches/series 2022-08-03 08:50:52.000000000 +0100 +++ accerciser-3.42.0/debian/patches/series 2024-08-11 00:20:24.000000000 +0100 @@ -1 +1,2 @@ 01_remove_site_package_version.patch +remove-imp.patch
