Bug#1119760: plplot: FTBFS: /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/obj-x86_64-linux-gnu/bindings/python/plplotcPYTHON_wrap.c:23948:3: error: returning 'void *' from a function with return type 'int' makes integer from pointer without a cast [-Wint-conversion]

[Santiago Vila]

On Sat, Nov 01, 2025 at 08:38:21AM +0100, Rafael Laboissière wrote:

> The problem actually comes from the python3-numpy-dev package, which is
> incompatible with SWIG version 4.4, which is now in sid. It was compatible
> with the previous version, 4.3. I have reported the issue upstream.[1]
> 
> I am preparing a fix for the Plplot package via a patch.[2] It is just a
> workaround which will become obsolete once the Python3-numpy-dev package is
> fixed.
> 
> Since the present bug report will be closed with the upcoming release of the
> Plplot package (version 5.15.0+dfsg2-18), how should I proceed? Should I
> file a bug report against python3-numpy-dev and declare that it affects
> src:plplot?

If you think it would be faster by filing a new report, I would use the
source package src:numpy for that ("please package this new version because
plplot requires it" or something alike).

Thanks.