Bug#903762: boinc-server-maker: fails to install: SyntaxError in /usr/lib/boinc-server-maker/sched/pymw_assimilator.py

[Andreas Beckmann]

Package: boinc-server-maker
Version: 7.12.0+dfsg-1exp2
Severity: serious
User: debian-qa at lists.debian.org
Usertags: piuparts

Hi,

during a test with piuparts I noticed your package failed to install. As
per definition of the release team this makes the package too buggy for
a release, thus the severity.

>From the attached log (scroll to the bottom...):

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  Preparing to unpack .../boinc-server-maker_7.12.0+dfsg-1exp2_amd64.deb ...
  Unpacking boinc-server-maker (7.12.0+dfsg-1exp2) ...
  Setting up boinc-server-maker (7.12.0+dfsg-1exp2) ...
  Adding user `www-data' to group `boincadm' ...
  Adding user www-data to group boincadm
  Done.
    File "/usr/lib/boinc-server-maker/sched/pymw_assimilator.py", line 50
      except Exception,msg:
                      ^
  SyntaxError: invalid syntax
  
  dpkg: error processing package boinc-server-maker (--configure):
   installed boinc-server-maker package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
  Errors were encountered while processing:
   boinc-server-maker


cheers,

Andreas
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