Bug#1113207: libstxxl: FTBFS with CMake 4

roehling at debian.org roehling at debian.org
Sun Aug 31 23:59:09 BST 2025 

Source: libstxxl
Version: 1.4.1-4.1
Severity: serious
User: cmake at packages.debian.org
Usertags: cmake-4
Tags: ftbfs, forky, sid

Dear maintainer,

During a test rebuild for CMake 4, libstxxl failed to rebuild.

Log Summary:
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Vcs-Git: https://salsa.debian.org/science-team/libstxxl.git
Testsuite: autopkgtest
Testsuite-Triggers: build-essential
Build-Depends: dpkg-dev (>= 1.22.5), cmake, debhelper-compat (= 13), doxygen, doxygen-latex, ghostscript, graphviz, texlive-fonts-extra, texlive-fonts-recommended, texlive-latex-extra, texlive-latex-recommended
Package-List:
 libstxxl-dev deb libdevel optional arch=any
 libstxxl-doc deb doc optional arch=all
 libstxxl1-bin deb misc optional arch=any
 libstxxl1t64 deb science optional arch=any
Checksums-Sha1:
 cb29de8d33c7603734fa86215723da676a51dbf1 1394997 libstxxl_1.4.1.orig.tar.gz
 9e233c3a1dcf38be7c65584d8240b2185d9f3dd8 11592 libstxxl_1.4.1-4.1.debian.tar.xz
Checksums-Sha256:
 92789d60cd6eca5c37536235eefae06ad3714781ab5e7eec7794b1c10ace67ac 1394997 libstxxl_1.4.1.orig.tar.gz
 9af8b232246f84f9db9a9e49935e35a04fc681ed5ff55200bc7d9d3304345346 11592 libstxxl_1.4.1-4.1.debian.tar.xz
Files:
 78a3957f604f2946b5425abadeb364ac 1394997 libstxxl_1.4.1.orig.tar.gz
 98f7be9ebb47ea7394dc5e98770b707a 11592 libstxxl_1.4.1-4.1.debian.tar.xz

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dpkg-source: warning: cannot verify inline signature for ./libstxxl_1.4.1-4.1.dsc: no acceptable signature found
dpkg-source: info: extracting libstxxl in /build/reproducible-path/libstxxl-1.4.1
dpkg-source: info: unpacking libstxxl_1.4.1.orig.tar.gz
dpkg-source: info: unpacking libstxxl_1.4.1-4.1.debian.tar.xz
dpkg-source: info: using patch list from debian/patches/series
dpkg-source: info: applying change-cmake-options
dpkg-source: info: applying remove_timestamp.patch

Check disk space
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Sufficient free space for build

User Environment
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APT_CONFIG=/var/lib/sbuild/apt.conf
HOME=/sbuild-nonexistent
LANG=C.UTF-8
LC_ALL=C.UTF-8
LOGNAME=sbuild
PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
SHELL=/bin/sh
USER=sbuild

dpkg-buildpackage
-----------------

Command: dpkg-buildpackage --sanitize-env -us -uc -b
dpkg-buildpackage: info: source package libstxxl
dpkg-buildpackage: info: source version 1.4.1-4.1
dpkg-buildpackage: info: source distribution unstable
dpkg-buildpackage: info: source changed by Graham Inggs <ginggs at debian.org>
 dpkg-source --before-build .
dpkg-buildpackage: info: host architecture arm64
 debian/rules clean
dh clean
   debian/rules override_dh_auto_clean
make[1]: Entering directory '/build/reproducible-path/libstxxl-1.4.1'
dh_auto_clean
rm -rf doc/html/ doc/latex/
make[1]: Leaving directory '/build/reproducible-path/libstxxl-1.4.1'
   dh_clean
 debian/rules binary
dh binary
   dh_update_autotools_config
   dh_autoreconf
   dh_auto_configure
	cd obj-aarch64-linux-gnu && DEB_PYTHON_INSTALL_LAYOUT=deb PKG_CONFIG=/usr/bin/pkg-config cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=None -DCMAKE_INSTALL_SYSCONFDIR=/etc -DCMAKE_INSTALL_LOCALSTATEDIR=/var -DCMAKE_EXPORT_NO_PACKAGE_REGISTRY=ON -DCMAKE_FIND_USE_PACKAGE_REGISTRY=OFF -DCMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_NO_PACKAGE_REGISTRY=ON -DFETCHCONTENT_FULLY_DISCONNECTED=ON -DCMAKE_INSTALL_RUNSTATEDIR=/run -DCMAKE_SKIP_INSTALL_ALL_DEPENDENCY=ON "-GUnix Makefiles" -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=ON -DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR=lib/aarch64-linux-gnu ..
CMake Error at CMakeLists.txt:18 (cmake_minimum_required):
  Compatibility with CMake < 3.5 has been removed from CMake.

  Update the VERSION argument <min> value.  Or, use the <min>...<max> syntax
  to tell CMake that the project requires at least <min> but has been updated
  to work with policies introduced by <max> or earlier.

  Or, add -DCMAKE_POLICY_VERSION_MINIMUM=3.5 to try configuring anyway.


-- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!
	cd obj-aarch64-linux-gnu && tail -v -n \+0 CMakeCache.txt
==> CMakeCache.txt <==
# This is the CMakeCache file.
# For build in directory: /build/reproducible-path/libstxxl-1.4.1/obj-aarch64-linux-gnu
# It was generated by CMake: /usr/bin/cmake
# You can edit this file to change values found and used by cmake.
# If you do not want to change any of the values, simply exit the editor.
# If you do want to change a value, simply edit, save, and exit the editor.
# The syntax for the file is as follows:
# KEY:TYPE=VALUE
# KEY is the name of a variable in the cache.
# TYPE is a hint to GUIs for the type of VALUE, DO NOT EDIT TYPE!.
# VALUE is the current value for the KEY.

