mlpack: FTBFS: mkdir: cannot create directory ‘/usr/lib/python3.11/site-packages/’: Permission denied

[Nick Rosbrook]

Imported from Debian bug http://bugs.debian.org/1028633:

Source: mlpack
Version: 4.0.1-1
Severity: serious
Tags: ftbfs
Justification: fails to build from source (but built successfully in the past)
X-Debbugs-Cc: <email address hidden>

https://buildd.debian.org/status/fetch.php?pkg=mlpack&arch=amd64&ver=4.0.1-1&stamp=1673622675&raw=0

-- Installing: /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/debian/tmp/usr/include/mlpack/methods/CMakeLists.txt
mkdir: cannot create directory ‘/usr/lib/python3.11/site-packages/’: Permission denied
/usr/bin/python3: No module named pip
CMake Error at /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/src/mlpack/bindings/python/PythonInstall.cmake:23 (message):
  Error installing Python bindings!
Call Stack (most recent call first):
  src/mlpack/bindings/python/cmake_install.cmake:66 (include)
  src/mlpack/bindings/cmake_install.cmake:50 (include)
  src/mlpack/cmake_install.cmake:68 (include)
  cmake_install.cmake:55 (include)

make[1]: *** [Makefile:113: install] Error 1

Cheers
--
Sebastian Ramacher

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package mlpack - 4.1.0-1ubuntu1

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mlpack (4.1.0-1ubuntu1) mantic; urgency=medium

  * Fix FTBFS (LP: #2025291):
    - debian/control: Build-Depends: python3-pip
    - debian/rules: export DESTDIR=debian/tmp

 -- Nick Rosbrook <email address hidden> Thu, 29 Jun 2023 09:46:27 -0400