[Python-modules-team] Bug#678546: Run unittests at build-time

[Yaroslav Halchenko]

Package: python-scipy
Version: 0.10.1+dfsg1-3
Severity: wishlist

While troubleshooting FTBFS of statsmodels on sparc we just ran into an issue
which points to scipy (separate report will be filed whenever confirmed to be
scipy-origin).  I have looked at scipy build-log [1] and besides build-depends
on python-nose I saw no sign of it actually running unittests (full or not)
against supported versions of python.  If it is so -- it would be great to
enable at least minimal package-time build-testing -- it would help to
robustify scipy and dependent Python modules across platforms.  IMHO it is
better to detect/fixed bugs before they get discovered by others (users and
maitainers of dependent packages).

[1] https://buildd.debian.org/status/fetch.php?pkg=python-scipy&arch=sparc&ver=0.10.1%2Bdfsg1-3&stamp=1335214019

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

Kernel: Linux 3.1.0-1-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 python-scipy depends on:
ii  libamd2.2.0                       1:3.4.0-2
ii  libblas3gf [libblas.so.3gf]       1.2.20110419-2
ii  libc6                             2.13-18
ii  libgcc1                           1:4.7.0-1
ii  libgfortran3                      4.7.0-1
ii  liblapack3gf [liblapack.so.3gf]   3.3.1-1
ii  libquadmath0                      4.7.0-1
ii  libstdc++6                        4.7.0-1
ii  libumfpack5.4.0                   1:3.4.0-2
ii  python                            2.7.2-10
ii  python-numpy [python-numpy-abi9]  1:1.6.2-1
ii  python2.6                         2.6.7-4
ii  python2.7                         2.7.3~rc2-2.1

Versions of packages python-scipy recommends:
ii  g++ [c++-compiler]      4:4.6.2-4
ii  g++-4.4 [c++-compiler]  4.4.7-1
ii  g++-4.6 [c++-compiler]  4.6.3-1
ii  python-dev              2.7.2-10
ii  python-imaging          1.1.7-4

Versions of packages python-scipy suggests:
ii  python [python-profiler]  2.7.2-10

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