Bug#921759: sdaps: FTBFS (Error running "pdflatex" to compile the LaTeX file)

[Santiago Vila]

Package: src:sdaps
Version: 1.2.1-1
Severity: serious
Tags: ftbfs

Dear maintainer:

I tried to build this package in buster but it failed:

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 debian/rules build-arch
dh build-arch --with python2 --buildsystem=pybuild
   dh_update_autotools_config -a -O--buildsystem=pybuild
   dh_autoreconf -a -O--buildsystem=pybuild
   dh_auto_configure -a -O--buildsystem=pybuild
I: pybuild base:217: python2.7 setup.py config 
running config
   dh_auto_build -a -O--buildsystem=pybuild
I: pybuild base:217: /usr/bin/python setup.py build 
running build
running build_py
creating /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/.pybuild/cpython2_2.7_sdaps/build/sdaps
copying sdaps/defs.py -> /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/.pybuild/cpython2_2.7_sdaps/build/sdaps
copying sdaps/paths.py -> /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/.pybuild/cpython2_2.7_sdaps/build/sdaps

[... snipped ...]

(/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/source/jknappen/ec/exromp.mf
 Ok [38] [63] [190])
(/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/source/jknappen/ec/exrulett.mf
 Ok [65] [66] [67] [68] [69] [70] [71] [72] [73] [74] [75] [76] [77] [78]
[79] [80] [81] [82] [83] [84] [85] [86] [87] [88] [89] [90])
(/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/source/jknappen/ec/exrllett.mf
 Ok [97] [98] [99] [100] [101] [102] [103] [104] [105] [106] [107] [108]
[109] [110] [111] [112] [113] [114] [115] [116] [117] [118] [119] [120]
[121] [122])
(/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/source/jknappen/ec/exrdigit.mf
 Ok [48] [49] [50] [51] [52] [53] [54] [55] [56] [57])
(/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/source/jknappen/ec/exrligtb.mf
 Ok) ) ) )
(some charht values had to be adjusted by as much as 0.08084pt)
Font metrics written on ecrm1440.tfm.
Output written on ecrm1440.600gf (256 characters, 71064 bytes).
Transcript written on ecrm1440.log.
mktexpk: /tmp/texfonts/pk/ljfour/jknappen/ec/ecrm1440.600pk: successfully generated.
This is pdfTeX, Version 3.14159265-2.6-1.40.19 (TeX Live 2019/dev/Debian) (preloaded format=pdflatex)
 restricted \write18 enabled.
entering extended mode
Running pdflatex now twice to generate the report.
This is pdfTeX, Version 3.14159265-2.6-1.40.19 (TeX Live 2019/dev/Debian) (preloaded format=pdflatex)
 restricted \write18 enabled.
entering extended mode
This is pdfTeX, Version 3.14159265-2.6-1.40.19 (TeX Live 2019/dev/Debian) (preloaded format=pdflatex)
 restricted \write18 enabled.
entering extended mode
Error: An error occured in the setup routine. The survey directory still exists. You can for example check the questionnaire.log file for LaTeX compile errors.
Running pdflatex now twice to generate the questionnaire.
Error running "pdflatex" to compile the LaTeX file.
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "../sdaps.py", line 23, in <module>
    sys.exit(sdaps.main(local_run = True))
  File "/<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/sdaps/__init__.py", line 64, in main
    return cmdline['_func'](cmdline)
  File "/<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/sdaps/cmdline/setuptex.py", line 47, in setup_tex
    return setuptex.setup(survey, cmdline['questionnaire.tex'], cmdline['additional_questions'], cmdline['add'])
  File "/<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/sdaps/setuptex/__init__.py", line 100, in setup
    raise AssertionError('PDF file not generated')
AssertionError: PDF file not generated
make[1]: *** [debian/rules:11: override_dh_auto_test] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory '/<<PKGBUILDDIR>>'
make: *** [debian/rules:7: build-arch] Error 2
dpkg-buildpackage: error: debian/rules build-arch subprocess returned exit status 2
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(The above is just how the build ends and not necessarily the most relevant part)

The build was made in my autobuilder with "dpkg-buildpackage -B"
and it also fails here:

https://tests.reproducible-builds.org/debian/rb-pkg/unstable/amd64/sdaps.html

where you can get a full build log if you need it.

If this is really a bug in one of the build-depends, please use reassign and affects,
so that this is still visible in the BTS web page for this package.

Thanks.