[Bug 2142226] [NEW] strace ftbfs with rust-coreutils missing date -d option

[Jonas Jelten]

Public bug reported:

fails in strace
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/strace/6.16+ds-2ubuntu3

Command: dpkg-buildpackage --sanitize-env -us -uc -mLaunchpad Build Daemon <buildd at lcy02-amd64-029.buildd> -B -rfakeroot --changes-option=-O../strace_6.16+ds-2ubuntu3_amd64v3.changes --buildinfo-option=-O../strace_6.16+ds-2ubuntu3_amd64v3.buildinfo
dpkg-buildpackage: warning: passing -O via --changes-option is not supported; please use --changes-file instead
dpkg-buildpackage: warning: passing -O via --buildinfo-option is not supported; please use --buildinfo-file instead
dpkg-buildpackage: info: source package strace
dpkg-buildpackage: info: source version 6.16+ds-2ubuntu3
dpkg-buildpackage: info: source distribution resolute
 dpkg-source --before-build .
 debian/rules clean
dh_testdir
dh_testroot
rm -rf build build-udeb build64 doc/strace64.1 debian/strace64.substvars
dh_autoreconf_clean
dh_clean configure
 debian/rules binary-arch
dh_autoreconf
date: extra operand '-d'
./build-aux/file-date-gen: Invalid date: 2025-08-05
configure.ac:21: error: assert failed: 1 == 0
m4/st_esyscmd_s.m4:8: st_esyscmd_s is expanded from...
configure.ac:21: the top level
autom4te: error: /usr/bin/m4 failed with exit status: 1
aclocal: error: /usr/bin/autom4te failed with exit status: 1
autoreconf: error: aclocal failed with exit status: 1
dh_autoreconf: error: autoreconf -f -i returned exit code 1


fails with rust-coreutils 0.6.0-0ubuntu1
date -u "+%Y-%m-%d" -d "2025-08-05"
date: extra operand '-d'

works with rust-coreutils 0.5.0-0ubuntu2
date -u "+%Y-%m-%d" -d "2025-08-05"
2025-08-05

** Affects: rust-coreutils (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Affects: strace (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: ftbfs rust-coreutils

** Also affects: rust-coreutils (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

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Title:
  strace ftbfs with rust-coreutils missing date -d option

Status in rust-coreutils package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in strace package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  fails in strace
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/strace/6.16+ds-2ubuntu3

  Command: dpkg-buildpackage --sanitize-env -us -uc -mLaunchpad Build Daemon <buildd at lcy02-amd64-029.buildd> -B -rfakeroot --changes-option=-O../strace_6.16+ds-2ubuntu3_amd64v3.changes --buildinfo-option=-O../strace_6.16+ds-2ubuntu3_amd64v3.buildinfo
  dpkg-buildpackage: warning: passing -O via --changes-option is not supported; please use --changes-file instead
  dpkg-buildpackage: warning: passing -O via --buildinfo-option is not supported; please use --buildinfo-file instead
  dpkg-buildpackage: info: source package strace
  dpkg-buildpackage: info: source version 6.16+ds-2ubuntu3
  dpkg-buildpackage: info: source distribution resolute
   dpkg-source --before-build .
   debian/rules clean
  dh_testdir
  dh_testroot
  rm -rf build build-udeb build64 doc/strace64.1 debian/strace64.substvars
  dh_autoreconf_clean
  dh_clean configure
   debian/rules binary-arch
  dh_autoreconf
  date: extra operand '-d'
  ./build-aux/file-date-gen: Invalid date: 2025-08-05
  configure.ac:21: error: assert failed: 1 == 0
  m4/st_esyscmd_s.m4:8: st_esyscmd_s is expanded from...
  configure.ac:21: the top level
  autom4te: error: /usr/bin/m4 failed with exit status: 1
  aclocal: error: /usr/bin/autom4te failed with exit status: 1
  autoreconf: error: aclocal failed with exit status: 1
  dh_autoreconf: error: autoreconf -f -i returned exit code 1

  
  fails with rust-coreutils 0.6.0-0ubuntu1
  date -u "+%Y-%m-%d" -d "2025-08-05"
  date: extra operand '-d'

  works with rust-coreutils 0.5.0-0ubuntu2
  date -u "+%Y-%m-%d" -d "2025-08-05"
  2025-08-05

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