#1113075 kexi: FTBFS with CMake 4

#1113075#5
Date:
2025-08-31 22:56:44 UTC
From:
To:
Source: kexi
Version: 1:3.2.0-4.1
Severity: serious
User: cmake@packages.debian.org
Usertags: cmake-4
Tags: ftbfs, forky, sid

Dear maintainer,

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

Log Summary:
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Files:
 90ac376276be2f5a8f6eca537ca5fd0c 3624956 kexi_3.2.0.orig.tar.xz
 ea87fe5bb33eaa05b6b6ca79f7ae64e7 8960 kexi_3.2.0-4.1.debian.tar.xz

dpkg-source: warning: cannot verify inline signature for ./kexi_3.2.0-4.1.dsc: no acceptable signature found
dpkg-source: info: extracting kexi in /build/reproducible-path/kexi-3.2.0
dpkg-source: info: unpacking kexi_3.2.0.orig.tar.xz
dpkg-source: info: unpacking kexi_3.2.0-4.1.debian.tar.xz
dpkg-source: info: using patch list from debian/patches/series
dpkg-source: info: applying upstream_Fix-build-with-Qt-5.13.patch
dpkg-source: info: applying upstream_Include-glib.h-outside-of-the-extern-block.patch

Check disk space
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Sufficient free space for build

User Environment
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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 kexi
dpkg-buildpackage: info: source version 1:3.2.0-4.1
dpkg-buildpackage: info: source distribution unstable
dpkg-buildpackage: info: source changed by Bastian Germann <bage@debian.org>
 dpkg-source --before-build .
dpkg-buildpackage: info: host architecture arm64
 debian/rules clean
dh clean --with kf5
   dh_auto_clean --buildsystem=kf5
   dh_clean
 debian/rules binary
dh binary --with kf5
   dh_update_autotools_config
   dh_autoreconf
   debian/rules override_dh_auto_configure
make[1]: Entering directory '/build/reproducible-path/kexi-3.2.0'
dh_auto_configure -Skf5 -- -DBUILD_TESTING=OFF -DKEXI_QTGUI_RUNTIME_AVAILABLE=OFF -DPostgreSQL_ADDITIONAL_VERSIONS=17 -DSHOULD_BUILD_DOC=ON
	cd obj-aarch64-linux-gnu && 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 -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debian -DCMAKE_INSTALL_SYSCONFDIR=/etc -DKDE_INSTALL_USE_QT_SYS_PATHS=ON -DBUILD_TESTING=OFF -DKEXI_QTGUI_RUNTIME_AVAILABLE=OFF -DPostgreSQL_ADDITIONAL_VERSIONS=17 -DSHOULD_BUILD_DOC=ON ..
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/2395566/

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/153319/

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

#1113075#12
Date:
2025-09-01 11:51:50 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