[Python-apps-team] Bug#737953: itstool: FTBFS: configure: error: no suitable Python interpreter found

Fri Feb 7 07:55:08 UTC 2014

Source: itstool
Version: 2.0.2-1
Severity: serious

>From my pbuilder build log:

...
 debian/rules build
dh build
   dh_testdir
   dh_auto_configure
configure: WARNING: unrecognized options: --disable-maintainer-mode, --disable-dependency-tracking
checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking whether build environment is sane... yes
checking for a thread-safe mkdir -p... /bin/mkdir -p
checking for gawk... no
checking for mawk... mawk
checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
checking for a Python interpreter with version >= 2.6... none
configure: error: no suitable Python interpreter found
==> config.log <==
This file contains any messages produced by compilers while
running configure, to aid debugging if configure makes a mistake.

It was created by itstool configure 2.0.2, which was
generated by GNU Autoconf 2.66.  Invocation command line was

  $ ./configure --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --prefix=/usr --includedir=${prefix}/include --mandir=${prefix}/share/man --infodir=${prefix}/share/info --sysconfdir=/etc --localstatedir=/var --libexecdir=${prefix}/lib/itstool --disable-maintainer-mode --disable-dependency-tracking

## --------- ##
## Platform. ##
## --------- ##

hostname = frobozz
uname -m = x86_64
uname -r = 3.11-1-amd64
uname -s = Linux
uname -v = #1 SMP Debian 3.11.6-1+x32 (2013-10-29)

/usr/bin/uname -p = unknown
/bin/uname -X     = unknown

/bin/arch              = unknown
/usr/bin/arch -k       = unknown
/usr/convex/getsysinfo = unknown
/usr/bin/hostinfo      = unknown
/bin/machine           = unknown
/usr/bin/oslevel       = unknown
/bin/universe          = unknown

