with the recent upload of setuptools/65.3.0 (and following) in
unstable, numpy FTBFS[1]. The reason is that numpy build system (both
used internally and by other packages) customizes
setuptools/distutils.
[1] https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1020135
Upstream is unwilling[2] to continue patching their build system in
response to setuptools changes. While there may be merit in their
position, this leaves Debian in a state where numpy is unbuildable,
and the freeze is approaching.
[2] https://github.com/numpy/numpy/issues/21114
I tried to look at addressing this problem myself, but i had no luck,
so i'm here to ask for the help of the wider python team to address
this issue.
A build log from my machine is available here[3] (error is at the end
of the page, as usual).
[3] https://paste.debian.net/1259001/
My plan would be, once this is addressed, to package the latest 1.23.4
in experimental, ask for an archive rebuild and later upload 1.23.x to >unstable in time for the freeze. This plan is currently on hold due to
[1].
Thanks in advance for your help!
export SETUPTOOLS_USE_DISTUTILS=stdlib
in debian/rules does make it build for me. Do you consider that a fix?
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