[Pkg-erlang-devel] Bug#577548: unable to compile erlang-dev 1:13.b.4 w/o X server

[Aaron Winborn]

Package: erlang-dev
Version: 1:12.b.3-dfsg-4
Severity: grave
Justification: renders package unusable


I am unable to compile erlang-dev 1:13.b.4 without X server installed on the system.

Here's what I've done:

sudo su
mkdir erlang-dev-src
cd erlang-dev-src
wget 
http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/pool/main/e/erlang/erlang_13.b.4-dfsg-4.dsc
wget 
http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/pool/main/e/erlang/erlang_13.b.4-dfsg.orig.tar.gz 

wget 
http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/pool/main/e/erlang/erlang_13.b.4-dfsg-4.diff.gz 

dpkg-source -x erlang_13.b.4-dfsg-4.dsc
cd erlang-13.b.4-dfsg
dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot -b

truncated output after 1.25 hrs:

(.:13709): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display:
make[4]: *** [../pdf/stdlib-1.16.5.pdf] Error 1
make[4]: Leaving directory 
`/home/advomatic/erlang-dev-src/erlang-13.b.4-dfsg/lib/stdlib/doc/src'
make[3]: *** [docs] Error 2
make[3]: Leaving directory 
`/home/advomatic/erlang-dev-src/erlang-13.b.4-dfsg/lib/stdlib'
make[2]: *** [docs] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory 
`/home/advomatic/erlang-dev-src/erlang-13.b.4-dfsg/lib'
make[1]: *** [docs] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory 
`/home/advomatic/erlang-dev-src/erlang-13.b.4-dfsg'
make: *** [docs-stamp] Error 2
dpkg-buildpackage: failure: fakeroot debian/rules binary gave error exit 
status 2
vps205:/home/advomatic/erlang-dev-src/erlang-13.b.4-dfsg#

Also reported at http://www.erlang.org/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi?2:mss:1779:201004:ejjlofehaholimahfmao where I was told:

When you build Erlang R13B04 in Debian (and from the Debian source
package) it builds Erlang documentation from its sources. It requires
fop tool which apparently doesn't work without X server in curent
stable (lenny). So, if you want to build the Debian package I'd
suggest to setup a build environment with X server (may be the dummy
one, see xserver-xorg-video-dummy package).

Anyway, this list doesn't seem to be an appropriate place to discuss
distribution-specific problems. Submitting a bugreport to
submit ◎ bugs · debian · org would be better.

Thanks,
Aaron

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 5.0.4
  APT prefers stable
  APT policy: (500, 'stable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.26-2-xen-amd64 (SMP w/1 CPU core)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages erlang-dev depends on:
ii  erlang-base              1:12.b.3-dfsg-4 Concurrent, real-time, distributed

erlang-dev recommends no packages.

Versions of packages erlang-dev suggests:
pn  erlang                   <none>          (no description available)
pn  erlang-doc-html          <none>          (no description available)
pn  erlang-manpages          <none>          (no description available)
ii  erlang-nox               1:12.b.3-dfsg-4 Concurrent, real-time, distributed
pn  erlang-x11               <none>          (no description available)

-- no debconf information