dee fails to build with Python 3.8.0b1. Log of what seems to be the issue: make[2]: Entering directory '/builddir/build/BUILD/dee-1.2.7/vapi' /usr/bin/vapigen --pkg gio-2.0 --library dee-1.0 --metadatadir=. ../src/Dee-1.0.gir Dee-1.0-custom.vala BUILDSTDERR: error: construct properties not supported for specified property type BUILDSTDERR: error: construct properties not supported for specified property type Generation failed: 2 error(s), 0 warning(s) For the build logs, see: https://copr-be.cloud.fedoraproject.org/results/@python/python3.8/fedora-rawhide-x86_64/00924534-dee/ For all our attempts to build dee with Python 3.8, see: https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/g/python/python3.8/package/dee/ Testing and mass rebuild of packages is happening in copr. You can follow these instructions to test locally in mock if your package builds with Python 3.8: https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/g/python/python3.8/ Let us know here if you have any questions.
It seems that the error is the same with Python 3.7 (rawhide): Making all in tools make[2]: Entering directory '/builddir/build/BUILD/dee-1.2.7/tools' gcc -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I.. -I.. -I../src -g -Wall -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/glib-2.0/include -I/usr/include/libmount -I/usr/include/blkid -I/usr/include/gio-unix-2.0 -pthread -Werror -Wall -Wcast-align -Wno-uninitialized -Wempty-body -Wformat-security -Winit-self -Wno-error=deprecated-declarations -O2 -g -pipe -Wall -Werror=format-security -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -Wp,-D_GLIBCXX_ASSERTIONS -fexceptions -fstack-protector-strong -grecord-gcc-switches -specs=/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/redhat-hardened-cc1 -specs=/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/redhat-annobin-cc1 -m64 -mtune=generic -fasynchronous-unwind-tables -fstack-clash-protection -fcf-protection -Wno-error=maybe-uninitialized -c dee-tool.c BUILDSTDERR: /bin/sh ../libtool --tag=CC --mode=link gcc -O2 -g -pipe -Wall -Werror=format-security -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -Wp,-D_GLIBCXX_ASSerror: construct properties not supported for specified property type BUILDSTDERR: error: construct properties not supported for specified property type BUILDSTDERR: make[2]: *** [Makefile:549: dee-1.0.vapi] Error 1 BUILDSTDERR: make[1]: *** [Makefile:512: all-recursive] Error 1 BUILDSTDERR: make: *** [Makefile:417: all] Error 2 BUILDSTDERR: error: Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.ymawou (%build) Full log: https://copr-be.cloud.fedoraproject.org/results/lbalhar/test.support_change/fedora-rawhide-x86_64/00945264-dee/build.log.gz
Comparison with https://github.com/elementary/applications-menu/issues/210 suggests these may be related to the version of vala rather than Python...
Renamed. Still, it blocks the Python 3.8 rebuild.
It now builds in the Python 3.8 COPR! https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/g/python/python3.8/build/978242/ Thanks!
clearing needinfo.