Re: [Debian-med-packaging] Bug#1062404: orthanc-python: flaky autopkgtest: Test failed with

Hello,

On 2/1/24 17:36, Nilesh Patra wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 01, 2024 at 01:55:21PM +0100, Sébastien Jodogne wrote:
>> Even if I'm tagged as the maintainer of "orthanc-python", I don't know
>> how autopkgtest/flaky works (I haven't implemented such tests by
>> myself).
> 
> This is the script that runs for tests:
> 
> 	https://salsa.debian.org/med-team/orthanc-python/-/blob/master/debian/tests/run-unit-test?ref_type=heads
> 
> This is a basic script that should work and did work at least locally -- note that I only "sponsored"
> an upload for this package and did not delve very deep into the working detaiks.

Please, I really need help here. Despite hours of trial and error, I'm 
still unable to understand how autopkgtest works. Unfortunately, I can't 
find by myself a Debian tutorial on how to run such tests.

At time point, I build the package using the following command line:

$ gbp buildpackage -us -uc --git-pristine-tar 
--git-export-dir=../build-area/ -j4

Once compilation is done, how can I execute autopkgtest? I have tried 
multiple variations, including the most basic:

$ sudo autopkgtest . -- null
$ sudo autopkgtest ../build-area/orthanc-python_4.1+ds-2_amd64.changes 
-- null

as well as the use of qemu:

$ sudo autopkgtest-build-qemu unstable /var/tmp/autopkgtest-unstable.img
$ sudo autopkgtest ../build-area/orthanc-python_4.1+ds-2_amd64.changes 
-- qemu /var/tmp/autopkgtest-unstable.img

Could someone indicate me the proper way of calling autopkgtest so that 
I can debug the test that was sponsored?

Kind Regards,
Sébastien-