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guile-2.0.6 1 of 1 test failed

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From: Dennis Clarke <dclarke <at> blastwave.org>
To: ludo <at> gnu.org
Cc: 11885-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org, david <at> altosw.be
Subject: bug#11885: guile-2.0.6  1 of 1 test failed
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2012 22:08:20 +0000 (GMT)

> 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.
> 

  Only question I have, am I safe to install the resultant binaries ? 

Dennis

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