pinfo version 0.6.9-5 failed to build on amd64 with GCC-4.6/oneiric

[Matthias Klose]

pinfo version 0.6.9-5 failed to build on amd64 with GCC-4.6/oneiric
Link to failed build: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+archive/test-rebuild-20110413/+buildjob/2465081

Details about the rebuild:
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2011-April/033042.html

Direct link to the build log: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+archive/test-rebuild-20110413/+buildjob/2465081/+files/buildlog_ubuntu-natty-amd64.pinfo_0.6.9-5_FAILEDTOBUILD.txt.gz

This log snippet might be of interest, since it triggered the matcher 'Purging chroot-autobuild'.
Excerpt 421 lines into the build log:

checking dynamic linker characteristics... GNU/Linux ld.so
checking how to hardcode library paths into programs... immediate
checking whether stripping libraries is possible... yes
checking if libtool supports shared libraries... yes
checking whether to build shared libraries... yes
checking whether to build static libraries... yes
configure: creating libtool
configure: checking location of readline.h file...
Found readline on /usr/include/readline/readline.h
checking for readline version... 6
checking location of curses.h file... /usr/include/ncursesw/ncurses.h
checking if curses is usable... no
configure: error: Curses not found. You need curses to compile pinfo
make: *** [build-stamp] Error 1
dpkg-buildpackage: error: debian/rules build gave error exit status 2
******************************************************************************
Build finished at 20110425-1422
FAILED [dpkg-buildpackage died]
Purging chroot-autobuild/build/buildd/pinfo-0.6.9

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package pinfo - 0.6.9-5ubuntu1

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pinfo (0.6.9-5ubuntu1) oneiric; urgency=low

  * Fix link order to list libraries after the objects that require them
    (LP: #770803).
 -- Colin Watson <email address hidden> Mon, 12 Sep 2011 13:44:34 +0100