[Bug 2137580] Re: git-buildpackage ftbfs on resolute-proposed due to rust coreutils

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This bug was fixed in the package git-buildpackage - 0.9.39ubuntu1

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git-buildpackage (0.9.39ubuntu1) resolute; urgency=medium

  * fix: doctests failure with rust-coreutils (LP: #2137580)
    Replace implicit behavior of gnu coreutils true/false in doctest by
    explicit output and exit code.

 -- Simon Poirier <simon.poirier at canonical.com>  Tue, 06 Jan 2026
14:46:49 -0500

** Changed in: git-buildpackage (Ubuntu)
       Status: In Progress => Fix Released

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Title:
  git-buildpackage ftbfs on resolute-proposed due to rust coreutils

Status in git-buildpackage package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in rust-coreutils package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Build-time doctests fail due to divergence between rust/gnu-coreutils on the true/false utilities
  due to lacking help flag with rust implementation.

  e.g. https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/git-
  buildpackage/0.9.39/+build/31465864

  =================================== FAILURES ===================================
  _________________ [doctest] gbp.command_wrappers.Command.call __________________
  242 ...             extra_env={'LC_ALL': 'C'})
  243 >>> c.call(["--version"])
  244 0
  245 >>> c.stdout.startswith('true')
  246 True
  247 >>> c = Command("/bin/false", capture_stdout=True,
  248 ...             extra_env={'LC_ALL': 'C'})
  249 >>> c.call(["--help"])
  250 1
  251 >>> c.stdout.startswith('Usage:')
  Expected:
      True
  Got:
      False

  /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/gbp/command_wrappers.py:251: DocTestFailure
  ----------------------------- Captured stdout call -----------------------------
  gbp:debug: /bin/true [] ['foo', 'bar']
  gbp:debug: /foo/bar [] ['foo', 'bar']
  gbp:debug: /bin/true [] ['--version']
  gbp:debug: /bin/false [] ['--help']
  ------------------------------ Captured log call -------------------------------
  DEBUG    gbp:log.py:140 /bin/true [] ['foo', 'bar']
  DEBUG    gbp:log.py:140 /foo/bar [] ['foo', 'bar']
  DEBUG    gbp:log.py:140 /bin/true [] ['--version']
  DEBUG    gbp:log.py:140 /bin/false [] ['--help']

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