GNU bug report logs - #11885
guile-2.0.6 1 of 1 test failed

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Message #49 received at 11885-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: ludo <at> gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès)
To: Dennis Clarke <dclarke <at> blastwave.org>
Cc: 11885-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org, david <at> altosw.be
Subject: Re: bug#11885: guile-2.0.6  1 of 1 test failed
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2012 23:59:23 +0200

Hi Dennis,

Dennis Clarke <dclarke <at> blastwave.org> skribis:

> Well based on what I see here : 
>
> http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-guile/2011-03/msg00135.html
>
> .. this is a bug that has been around a while and isn't going away easily. 

Well, more than a bug, it’s a consequence of the use of a conservative
garbage collector: the GC is inherently non-deterministic.  The tests
that are failing on your machine are trying to make sure the GC does its
job in a timely fashion, which unfortunately cannot be done reliably.

Sorry for the inconvenience!

I’m closing this bug, but feel free to reopen it if you think there’s
more to be discussed.

Thanks,
Ludo’.

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