Bug#906356: freefem: FTBFS in buster/sid (Cannot find "doc/freefem/*.gif")

[Santiago Vila]

Package: src:freefem
Version: 3.5.8-6
Severity: serious
Tags: ftbfs

Dear maintainer:

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

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[...]
 debian/rules build-indep
dh build-indep
   dh_update_autotools_config -i
   debian/rules override_dh_autoreconf
make[1]: Entering directory '/<<PKGBUILDDIR>>'
libtoolize
libtoolize: putting auxiliary files in AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR, 'admin'.
libtoolize: linking file 'admin/ltmain.sh'
libtoolize: You should add the contents of the following files to 'aclocal.m4':
libtoolize:   '/usr/share/aclocal/libtool.m4'
libtoolize:   '/usr/share/aclocal/ltoptions.m4'
libtoolize:   '/usr/share/aclocal/ltsugar.m4'
libtoolize:   '/usr/share/aclocal/ltversion.m4'
libtoolize:   '/usr/share/aclocal/lt~obsolete.m4'

[... snipped ...]

libtool: install: chmod 644 /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/debian/tmp/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libfreefem.a
libtool: install: ranlib /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/debian/tmp/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libfreefem.a
libtool: warning: remember to run 'libtool --finish /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu'
 /bin/mkdir -p '/<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/debian/tmp/usr/include/fem'
 /usr/bin/install -c -m 644 femDisk.hpp femCommon.hpp femFunction.hpp femGibbs.hpp femGraphic.hpp femGraphicDeviceIndependent.hpp femIdentifier.hpp femLexical.hpp femMesh.hpp femMisc.hpp femSolver.hpp femSolver1.hpp femSolver1c.hpp femParser.hpp femTreeNode.hpp '/<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/debian/tmp/usr/include/fem'
make[4]: Leaving directory '/<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/freefem/fem'
make[3]: Leaving directory '/<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/freefem/fem'
make[3]: Entering directory '/<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/freefem'
make[4]: Entering directory '/<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/freefem'
 /bin/mkdir -p '/<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/debian/tmp/usr/bin'
  /bin/bash ../libtool   --mode=install /usr/bin/install -c freefem '/<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/debian/tmp/usr/bin'
libtool: warning: 'fem/libfreefem.la' has not been installed in '/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu'
libtool: install: /usr/bin/install -c .libs/freefem /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/debian/tmp/usr/bin/freefem
 /bin/mkdir -p '/<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/debian/tmp/usr/share/man/man1'
 /usr/bin/install -c -m 644 freefem.1 '/<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/debian/tmp/usr/share/man/man1'
make[4]: Leaving directory '/<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/freefem'
make[3]: Leaving directory '/<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/freefem'
make[2]: Leaving directory '/<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/freefem'
Making install in freefem-api
make[2]: Entering directory '/<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/freefem-api'
make[3]: Entering directory '/<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/freefem-api'
make[3]: Nothing to be done for 'install-exec-am'.
make[3]: Nothing to be done for 'install-data-am'.
make[3]: Leaving directory '/<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/freefem-api'
make[2]: Leaving directory '/<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/freefem-api'
Making install in examples
make[2]: Entering directory '/<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/examples'
make[3]: Entering directory '/<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/examples'
make[3]: Nothing to be done for 'install-exec-am'.
make[3]: Nothing to be done for 'install-data-am'.
make[3]: Leaving directory '/<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/examples'
make[2]: Leaving directory '/<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/examples'
make[2]: Entering directory '/<<PKGBUILDDIR>>'
make[3]: Entering directory '/<<PKGBUILDDIR>>'
make[3]: Nothing to be done for 'install-exec-am'.
 /bin/mkdir -p '/<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/debian/tmp/usr/share/doc/freefem/'
 /usr/bin/install -c -m 644 ChangeLog README NEWS TODO '/<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/debian/tmp/usr/share/doc/freefem/'
make[3]: Leaving directory '/<<PKGBUILDDIR>>'
make[2]: Leaving directory '/<<PKGBUILDDIR>>'
make[1]: Leaving directory '/<<PKGBUILDDIR>>'
   dh_install -i
dh_install: Cannot find (any matches for) "doc/freefem/*.gif" (tried in ., debian/tmp)

dh_install: freefem-doc missing files: doc/freefem/*.gif
dh_install: missing files, aborting
make: *** [debian/rules:6: binary-indep] Error 25
dpkg-buildpackage: error: fakeroot debian/rules binary-indep subprocess returned exit status 2
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The build was made with "dpkg-buildpackage -A" in my autobuilder.
Most probably, it also fails here in reproducible builds:

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