Bug#712138: libxml++2.6: FTBFS since adding "make check"

[Roland Stigge]

Source: libxml++2.6
Version: 2.36.0-1
Severity: serious

Hi,

libxml++2.6 FTBFS on most architectures since adding "make check":

...
make[3]: Entering directory `/build/libxml++2.6-dYu9fA/libxml++2.6-2.36.0/examples'
PASS: dom_build/make-check-sh
terminate called after throwing an instance of 'Glib::ConvertError'
./dom_parse_entities/make-check-sh: line 2: 24694 Aborted                 "/build/libxml++2.6-dYu9fA/libxml++2.6-2.36.0/examples/dom_parse_entities/dom_parse_entities" > /dev/null
FAIL: dom_parse_entities/make-check-sh
terminate called after throwing an instance of 'Glib::ConvertError'
./dom_parser/make-check-sh: line 2: 24718 Aborted                 "/build/libxml++2.6-dYu9fA/libxml++2.6-2.36.0/examples/dom_parser/dom_parser" > /dev/null
FAIL: dom_parser/make-check-sh
PASS: dom_parser_raw/make-check-sh
PASS: dom_read_write/make-check-sh
PASS: dom_xinclude/make-check-sh
Expecting 3 exceptions
Exception caught from find: Only nodeset result types are supported.
Exception caught from find: Only nodeset result types are supported.
Exception caught from find: Only nodeset result types are supported.
PASS: dom_xpath/make-check-sh
PASS: dtdvalidation/make-check-sh
PASS: import_node/make-check-sh
PASS: sax_exception/make-check-sh
PASS: sax_parser/make-check-sh
PASS: sax_parser_build_dom/make-check-sh
PASS: sax_parser_entities/make-check-sh
PASS: schemavalidation/make-check-sh
PASS: textreader/make-check-sh
==============================================================================
2 of 15 tests failed
Please report to https://bugzilla.gnome.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=libxml%2B%2B
==============================================================================
make[3]: *** [check-TESTS] Error 1
make[3]: Leaving directory `/build/libxml++2.6-dYu9fA/libxml++2.6-2.36.0/examples'
make[2]: *** [check-am] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory `/build/libxml++2.6-dYu9fA/libxml++2.6-2.36.0/examples'
make[1]: *** [check-recursive] Error 1
make: *** [debian/stamp-makefile-check] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/build/libxml++2.6-dYu9fA/libxml++2.6-2.36.0'
dpkg-buildpackage: error: debian/rules build-arch gave error exit status 2
...

Roland

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 7.0
  APT prefers unreleased
  APT policy: (500, 'unreleased'), (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: powerpcspe (ppc)

Kernel: Linux 3.9.0-dirty (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) (ignored: LC_ALL set to en_GB.UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash