Bug#903412: asterisk: FTBFS in buster/sid (dh_installdocs: Cannot find "README")

[Santiago Vila]

Package: src:asterisk
Version: 1:13.20.0~dfsg-1
Severity: serious
Tags: ftbfs

Dear maintainer:

I tried to build this package in buster but it failed:

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 debian/rules build-indep
dh build-indep
   dh_update_autotools_config -i
   debian/rules override_dh_autoreconf
make[1]: Entering directory '/<<PKGBUILDDIR>>'
if [ ! -r configure.debian_sav ]; then cp -a configure configure.debian_sav; fi
[ -f .version.debian_sav ] || cp -a .version .version.debian_sav
echo 13.20.0~dfsg-1 > .version
dh_autoreconf -- ./bootstrap.sh
Generating the configure script for Asterisk ...
Generating the configure script for menuselect ...
make[1]: Leaving directory '/<<PKGBUILDDIR>>'
   debian/rules override_dh_auto_configure
make[1]: Entering directory '/<<PKGBUILDDIR>>'

[... snipped ...]

Installing file configs/samples/say.conf.sample
Installing file configs/samples/sip.conf.sample
Installing file configs/samples/sip_notify.conf.sample
Installing file configs/samples/skinny.conf.sample
Installing file configs/samples/sla.conf.sample
Installing file configs/samples/smdi.conf.sample
Installing file configs/samples/sorcery.conf.sample
Installing file configs/samples/ss7.timers.sample
Installing file configs/samples/stasis.conf.sample
Installing file configs/samples/statsd.conf.sample
Installing file configs/samples/test_sorcery.conf.sample
Installing file configs/samples/udptl.conf.sample
Installing file configs/samples/unistim.conf.sample
Installing file configs/samples/users.conf.sample
Installing file configs/samples/voicemail.conf.sample
Installing file configs/samples/vpb.conf.sample
Installing file configs/samples/xmpp.conf.sample
Updating asterisk.conf
/usr/bin/install -c -d "/<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/debian/tmp/var/spool/asterisk/voicemail/default/1234/INBOX"
build_tools/make_sample_voicemail "/<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/debian/tmp//usr/share/asterisk" "/<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/debian/tmp//var/spool/asterisk"
Installing file phoneprov/000000000000-directory.xml
Installing file phoneprov/000000000000-phone.cfg
Installing file phoneprov/000000000000.cfg
Installing file phoneprov/polycom.xml
Installing file phoneprov/polycom_line.xml
Installing file phoneprov/snom-mac.xml
make[2]: Leaving directory '/<<PKGBUILDDIR>>'
cp -a configs /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/debian/tmp/usr/share/asterisk/conf
rm -f -f /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/debian/tmp/etc/asterisk/dundi.conf /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/debian/tmp/etc/asterisk/mgcp.conf /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/debian/tmp/etc/asterisk/skinny.conf /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/debian/tmp/etc/asterisk/unistim.conf
mkdir -p /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/debian/tmp/usr/bin/
mkdir -p /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/debian/tmp/usr/share/man/man1
mkdir -p /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/debian/tmp/usr/share/dahdi/span_config.d
cp -a debian/asterisk-config-custom /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/debian/tmp/usr/bin/
cp -a debian/asterisk-config-custom /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/debian/tmp/usr/share/man/man1/
cp -a debian/50-asterisk /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/debian/tmp/usr/share/dahdi/span_config.d/
rm -f -f /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/debian/tmp/usr/sbin/conf2ael
rm -f -f /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/debian/tmp/usr/sbin/muted
rm -f -f /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/debian/tmp/usr/sbin/streamplayer
rm -f -f /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/debian/tmp/usr/sbin/stereorize
rm -f -f /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/debian/tmp/usr/sbin/hashtest*
rm -f -f /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/debian/tmp/usr/sbin/refcounter
make[1]: Leaving directory '/<<PKGBUILDDIR>>'
   dh_install -i
   dh_installdocs -i
dh_installdocs: Cannot find (any matches for) "README" (tried in .)

debian/rules:14: recipe for target 'binary-indep' failed
make: *** [binary-indep] Error 2
dpkg-buildpackage: error: fakeroot debian/rules binary-indep subprocess returned exit status 2
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The build was made with "dpkg-buildpackage -A" in my autobuilder.
Most probably, it also fails here in reproducible builds:

https://tests.reproducible-builds.org/debian/rb-pkg/unstable/amd64/asterisk.html

[ Note: There has been a recent change in debhelper behaviour, the current
  behaviour is the intended one. See Bug #903133 for details ].

Thanks.