PATH: /usr/sbin
PATH: /usr/bin
PATH: /sbin
PATH: /bin

## ----------- ##
## Core tests. ##
## ----------- ##

configure:1720: checking for a BSD-compatible install
configure:1788: result: /usr/bin/install -c
configure:1799: checking whether build environment is sane
configure:1849: result: yes
configure:1990: checking for a thread-safe mkdir -p
configure:2029: result: /bin/mkdir -p
configure:2042: checking for gawk
configure:2072: result: no
configure:2042: checking for mawk
configure:2058: found /usr/bin/mawk
configure:2069: result: mawk
configure:2080: checking whether make sets $(MAKE)
configure:2102: result: yes
configure:2223: checking for a Python interpreter with version >= 2.6
configure:2240: python -c import sys # split strings by '.' and convert to numeric. Append some zeros # because we need at least 4 digits for the hex conversion. # map returns an iterator in Python 3.0 and a list in 2.x minver = list(map(int, '2.6'.split('.'))) + [0, 0, 0] minverhex = 0 # xrange is not present in Python 3.0 and range returns an iterator for i in list(range(0, 4)): minverhex = (minverhex << 8) + minver[i] sys.exit(sys.hexversion < minverhex)
./configure: line 2241: python: command not found
configure:2243: $? = 127
configure:2240: python2 -c import sys # split strings by '.' and convert to numeric. Append some zeros # because we need at least 4 digits for the hex conversion. # map returns an iterator in Python 3.0 and a list in 2.x minver = list(map(int, '2.6'.split('.'))) + [0, 0, 0] minverhex = 0 # xrange is not present in Python 3.0 and range returns an iterator for i in list(range(0, 4)): minverhex = (minverhex << 8) + minver[i] sys.exit(sys.hexversion < minverhex)
./configure: line 2241: python2: command not found
configure:2243: $? = 127
configure:2240: python3 -c import sys # split strings by '.' and convert to numeric. Append some zeros # because we need at least 4 digits for the hex conversion. # map returns an iterator in Python 3.0 and a list in 2.x minver = list(map(int, '2.6'.split('.'))) + [0, 0, 0] minverhex = 0 # xrange is not present in Python 3.0 and range returns an iterator for i in list(range(0, 4)): minverhex = (minverhex << 8) + minver[i] sys.exit(sys.hexversion < minverhex)
./configure: line 2241: python3: command not found
configure:2243: $? = 127
configure:2240: python3.0 -c import sys # split strings by '.' and convert to numeric. Append some zeros # because we need at least 4 digits for the hex conversion. # map returns an iterator in Python 3.0 and a list in 2.x minver = list(map(int, '2.6'.split('.'))) + [0, 0, 0] minverhex = 0 # xrange is not present in Python 3.0 and range returns an iterator for i in list(range(0, 4)): minverhex = (minverhex << 8) + minver[i] sys.exit(sys.hexversion < minverhex)
./configure: line 2241: python3.0: command not found
configure:2243: $? = 127
configure:2240: python2.5 -c import sys # split strings by '.' and convert to numeric. Append some zeros # because we need at least 4 digits for the hex conversion. # map returns an iterator in Python 3.0 and a list in 2.x minver = list(map(int, '2.6'.split('.'))) + [0, 0, 0] minverhex = 0 # xrange is not present in Python 3.0 and range returns an iterator for i in list(range(0, 4)): minverhex = (minverhex << 8) + minver[i] sys.exit(sys.hexversion < minverhex)
./configure: line 2241: python2.5: command not found
configure:2243: $? = 127
configure:2240: python2.4 -c import sys # split strings by '.' and convert to numeric. Append some zeros # because we need at least 4 digits for the hex conversion. # map returns an iterator in Python 3.0 and a list in 2.x minver = list(map(int, '2.6'.split('.'))) + [0, 0, 0] minverhex = 0 # xrange is not present in Python 3.0 and range returns an iterator for i in list(range(0, 4)): minverhex = (minverhex << 8) + minver[i] sys.exit(sys.hexversion < minverhex)
./configure: line 2241: python2.4: command not found
configure:2243: $? = 127
configure:2240: python2.3 -c import sys # split strings by '.' and convert to numeric. Append some zeros # because we need at least 4 digits for the hex conversion. # map returns an iterator in Python 3.0 and a list in 2.x minver = list(map(int, '2.6'.split('.'))) + [0, 0, 0] minverhex = 0 # xrange is not present in Python 3.0 and range returns an iterator for i in list(range(0, 4)): minverhex = (minverhex << 8) + minver[i] sys.exit(sys.hexversion < minverhex)
./configure: line 2241: python2.3: command not found
configure:2243: $? = 127
configure:2240: python2.2 -c import sys # split strings by '.' and convert to numeric. Append some zeros # because we need at least 4 digits for the hex conversion. # map returns an iterator in Python 3.0 and a list in 2.x minver = list(map(int, '2.6'.split('.'))) + [0, 0, 0] minverhex = 0 # xrange is not present in Python 3.0 and range returns an iterator for i in list(range(0, 4)): minverhex = (minverhex << 8) + minver[i] sys.exit(sys.hexversion < minverhex)
./configure: line 2241: python2.2: command not found
configure:2243: $? = 127
configure:2240: python2.1 -c import sys # split strings by '.' and convert to numeric. Append some zeros # because we need at least 4 digits for the hex conversion. # map returns an iterator in Python 3.0 and a list in 2.x minver = list(map(int, '2.6'.split('.'))) + [0, 0, 0] minverhex = 0 # xrange is not present in Python 3.0 and range returns an iterator for i in list(range(0, 4)): minverhex = (minverhex << 8) + minver[i] sys.exit(sys.hexversion < minverhex)
./configure: line 2241: python2.1: command not found
configure:2243: $? = 127
configure:2240: python2.0 -c import sys # split strings by '.' and convert to numeric. Append some zeros # because we need at least 4 digits for the hex conversion. # map returns an iterator in Python 3.0 and a list in 2.x minver = list(map(int, '2.6'.split('.'))) + [0, 0, 0] minverhex = 0 # xrange is not present in Python 3.0 and range returns an iterator for i in list(range(0, 4)): minverhex = (minverhex << 8) + minver[i] sys.exit(sys.hexversion < minverhex)
./configure: line 2241: python2.0: command not found
configure:2243: $? = 127
configure:2249: result: none
configure:2301: error: no suitable Python interpreter found

## ---------------- ##
## Cache variables. ##
## ---------------- ##

ac_cv_env_build_alias_set=set
ac_cv_env_build_alias_value=x86_64-linux-gnu
ac_cv_env_host_alias_set=
ac_cv_env_host_alias_value=
ac_cv_env_target_alias_set=
ac_cv_env_target_alias_value=
ac_cv_path_install='/usr/bin/install -c'
ac_cv_path_mkdir=/bin/mkdir
ac_cv_prog_AWK=mawk
ac_cv_prog_make_make_set=yes
am_cv_pathless_PYTHON=none

