#1113121 libbpp-seq: FTBFS with CMake 4

#1113121#5
Date:
2025-08-31 22:57:36 UTC
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To:
Dear maintainer,

During a test rebuild for CMake 4, libbpp-seq failed to rebuild.

Log Summary:
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Format: 3.0 (quilt)
Source: libbpp-seq
Binary: libbpp-seq-dev, libbpp-seq12t64
Architecture: any
Version: 2.4.1-13
Maintainer: Debian Med Packaging Team <debian-med-packaging@lists.alioth.debian.org>
Uploaders: Julien Dutheil <julien.dutheil@univ-montp2.fr>, Andreas Tille <tille@debian.org>
Homepage: http://biopp.univ-montp2.fr/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
Standards-Version: 4.7.0
Vcs-Browser: https://salsa.debian.org/med-team/libbpp-seq
Vcs-Git: https://salsa.debian.org/med-team/libbpp-seq.git
Build-Depends: dpkg-dev (>= 1.22.5), debhelper-compat (= 13), cmake, d-shlibs (>= 0.106~), libbpp-core-dev
Package-List:
 libbpp-seq-dev deb libdevel optional arch=any
 libbpp-seq12t64 deb libs optional arch=any
Checksums-Sha1:
 a79687bdf2ce4c5c2031cb5da8394a9420804f90 322620 libbpp-seq_2.4.1.orig.tar.gz
 d826033655a203f1e71505464901b96e073dbf1e 12244 libbpp-seq_2.4.1-13.debian.tar.xz
Checksums-Sha256:
 dbfcb04803e4b7f08f9f159da8a947c91906c3ca8b20683ac193f6dc524d4655 322620 libbpp-seq_2.4.1.orig.tar.gz
 3e0b877ccae3846f83e0ed86546c5c475fc6107729aa58e203c6f2792aeeb56d 12244 libbpp-seq_2.4.1-13.debian.tar.xz
Files:
 bdafc80aab9591ff79556138d6555941 322620 libbpp-seq_2.4.1.orig.tar.gz
 52dec0368bb77da4a9af7983e03ab13c 12244 libbpp-seq_2.4.1-13.debian.tar.xz
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dpkg-source: warning: cannot verify inline signature for ./libbpp-seq_2.4.1-13.dsc: no acceptable signature found
dpkg-source: info: extracting libbpp-seq in /build/reproducible-path/libbpp-seq-2.4.1
dpkg-source: info: unpacking libbpp-seq_2.4.1.orig.tar.gz
dpkg-source: info: unpacking libbpp-seq_2.4.1-13.debian.tar.xz
dpkg-source: info: using patch list from debian/patches/series
dpkg-source: info: applying unforce-cxxflags.patch
dpkg-source: info: applying spelling

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 libbpp-seq
dpkg-buildpackage: info: source version 2.4.1-13
dpkg-buildpackage: info: source distribution unstable
dpkg-buildpackage: info: source changed by Andreas Tille <tille@debian.org>
 dpkg-source --before-build .
dpkg-buildpackage: info: host architecture arm64
 debian/rules clean
dh clean
   dh_clean
 debian/rules binary
dh binary
   dh_update_autotools_config
   dh_autoreconf
   dh_auto_configure
	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 ..
CMake Error at CMakeLists.txt:8 (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.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/2399623/ 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/153696/ 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
#1113121#12
Date:
2025-09-01 11:51:56 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