Bug#743583: python3-gi fails to install on arm64 (struct.error from py3compile)

[Emilio Pozuelo Monfort]

Cc'ing debian-python at .

On 04/04/14 00:04, wookey wrote:
> Package: python3-gi
> Version: 3.10.2-2
> Severity: normal
> 
> When you install the python3-gi package from 
> http://people.debian.org/~wookey/bootstrap/debianrepo2/pool/main/p/pygobject/python3-gi_3.10.2-2_arm64.deb
> 
> it fails with:
> 
> Setting up python3-gi (3.10.2-2) ...
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "/usr/bin/py3compile", line 290, in <module>
>     main()
>   File "/usr/bin/py3compile", line 270, in main
>     options.force, options.optimize, e_patterns)
>   File "/usr/bin/py3compile", line 172, in compile
>     interpreter.magic_number(version), mtime)
> struct.error: 'l' format requires -2147483648 <= number <= 2147483647
> dpkg: error processing package python3-gi (--configure):
>  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
> 
> So that's this line in the postinst failing:
> py3compile -p python3-gi
> 
> Any clues on what to look at for the cause of this problem would be welcome.
> 
> 
> -- System Information:
> Debian Release: Unstable
>   APT prefers stable
>   APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
> Architecture: arm64 (aarch64)
> 
> Kernel: Linux 3.12.0-mustang_sw_1.11.09-beta (SMP w/8 CPU cores)
> Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968)
> Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
> 
> 
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