libcairo-ruby version 1.8.1-1build1 failed to build on i386

[Matthias Klose]

libcairo-ruby version 1.8.1-1build1 failed to build on i386
Link to failed build: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+archive/test-rebuild-20110329/+buildjob/2398985

Direct link to the build log: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+archive/test-rebuild-20110329/+buildjob/2398985/+files/buildlog_ubuntu-natty-i386.libcairo-ruby_1.8.1-1build1_FAILEDTOBUILD.txt.gz

This log snippet might be of interest, since it triggered the matcher 'Purging chroot-autobuild'.
Excerpt 1416 lines into the build log:

 --with-override-variables
 --without-override-variables
 --with-pkg-config
 --without-pkg-config
 --with-override-variables
 --without-override-variables
 --with-pkg-config
 --without-pkg-config
 --with-override-variables
 --without-override-variables
./pkg-config.rb:131:in `parse_pc': .pc for gobject-2.0 doesn't exist. (RuntimeError)
 from ./pkg-config.rb:69:in `declaration'
 from ./pkg-config.rb:32:in `requires_private'
 from ./pkg-config.rb:87:in `collect_cflags'
 from ./pkg-config.rb:36:in `cflags'
 from ./pkg-config.rb:88:in `collect_cflags'
 from ./pkg-config.rb:87:in `collect'
 from ./pkg-config.rb:87:in `collect_cflags'
 from ./pkg-config.rb:36:in `cflags'
 from ./pkg-config.rb:258:in `cflags'
 from ./pkg-config.rb:301:in `have_package'
 from extconf.rb:81
yes
make: *** [install/libcairo-ruby1.8] Error 1
dpkg-buildpackage: error: /usr/bin/fakeroot debian/rules binary gave error exit status 2
******************************************************************************
Build finished at 20110403-1023
FAILED [dpkg-buildpackage died]
Purging chroot-autobuild/build/buildd/libcairo-ruby-1.8.1

[Steve Langasek (vorlon)]

Yes, libcairo-ruby includes a pkg-config.rb in its source which completely bypasses pkg-config. libcairo-ruby should be using pkg-config instead of reimplementing it.

[Matthias Klose (doko)]

remove and black-list

2011-09-22 19:15:32 INFO Removing candidates:
2011-09-22 19:15:32 INFO libcairo-ruby 1.8.1-1build1 in oneiric
2011-09-22 19:15:32 INFO Removed-by: Matthias Klose
2011-09-22 19:15:32 INFO Comment: FTFBS in oneiric, source renamed to ruby-cairo, see LP: #749099, Debian #634441
2011-09-22 19:15:32 INFO 1 package successfully removed.