[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/breezy/git/__init__.py'

[Haw Loeung]

Hi,

Install brz from Hirsute fails:

| Selecting previously unselected package python3-breezy.
| Preparing to unpack .../4-python3-breezy_3.1.0-8_amd64.deb ...
| Unpacking python3-breezy (3.1.0-8) ...
| Selecting previously unselected package brz.
| Preparing to unpack .../5-brz_3.1.0-8_all.deb ...
| Unpacking brz (3.1.0-8) ...
| Setting up python3-fastimport (0.9.8-5build1) ...
| Setting up python3-configobj (5.0.6-4) ...
| Setting up python3-patiencediff (0.2.1-1build1) ...
| Setting up python3-dulwich (0.20.15-1ubuntu1) ...
| Setting up python3-breezy (3.1.0-8) ...
| [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/breezy/git/__init__.py'
| dpkg: error processing package python3-breezy (--configure):
| installed python3-breezy package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
| dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of brz:
| brz depends on python3-breezy (<= 3.1.0-8.1~); however:
| Package python3-breezy is not configured yet.
| brz depends on python3-breezy (>= 3.1.0-8); however:
| Package python3-breezy is not configured yet.
|
| dpkg: error processing package brz (--configure):
| dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
| Processing triggers for man-db (2.9.4-2) ...
| No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
| Errors were encountered while processing:
| python3-breezy
| brz
| E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Workaround seems to be touching / creating /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/breezy/git/__init__.py which then allows the rest to finish up.

Should that file be packaged?

[Haw Loeung (hloeung)]

Sorry for the noise, this is my dpkg-divert to disable git support per LP:1868200.