#1135916 elinks: FTBFS with autoconf 2.73

Package:
src:elinks
Source:
src:elinks
Submitter:
Santiago Vila
Date:
2026-06-26 19:07:02 UTC
Severity:
normal
Tags:
#1135916#5
Date:
2026-05-07 10:11:41 UTC
From:
To:
Dear maintainer:

During a rebuild of all packages in unstable using autoconf 2.73
(available in experimental), this package failed to build.

Below you will find the last part of the build log (probably the most
relevant part, but not necessarily). If required, the full build log
is available here:

https://people.debian.org/~sanvila/build-logs/autoconf-2.73/

This bug will be raised to serious once autoconf 2.73 is uploaded for unstable.

Thanks.
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[...]
 debian/rules clean
dh clean --buildsystem=meson
   dh_auto_clean -O--buildsystem=meson
   dh_autoreconf_clean -O--buildsystem=meson
   dh_clean -O--buildsystem=meson
 debian/rules binary
dh binary --buildsystem=meson
   dh_update_autotools_config -O--buildsystem=meson
   dh_autoreconf -O--buildsystem=meson
autoreconf: export WARNINGS=
autoreconf: Entering directory '.'
autoreconf: running: autopoint --force
autopoint: *** AM_GNU_GETTEXT without 'external' argument is no longer supported in version 0.23.1
autopoint: *** Stop.
autoreconf: error: autopoint failed with exit status: 1
dh_autoreconf: error: autoreconf -f -i -v returned exit code 1
make: *** [debian/rules:54: binary] Error 255
dpkg-buildpackage: error: debian/rules binary subprocess failed with exit status 2
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#1135916#12
Date:
2026-05-27 20:47:09 UTC
From:
To:
Please find a patch attached.
#1135916#19
Date:
2026-06-26 19:05:33 UTC
From:
To:
Dear maintainer,

I've prepared an NMU for elinks (versioned as 0.19.1-2.1) and uploaded
it to DELAYED/15. Please feel free to tell me if I should cancel it.

cu
Adrian