Bug#623011: python-debian: FTBFS: Test failure (missing Build-Depends?)

[Daniel Schepler]

Source: python-debian
Version: 0.1.19
Severity: serious

From my pbuilder build log:

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# run the tests
cd tests && ./test_deb822.py
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Ran 39 tests in 0.165s

OK
cd tests && ./test_debfile.py
..........
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Ran 10 tests in 0.220s

OK
cd tests && ./test_debtags.py
...
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Ran 3 tests in 0.006s

OK
cd tests && ./test_changelog.py
..............
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Ran 14 tests in 0.031s

OK
cd tests && ./test_debian_support.py
.....E
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ERROR: testversions (__main__.VersionTests)
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Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "./test_debian_support.py", line 77, in testversions
    ValueError, cls, 'a1:1.8.8-070403-1~priv1')
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/unittest.py", line 336, in failUnlessRaises
    callableObj(*args, **kwargs)
  File "../lib/debian/debian_support.py", line 170, in __init__
    raise NotImplementedError("apt_pkg not available; install the "
NotImplementedError: apt_pkg not available; install the python-apt package

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Ran 6 tests in 0.011s

FAILED (errors=1)
make: *** [build-stamp] Error 1
dpkg-buildpackage: error: debian/rules build gave error exit status 2
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Daniel Schepler