[Debian-med-packaging] Bug#1081639: python-freecontact:FTBFS:build failure (cant find -lboost_python)

[Yue Gui]

Source: python-freecontact
Version:  1.1-7
Severity: serious
Tags: FTBFS, patch
User: debian-riscv at lists.debian.org
Usertags: riscv64
X-Debbugs-Cc: debian-riscv at lists.debian.org

Dear python-freecontact Maintainer,
The package python-freecontact build failed on all arch.The crucial buildd
log below:
```

I: pybuild base:311: python3.12 setup.py config
   dh_auto_build -a -O--buildsystem=pybuild
-O--builddirectory=/<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/builddir
dh_auto_build: warning: warning: pybuild does not support building out
of source tree. In source building enforced.
	pybuild --build -i python{version} -p 3.12
I: pybuild base:311: /usr/bin/python3 setup.py build
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lboost_python: No such file or directory
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
error: command '/usr/bin/x86_64-linux-gnu-g++' failed with exit code 1
E: pybuild pybuild:389: build: plugin distutils failed with: exit
code=1: /usr/bin/python3 setup.py build
dh_auto_build: error: pybuild --build -i python{version} -p 3.12
returned exit code 13
make: *** [debian/rules:9: binary-arch] Error 255
dpkg-buildpackage: error: debian/rules binary-arch subprocess returned
exit status 2

```
The full buildd log is here:
https://buildd.debian.org/status/fetch.php?pkg=python-freecontact&arch=riscv64&ver=1.1-7&stamp=1726088746&raw=0

My solution to this issue:
  This error is caused by the fact that the file path of
libboost-python1.83-dev installed in Debian is
/usr/lib/riscv64-linux-gnu/libboost_python312.so rather than the path
expected by the software, /usr/lib/riscv64-linux-gnu/libboost_python.so,
which leads to the 'can't find' error. To resolve this issue, you can
modify the debian/rules file to create a symlink from
/usr/lib/riscv64-linux-gnu/libboost_python312.so to
/usr/lib/riscv64-linux-gnu/libboost_python.so.
 Additionally, the test.test_support module has been removed in Python
3.12, so it is necessary to modify the relevant parts in test/test01.py to
be compatible with Python 3.12. I have completed these modifications and
tested my solution locally, it works well.Please let me know wheather the
solution can be accepted.The patch is in the attachment.

Gui-Yue
Best Regards
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