## ----------------- ##
## Output variables. ##
## ----------------- ##

ACLOCAL='${SHELL} /tmp/buildd/itstool-2.0.2/missing --run aclocal-1.11'
AMTAR='${SHELL} /tmp/buildd/itstool-2.0.2/missing --run tar'
AUTOCONF='${SHELL} /tmp/buildd/itstool-2.0.2/missing --run autoconf'
AUTOHEADER='${SHELL} /tmp/buildd/itstool-2.0.2/missing --run autoheader'
AUTOMAKE='${SHELL} /tmp/buildd/itstool-2.0.2/missing --run automake-1.11'
AWK='mawk'
CYGPATH_W='echo'
DATADIR='/usr/share'
DEFS=''
ECHO_C=''
ECHO_N='-n'
ECHO_T=''
INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
INSTALL_PROGRAM='${INSTALL}'
INSTALL_SCRIPT='${INSTALL}'
INSTALL_STRIP_PROGRAM='$(install_sh) -c -s'
LIBOBJS=''
LIBS=''
LTLIBOBJS=''
MAKEINFO='${SHELL} /tmp/buildd/itstool-2.0.2/missing --run makeinfo'
MKDIR_P='/bin/mkdir -p'
PACKAGE='itstool'
PACKAGE_BUGREPORT=''
PACKAGE_NAME='itstool'
PACKAGE_STRING='itstool 2.0.2'
PACKAGE_TARNAME='itstool'
PACKAGE_URL=''
PACKAGE_VERSION='2.0.2'
PATH_SEPARATOR=':'
PYTHON=':'
PYTHON_EXEC_PREFIX=''
PYTHON_PLATFORM=''
PYTHON_PREFIX=''
PYTHON_VERSION=''
SET_MAKE=''
SHELL='/bin/bash'
STRIP=''
VERSION='2.0.2'
am__isrc=''
am__leading_dot='.'
am__tar='${AMTAR} chof - "$$tardir"'
am__untar='${AMTAR} xf -'
bindir='${exec_prefix}/bin'
build_alias='x86_64-linux-gnu'
datadir='${datarootdir}'
datarootdir='${prefix}/share'
docdir='${datarootdir}/doc/${PACKAGE_TARNAME}'
dvidir='${docdir}'
exec_prefix='NONE'
host_alias=''
htmldir='${docdir}'
includedir='${prefix}/include'
infodir='${prefix}/share/info'
install_sh='${SHELL} /tmp/buildd/itstool-2.0.2/install-sh'
libdir='${exec_prefix}/lib'
libexecdir='${prefix}/lib/itstool'
localedir='${datarootdir}/locale'
localstatedir='/var'
mandir='${prefix}/share/man'
mkdir_p='/bin/mkdir -p'
oldincludedir='/usr/include'
pdfdir='${docdir}'
pkgpyexecdir=''
pkgpythondir=''
prefix='/usr'
program_transform_name='s,x,x,'
psdir='${docdir}'
pyexecdir=''
pythondir=''
sbindir='${exec_prefix}/sbin'
sharedstatedir='${prefix}/com'
sysconfdir='/etc'
target_alias=''

## ----------- ##
## confdefs.h. ##
## ----------- ##

/* confdefs.h */
#define PACKAGE_NAME "itstool"
#define PACKAGE_TARNAME "itstool"
#define PACKAGE_VERSION "2.0.2"
#define PACKAGE_STRING "itstool 2.0.2"
#define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT ""
#define PACKAGE_URL ""
#define PACKAGE "itstool"
#define VERSION "2.0.2"

configure: exit 1
dh_auto_configure: ./configure --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --prefix=/usr --includedir=${prefix}/include --mandir=${prefix}/share/man --infodir=${prefix}/share/info --sysconfdir=/etc --localstatedir=/var --libexecdir=${prefix}/lib/itstool --disable-maintainer-mode --disable-dependency-tracking returned exit code 1
make: *** [build] Error 25
dpkg-buildpackage: error: debian/rules build gave error exit status 2
-- 
Daniel Schepler