[Bug 2003554] [NEW] Second test run failing to install dependencies

[Stefan Bader]

Public bug reported:

The kernel dep8 tests define two tests to be run

Tests: rebuild
Depends: @builddeps@, fakeroot
Restrictions: allow-stderr, skippable

Tests: ubuntu-regression-suite
Depends: build-essential, gcc-multilib [amd64 armhf i386], gdb, git, python2 | python, bzr
Restrictions: allow-stderr, isolation-machine, breaks-testbed, skippable

Since about last year December, we see the ubuntu-regression-suite
failing because the generated dependency package (autopkgtest-satdep)
gets removed as a result of the resolver (apt install -f) running. In
the example case this is because build-essential is considered
uninstallable (however that package got installed for the rebuild run.

Following steps to resolve this uncover a second bug. It takes the
dependency string and just deletes the comma separators and uses that
string as input for "apt get install". However the included alternative
is treated as a shell pipe, resulting in "python not found" in the log.

https://autopkgtest.ubuntu.com/results/autopkgtest-
jammy/jammy/amd64/l/linux/20230116_105942_58155@/log.gz

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

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Title:
  Second test run failing to install dependencies

Status in autopkgtest package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  The kernel dep8 tests define two tests to be run

  Tests: rebuild
  Depends: @builddeps@, fakeroot
  Restrictions: allow-stderr, skippable

  Tests: ubuntu-regression-suite
  Depends: build-essential, gcc-multilib [amd64 armhf i386], gdb, git, python2 | python, bzr
  Restrictions: allow-stderr, isolation-machine, breaks-testbed, skippable

  Since about last year December, we see the ubuntu-regression-suite
  failing because the generated dependency package (autopkgtest-satdep)
  gets removed as a result of the resolver (apt install -f) running. In
  the example case this is because build-essential is considered
  uninstallable (however that package got installed for the rebuild run.

  Following steps to resolve this uncover a second bug. It takes the
  dependency string and just deletes the comma separators and uses that
  string as input for "apt get install". However the included
  alternative is treated as a shell pipe, resulting in "python not
  found" in the log.

  https://autopkgtest.ubuntu.com/results/autopkgtest-
  jammy/jammy/amd64/l/linux/20230116_105942_58155@/log.gz

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