[Python-apps-team] Bug#613989: FTBFS in buildd chroots due to assuming home directory being RW

[Yaroslav Halchenko]

Package: cython
Version: 0.14.1-3
Severity: grave

E.g.
https://buildd.debian.org/fetch.cgi?pkg=cython;ver=0.14.1-3;arch=armel;stamp=1298052709

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ERROR: test_types (Cython.Build.Tests.TestInline.TestInline)
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Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/build/buildd-cython_0.14.1-3-armel-Ye7Lfm/cython-0.14.1/Cython/Build/Tests/TestInline.py", line 24, in test_types
    """, a=1.0, b=[], **test_kwds), ('double', 'list object'))
  File "/build/buildd-cython_0.14.1-3-armel-Ye7Lfm/cython-0.14.1/Cython/Shadow.py", line 16, in inline
    return cython_inline(f, *args, **kwds)
  File "/build/buildd-cython_0.14.1-3-armel-Ye7Lfm/cython-0.14.1/Cython/Build/Inline.py", line 134, in cython_inline
    os.makedirs(lib_dir)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/os.py", line 150, in makedirs
    makedirs(head, mode)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/os.py", line 150, in makedirs
    makedirs(head, mode)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/os.py", line 157, in makedirs
    mkdir(name, mode)
OSError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/home/buildd'


-- System Information:
Debian Release: 6.0
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (900, 'testing'), (600, 'unstable'), (300, 'experimental'), (100, 'stable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-5-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages cython depends on:
ii  libc6                   2.11.2-9         Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib
ii  python                  2.6.6-3+squeeze4 interactive high-level object-orie
ii  python-support          1.0.10           automated rebuilding support for P
ii  python2.6               2.6.6-8+b1       An interactive high-level object-o

cython recommends no packages.

Versions of packages cython suggests:
ii  gcc                     4:4.4.5-1        The GNU C compiler
ii  python-dev              2.6.6-3+squeeze4 header files and a static library 

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