[Python-modules-team] Bug#955105: python-django-celery-beat: FTBFS with Sphinx 2.4: AttributeError: module 'sphinx.ext.autodoc' has no attribute 'AutoDirective'

Fri Mar 27 14:50:56 GMT 2020

Source: python-django-celery-beat
Version: 1.1.1-1
Severity: important
Tags: ftbfs
User: python-modules-team at lists.alioth.debian.org
Usertags: sphinx2.4

Hi,

python-django-celery-beat fails to build with Sphinx 2.4, currently available in
experimental.

Relevant part (hopefully):
> make[1]: Entering directory '/<<PKGBUILDDIR>>'
> dh_auto_build
> I: pybuild base:217: /usr/bin/python3.7 setup.py build 
> running build
> running build_py
> creating /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/.pybuild/cpython3_3.7_django-celery-beat/build/django_celery_beat
> copying django_celery_beat/apps.py -> /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/.pybuild/cpython3_3.7_django-celery-beat/build/django_celery_beat
> copying django_celery_beat/models.py -> /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/.pybuild/cpython3_3.7_django-celery-beat/build/django_celery_beat
> copying django_celery_beat/schedulers.py -> /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/.pybuild/cpython3_3.7_django-celery-beat/build/django_celery_beat
> copying django_celery_beat/__init__.py -> /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/.pybuild/cpython3_3.7_django-celery-beat/build/django_celery_beat
> copying django_celery_beat/managers.py -> /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/.pybuild/cpython3_3.7_django-celery-beat/build/django_celery_beat
> copying django_celery_beat/admin.py -> /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/.pybuild/cpython3_3.7_django-celery-beat/build/django_celery_beat
> copying django_celery_beat/utils.py -> /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/.pybuild/cpython3_3.7_django-celery-beat/build/django_celery_beat
> creating /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/.pybuild/cpython3_3.7_django-celery-beat/build/django_celery_beat/migrations
> copying django_celery_beat/migrations/0003_auto_20161209_0049.py -> /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/.pybuild/cpython3_3.7_django-celery-beat/build/django_celery_beat/migrations
> copying django_celery_beat/migrations/0006_auto_20180210_1226.py -> /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/.pybuild/cpython3_3.7_django-celery-beat/build/django_celery_beat/migrations
> copying django_celery_beat/migrations/__init__.py -> /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/.pybuild/cpython3_3.7_django-celery-beat/build/django_celery_beat/migrations
> copying django_celery_beat/migrations/0004_auto_20170221_0000.py -> /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/.pybuild/cpython3_3.7_django-celery-beat/build/django_celery_beat/migrations
> copying django_celery_beat/migrations/0005_add_solarschedule_events_choices.py -> /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/.pybuild/cpython3_3.7_django-celery-beat/build/django_celery_beat/migrations
> copying django_celery_beat/migrations/0002_auto_20161118_0346.py -> /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/.pybuild/cpython3_3.7_django-celery-beat/build/django_celery_beat/migrations
> copying django_celery_beat/migrations/0001_initial.py -> /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/.pybuild/cpython3_3.7_django-celery-beat/build/django_celery_beat/migrations
> I: pybuild base:217: /usr/bin/python3 setup.py build 
> running build
> running build_py
> creating /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/.pybuild/cpython3_3.8_django-celery-beat/build/django_celery_beat
> copying django_celery_beat/apps.py -> /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/.pybuild/cpython3_3.8_django-celery-beat/build/django_celery_beat
> copying django_celery_beat/models.py -> /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/.pybuild/cpython3_3.8_django-celery-beat/build/django_celery_beat
> copying django_celery_beat/schedulers.py -> /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/.pybuild/cpython3_3.8_django-celery-beat/build/django_celery_beat
> copying django_celery_beat/__init__.py -> /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/.pybuild/cpython3_3.8_django-celery-beat/build/django_celery_beat
> copying django_celery_beat/managers.py -> /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/.pybuild/cpython3_3.8_django-celery-beat/build/django_celery_beat
> copying django_celery_beat/admin.py -> /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/.pybuild/cpython3_3.8_django-celery-beat/build/django_celery_beat
> copying django_celery_beat/utils.py -> /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/.pybuild/cpython3_3.8_django-celery-beat/build/django_celery_beat
> creating /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/.pybuild/cpython3_3.8_django-celery-beat/build/django_celery_beat/migrations
> copying django_celery_beat/migrations/0003_auto_20161209_0049.py -> /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/.pybuild/cpython3_3.8_django-celery-beat/build/django_celery_beat/migrations
> copying django_celery_beat/migrations/0006_auto_20180210_1226.py -> /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/.pybuild/cpython3_3.8_django-celery-beat/build/django_celery_beat/migrations
> copying django_celery_beat/migrations/__init__.py -> /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/.pybuild/cpython3_3.8_django-celery-beat/build/django_celery_beat/migrations
> copying django_celery_beat/migrations/0004_auto_20170221_0000.py -> /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/.pybuild/cpython3_3.8_django-celery-beat/build/django_celery_beat/migrations
> copying django_celery_beat/migrations/0005_add_solarschedule_events_choices.py -> /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/.pybuild/cpython3_3.8_django-celery-beat/build/django_celery_beat/migrations
> copying django_celery_beat/migrations/0002_auto_20161118_0346.py -> /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/.pybuild/cpython3_3.8_django-celery-beat/build/django_celery_beat/migrations
> copying django_celery_beat/migrations/0001_initial.py -> /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/.pybuild/cpython3_3.8_django-celery-beat/build/django_celery_beat/migrations
> PYTHONPATH=. sphinx-build -b html -d docs/.build/.doctrees -N docs docs/.build/html
> Running Sphinx v2.4.3
> 
> Exception occurred:
>   File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/sphinx/deprecation.py", line 49, in __getattr__
>     return getattr(self._module, name)
> AttributeError: module 'sphinx.ext.autodoc' has no attribute 'AutoDirective'
> The full traceback has been saved in /tmp/sphinx-err-wv8zqpyq.log, if you want to report the issue to the developers.
> Please also report this if it was a user error, so that a better error message can be provided next time.
> A bug report can be filed in the tracker at <https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/issues>. Thanks!
> make[1]: *** [debian/rules:13: override_dh_auto_build] Error 2

The full build log is available from:
   http://qa-logs.debian.net/2020/03/26/python-django-celery-beat_1.1.1-1_unstable_sphinx243.log

Please see [1] for Sphinx changelog, which may give a hint of what changes in
Sphinx caused this error.

Also see [2] for the list of deprecated/removed APIs and possible alternatives
to them.

Sphinx 2.4 is going to be uploaded to unstable in a couple of weeks. When that
happens, the severity of this bug will be bumped to serious.

In case you have questions, please Cc sphinx at packages.debian.org on reply.

[1]: https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/2.0/changes.html
[2]: https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/2.0/extdev/deprecated.html#dev-deprecated-apis

A list of current common problems and possible solutions is available at
http://wiki.debian.org/qa.debian.org/FTBFS . You're welcome to contribute!

About the archive rebuild: The rebuild was done on EC2 VM instances from
Amazon Web Services, using a clean, minimal and up-to-date chroot. Every
failed build was retried once to eliminate random failures.