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

On Sat, Mar 30, 2024 at 12:28:45PM +0100, Sébastien Jodogne wrote:
> 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.

There's a tutorial inside the autopkgtest package itself:

$ zcat /usr/share/doc/autopkgtest/README.running-tests.rst.gz

> 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

This should work I suppose, in an unstable system.
I however pass in the .deb instead of the .changes file.

This is the command I use incase that helps you:

$ sudo autopkgtest -B ../*.deb -- schroot unstable-amd64-sbuild

You could use `-- null` if you don't use a schroot.

If this still does not work, can you share the error that you see?

> 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?

I apologize that this upload is creating some un-necessary mess for you 🙁

Best,
Nilesh

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