#1144126 python-biopython: FTBFS with the nocheck build profile

#1144126#5
Date:
2026-08-11 12:08:09 UTC
From:
To:
Dear maintainer:

During a rebuild of all packages in unstable using the nocheck build profile,
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/202608/

A wiki page discussing how to reproduce bugs in this category and
possible solutions is available here:

https://wiki.debian.org/qa.debian.org/FTBFS/nocheck

About the archive rebuild: The build was made on virtual machines from AWS,
using sbuild and a reduced chroot with only build-essential packages.

If you cannot reproduce the bug please contact me privately, as I
am willing to provide ssh access to a virtual machine where the bug is
fully reproducible.

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

Thanks.
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[...]
dh_auto_install
	install -m0755 -d /<<BUILDDIR>>/python-biopython-1.88\+dfsg/debian/tmp
	pybuild --install -i python{version} -p "3.13 3.14" --parallel=2
I: pybuild plugin_pyproject:199: Copying package built for python3.13 to destdir
I: pybuild pybuild:416: rm -fr /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/debian/tmp/usr/lib/python3*/dist-packages/biopython-*/top_level.txt
I: pybuild plugin_pyproject:199: Copying package built for python3.14 to destdir
I: pybuild pybuild:416: rm -fr /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/debian/tmp/usr/lib/python3*/dist-packages/biopython-*/top_level.txt
dh_numpy3 -ppython3-biopython
Possible precedence problem between ! and pattern match (m//) at /usr/bin/dh_numpy3 line 68.
Can't stat debian/python3-biopython: No such file or directory
 at /usr/bin/dh_numpy3 line 86.
dh_numpy3: skipping binary package python3-biopython which does not depend on the NumPy C ABI
make[1]: Leaving directory '/<<PKGBUILDDIR>>'
   dh_install -O--buildsystem=pybuild
	install -m0755 -d debian/python3-biopython//usr/lib/python3.13/dist-packages
	cp --reflink=auto -a debian/tmp/usr/lib/python3.13/dist-packages/Bio debian/tmp/usr/lib/python3.13/dist-packages/biopython-1.88.dist-info debian/python3-biopython//usr/lib/python3.13/dist-packages/
	install -m0755 -d debian/python3-biopython//usr/lib/python3.14/dist-packages
	cp --reflink=auto -a debian/tmp/usr/lib/python3.14/dist-packages/Bio debian/tmp/usr/lib/python3.14/dist-packages/biopython-1.88.dist-info debian/python3-biopython//usr/lib/python3.14/dist-packages/
	install -m0755 -d debian/python3-biopython-sql//usr/lib/python3.13/dist-packages
	cp --reflink=auto -a debian/tmp/usr/lib/python3.13/dist-packages/BioSQL debian/python3-biopython-sql//usr/lib/python3.13/dist-packages/
	install -m0755 -d debian/python3-biopython-sql//usr/lib/python3.14/dist-packages
	cp --reflink=auto -a debian/tmp/usr/lib/python3.14/dist-packages/BioSQL debian/python3-biopython-sql//usr/lib/python3.14/dist-packages/
	rm -f debian/python-biopython-doc.debhelper.log debian/python3-biopython-sql.debhelper.log debian/python3-biopython.debhelper.log
   debian/rules override_dh_installdocs-indep
make[1]: Entering directory '/<<PKGBUILDDIR>>'
dh_installdocs -i
dh_installdocs: warning: The use of prefix-less debhelper config files is deprecated.
dh_installdocs: warning: Please rename "debian/docs" to "debian/python3-biopython.docs"
dh_installdocs: warning: Prefix-less debhelper config files will trigger an error in compat 15 or later
dh_installdocs: warning: Cannot auto-detect main package for python-biopython-doc.  If the default is wrong, please use --doc-main-package or the X-Doc-Main-Package field
	install -m0755 -d debian/python-biopython-doc/usr/share/doc/python-biopython-doc
	install -m0755 -d debian/python-biopython-doc/usr/share/doc/python-biopython-doc
	cd './Doc/_build/html/..' && find 'html' \( -type f -or -type l \) -and ! -empty -print0 | LC_ALL=C sort -z | xargs -0 -I {} cp --reflink=auto --parents -dp {} /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/debian/python-biopython-doc/usr/share/doc/python-biopython-doc
	cp --reflink=auto -a ./debian/README.test debian/python-biopython-doc/usr/share/doc/python-biopython-doc
	cp --reflink=auto -a ./debian/tests/run-unit-test debian/python-biopython-doc/usr/share/doc/python-biopython-doc
	cd './debian/Tests_fixme/..' && find 'Tests_fixme' \( -type f -or -type l \) -and ! -empty -print0 | LC_ALL=C sort -z | xargs -0 -I {} cp --reflink=auto --parents -dp {} /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/debian/python-biopython-doc/usr/share/doc/python-biopython-doc
	chmod -R u\+rw,go=rX debian/python-biopython-doc/usr/share/doc
	install -p -m0644 debian/copyright debian/python-biopython-doc/usr/share/doc/python-biopython-doc/copyright
	install -m0755 -d debian/python-biopython-doc/usr/share/doc-base/
	install -p -m0644 debian/python-biopython-doc.doc-base debian/python-biopython-doc/usr/share/doc-base/python-biopython-doc.biopython-tutorial
	install -m0755 -d debian/python3-biopython-sql/usr/share/doc/python3-biopython-sql
	install -p -m0644 debian/copyright debian/python3-biopython-sql/usr/share/doc/python3-biopython-sql/copyright
# dh_installdocs seems to refuse copying zero length files (for
# instance Tests/Blast/tab_2226_tblastn_002.txt) but these are
# needed for the tests as well
cp -a debian/tmp_tests/* /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/debian/python-biopython-doc/usr/share/doc/python-biopython-doc
cp: cannot stat 'debian/tmp_tests/*': No such file or directory
make[1]: *** [debian/rules:156: override_dh_installdocs-indep] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory '/<<PKGBUILDDIR>>'
make: *** [debian/rules:64: binary] Error 2
dpkg-buildpackage: error: debian/rules binary subprocess failed with exit status 2
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#1144126#10
Date:
2026-08-21 18:06:56 UTC
From:
To:
We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
python-biopython, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive.

A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.

Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed.  If you
have further comments please address them to 1144126@bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.

Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Karsten Schöke <karsten.schoeke@geobasis-bb.de> (supplier of updated python-biopython package)

(This message was generated automatically at their request; if you
believe that there is a problem with it please contact the archive
administrators by mailing ftpmaster@ftp-master.debian.org)
Format: 1.8
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2026 19:17:36 +0200
Source: python-biopython
Architecture: source
Version: 1.88+dfsg-2
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: medium
Maintainer: Debian Med Packaging Team <debian-med-packaging@lists.alioth.debian.org>
Changed-By: Karsten Schöke <karsten.schoeke@geobasis-bb.de>
Closes: 1144126
Changes:
 python-biopython (1.88+dfsg-2) unstable; urgency=medium
 .
   * Team upload.
   * lintian-overrides are no longer needed.
   * fix routine-update issue.
   * d/rules: Fix FTBR: The second build is invoked with
     the `nocheck` option again. (Closes: #1144126)
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