#1112876 ettercap: FTBFS with CMake 4

#1112876#5
Date:
2025-08-31 22:53:02 UTC
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To:
Dear maintainer,

During a test rebuild for CMake 4, ettercap failed to rebuild.

Log Summary:
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dpkg-source: warning: cannot verify inline signature for ./ettercap_0.8.3.1-14.dsc: no acceptable signature found
dpkg-source: info: extracting ettercap in /build/reproducible-path/ettercap-0.8.3.1
dpkg-source: info: unpacking ettercap_0.8.3.1.orig.tar.gz
dpkg-source: info: unpacking ettercap_0.8.3.1-14.debian.tar.xz
dpkg-source: info: using patch list from debian/patches/series
dpkg-source: info: applying 1146.patch
dpkg-source: info: applying 1170.patch
dpkg-source: info: applying 1221.patch

Check disk space
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Sufficient free space for build

User Environment
----------------

APT_CONFIG=/var/lib/sbuild/apt.conf
HOME=/sbuild-nonexistent
LANG=C.UTF-8
LC_ALL=C.UTF-8
LOGNAME=sbuild
PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
SHELL=/bin/sh
USER=sbuild

dpkg-buildpackage
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Command: dpkg-buildpackage --sanitize-env -us -uc -b
dpkg-buildpackage: info: source package ettercap
dpkg-buildpackage: info: source version 1:0.8.3.1-14
dpkg-buildpackage: info: source distribution unstable
dpkg-buildpackage: info: source changed by Gianfranco Costamagna <locutusofborg@debian.org>
 dpkg-source --before-build .
dpkg-buildpackage: info: host architecture arm64
 debian/rules clean
dh clean
   debian/rules override_dh_auto_clean
make[1]: Entering directory '/build/reproducible-path/ettercap-0.8.3.1'
rm -rf obj-graphical obj-text-only
make[1]: Leaving directory '/build/reproducible-path/ettercap-0.8.3.1'
   dh_clean
 debian/rules binary
dh binary
   dh_update_autotools_config
   dh_autoreconf
   debian/rules override_dh_auto_configure
make[1]: Entering directory '/build/reproducible-path/ettercap-0.8.3.1'
LIBNET_VER = 1.3+dfsg-2
ENABLE_IPV6 = ON
ENABLE_LUA = ON
dh_auto_configure --builddirectory=obj-text-only -- -DENABLE_IPV6=ON -DBUNDLED_LIBS=OFF -DENABLE_LUA=ON -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo -DENABLE_TESTS=ON -DDISABLE_RPATH=ON -DNO_INSTALL_LICENSE=ON -DENABLE_PDF_DOCS=ON -DENABLE_GTK=OFF
	cd obj-text-only && DEB_PYTHON_INSTALL_LAYOUT=deb PKG_CONFIG=/usr/bin/pkg-config cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=None -DCMAKE_INSTALL_SYSCONFDIR=/etc -DCMAKE_INSTALL_LOCALSTATEDIR=/var -DCMAKE_EXPORT_NO_PACKAGE_REGISTRY=ON -DCMAKE_FIND_USE_PACKAGE_REGISTRY=OFF -DCMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_NO_PACKAGE_REGISTRY=ON -DFETCHCONTENT_FULLY_DISCONNECTED=ON -DCMAKE_INSTALL_RUNSTATEDIR=/run -DCMAKE_SKIP_INSTALL_ALL_DEPENDENCY=ON "-GUnix Makefiles" -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=ON -DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR=lib/aarch64-linux-gnu -DENABLE_IPV6=ON -DBUNDLED_LIBS=OFF -DENABLE_LUA=ON -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo -DENABLE_TESTS=ON -DDISABLE_RPATH=ON -DNO_INSTALL_LICENSE=ON -DENABLE_PDF_DOCS=ON -DENABLE_GTK=OFF ..
CMake Error at CMakeLists.txt:1 (cmake_minimum_required):
  Compatibility with CMake < 3.5 has been removed from CMake.

  Update the VERSION argument <min> value.  Or, use the <min>...<max> syntax
  to tell CMake that the project requires at least <min> but has been updated
  to work with policies introduced by <max> or earlier.

  Or, add -DCMAKE_POLICY_VERSION_MINIMUM=3.5 to try configuring anyway.
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The above is just how the build ends and not necessarily the most relevant part.
If required, the full build log is available here (for the next 30 days):
https://debusine.debian.net/artifact/2391642/

The most likely cause of build failures is the removed backwards compatibility for
CMake versions earlier than 3.5. You can find additional information in my
debian-devel announcement:

https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2025/04/msg00310.html

About the archive rebuild: The build was made on debusine.debian.net,
using sbuild.

You can find the build task here:
https://debusine.debian.net/work-request/152782/

If this is really a bug in one of the build-depends, please use
reassign and affects, so that this is still visible in the BTS web
page for this package.

Thanks,
Timo

#1112876#12
Date:
2025-09-01 11:51:21 UTC
From:
To:
I have downgraded the bug to non-RC severity temporarily and reverted
CMake in unstable to version 3.31.6. I plan to re-upgrade in about a
month's time. I realize that despite my April announcement, the upload
to unstable came rather surprising, and I don't want to cause
unnecessary pain.

Also, the build log URL has an unfortunate mistake. The correct URL
should include the workspace, i.e.,

https://debusine.debian.net/debian/developers/artifact/XXXX

CMake 4 will also be available in experimental again, so it can be
used to verify that the bug is fixed.

Cheers
Timo