Cannot install freecad

[Herbert]

Got the following error when installing freecad.

Setting up freecad (0.13.1830-dfsg-3) ...
/usr/lib/freecad/Mod/Ship/simRun/Simulation.py:81: SyntaxWarning: import * only allowed at module level
  def run(self):
/usr/lib/freecad/Mod/Ship/simRun/Simulation.py:81: SyntaxWarning: import * only allowed at module level
  def run(self):

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: freecad 0.13.1830-dfsg-3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-15.23-generic 3.11.10
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-15-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.2
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Jan 22 21:05:56 2014
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-10-20 (94 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131016.1)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: freecad
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Hans Joachim Desserud (hjd)]

Thanks for taking your time to report this issue and help making Ubuntu better.

I saw the same warnings when installing freecad on Ubuntu Trusty, so I'm marking this as confirmed. However it doesn't seem to be blocking installation as the freecad was installed and started when I launched it here. Could you please check whether this is the case for you as well?

I also found that this issue had been reported in the Debian BTS, so I attached a bug watch.

[Javier López (javier-lopez)]

I can confirm Hans Joachim findings, even when the package outputs some warning it doesn't prevent the installation to finish.
I'll assign a 'low' importance. Feel free to commend if you've additional data.

Thanks for taking the time to improve Ubuntu.

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[Hans Joachim Desserud (hjd)]

As per the upstream bug report, this issue has been fixed. I no longer get the error message when installing freecad 0.14.3702+dfsg-1 on Ubuntu 14.10. Therefore I am closing this as Fixed Released.

If you need a fix for the bug in previous versions of Ubuntu, please look into the SRU Procedure [1] to bring the need to a developer's attention. Though, SRUs are mainly for small/easy patches which need to be applied to older releases, and I don't know how easy it is to apply the fix in Simulation.py.

[1]: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates#Procedure