########################
# EXTERNAL cache entries
########################

//No help, variable specified on the command line.
CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:UNINITIALIZED=None

//No help, variable specified on the command line.
CMAKE_EXPORT_NO_PACKAGE_REGISTRY:UNINITIALIZED=ON

//No help, variable specified on the command line.
CMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_NO_PACKAGE_REGISTRY:UNINITIALIZED=ON

//Value Computed by CMake.
CMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_REDIRECTS_DIR:STATIC=/build/reproducible-path/libstxxl-1.4.1/obj-aarch64-linux-gnu/CMakeFiles/pkgRedirects

//No help, variable specified on the command line.
CMAKE_FIND_USE_PACKAGE_REGISTRY:UNINITIALIZED=OFF

//No help, variable specified on the command line.
CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR:UNINITIALIZED=lib/aarch64-linux-gnu

//No help, variable specified on the command line.
CMAKE_INSTALL_LOCALSTATEDIR:UNINITIALIZED=/var

//No help, variable specified on the command line.
CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:UNINITIALIZED=/usr

//No help, variable specified on the command line.
CMAKE_INSTALL_RUNSTATEDIR:UNINITIALIZED=/run

//No help, variable specified on the command line.
CMAKE_INSTALL_SYSCONFDIR:UNINITIALIZED=/etc

//No help, variable specified on the command line.
CMAKE_SKIP_INSTALL_ALL_DEPENDENCY:UNINITIALIZED=ON

//No help, variable specified on the command line.
CMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE:UNINITIALIZED=ON

//No help, variable specified on the command line.
FETCHCONTENT_FULLY_DISCONNECTED:UNINITIALIZED=ON


########################
# INTERNAL cache entries
########################

//This is the directory where this CMakeCache.txt was created
CMAKE_CACHEFILE_DIR:INTERNAL=/build/reproducible-path/libstxxl-1.4.1/obj-aarch64-linux-gnu
//Major version of cmake used to create the current loaded cache
CMAKE_CACHE_MAJOR_VERSION:INTERNAL=4
//Minor version of cmake used to create the current loaded cache
CMAKE_CACHE_MINOR_VERSION:INTERNAL=1
//Patch version of cmake used to create the current loaded cache
CMAKE_CACHE_PATCH_VERSION:INTERNAL=1
//Path to CMake executable.
CMAKE_COMMAND:INTERNAL=/usr/bin/cmake
//Path to cpack program executable.
CMAKE_CPACK_COMMAND:INTERNAL=/usr/bin/cpack
//Path to ctest program executable.
CMAKE_CTEST_COMMAND:INTERNAL=/usr/bin/ctest
//Name of external makefile project generator.
CMAKE_EXTRA_GENERATOR:INTERNAL=
//Name of generator.
CMAKE_GENERATOR:INTERNAL=Unix Makefiles
//Generator instance identifier.
CMAKE_GENERATOR_INSTANCE:INTERNAL=
//Name of generator platform.
CMAKE_GENERATOR_PLATFORM:INTERNAL=
//Name of generator toolset.
CMAKE_GENERATOR_TOOLSET:INTERNAL=
//Source directory with the top level CMakeLists.txt file for this
// project
CMAKE_HOME_DIRECTORY:INTERNAL=/build/reproducible-path/libstxxl-1.4.1
//Name of CMakeLists files to read
CMAKE_LIST_FILE_NAME:INTERNAL=CMakeLists.txt
//number of local generators
CMAKE_NUMBER_OF_MAKEFILES:INTERNAL=1
//Path to CMake installation.
CMAKE_ROOT:INTERNAL=/usr/share/cmake-4.1

dh_auto_configure: error: cd obj-aarch64-linux-gnu && DEB_PYTHON_INSTALL_LAYOUT=deb PKG_CONFIG=/usr/bin/pkg-config cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=None -DCMAKE_INSTALL_SYSCONFDIR=/etc -DCMAKE_INSTALL_LOCALSTATEDIR=/var -DCMAKE_EXPORT_NO_PACKAGE_REGISTRY=ON -DCMAKE_FIND_USE_PACKAGE_REGISTRY=OFF -DCMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_NO_PACKAGE_REGISTRY=ON -DFETCHCONTENT_FULLY_DISCONNECTED=ON -DCMAKE_INSTALL_RUNSTATEDIR=/run -DCMAKE_SKIP_INSTALL_ALL_DEPENDENCY=ON "-GUnix Makefiles" -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=ON -DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR=lib/aarch64-linux-gnu .. returned exit code 1
make: *** [debian/rules:7: binary] Error 2
dpkg-buildpackage: error: debian/rules binary subprocess returned exit status 2
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Build finished at 2025-08-30T04:44:06Z

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The above is just how the build ends and not necessarily the most relevant part.
If required, the full build log is available here (for the next 30 days):
https://debusine.debian.net/artifact/2402639/

The most likely cause of build failures is the removed backwards compatibility for
CMake versions earlier than 3.5. You can find additional information in my
debian-devel announcement:

https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2025/04/msg00310.html

About the archive rebuild: The build was made on debusine.debian.net,
using sbuild.

You can find the build task here:
https://debusine.debian.net/work-request/153904/

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,
Timo

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