GNU bug report logs - #14001
guile-2.0.7 : 1 of 1 test failed on Debian Linux 3.2.0-4-powerpc64

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Package: guile;

Reported by: Dennis Clarke <dclarke <at> blastwave.org>

Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2013 23:43:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: ludo <at> gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès)

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: ludo <at> gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès)
To: Mark H Weaver <mhw <at> netris.org>
Cc: dclarke <at> blastwave.org, 14001-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
	Marijn <hkBst <at> gentoo.org>
Subject: Re: bug#14001: guile-2.0.7 : 1 of 1 test failed on Debian Linux
	3.2.0-4-powerpc64
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2013 22:26:40 +0100

Mark H Weaver <mhw <at> netris.org> skribis:

> Marijn <hkBst <at> gentoo.org> writes:

[...]

>> Can I just add that a failing test that doesn't indicate a problem is
>> rather annoying. Can this specific test be removed or disabled if it
>> can't be improved?
>
> I agree.  If we're going to ignore these failures (which seems
> reasonable), then it should at least be downgraded to a warning,
> and not cause the 'make check' to fail.  IMO anyway.

Yes, agreed.  Fixed by commit 86fafc4.

Thanks,
Ludo’.
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