Subject: bug#47791: closed (Re: bug#47791: util-linux fails to build on the Hurd (some tests fail))

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Date: Sat, 17 Apr 2021 21:13:02 +0000

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#47791: util-linux fails to build on the Hurd (some tests fail)

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Subject: Re: bug#47791: util-linux fails to build on the Hurd (some tests fail)
From: Ludovic Courtès <[email-masked]>
To: Maxime Devos <[email-masked]>
Cc: [email-masked], Jan Nieuwenhuizen <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 17 Apr 2021 23:12:01 +0200
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Ludovic Courtès <[email-masked]> skribis:

> Yes, we could disable util-linux tests for i586-gnu with a FIXME
> pointing to this discussion, to help further progress.  I’ll do that if
> there are no objections.

Done in 84feaca4888c9916e1a97bb81e5d157673488b70.

I’m closing this bug, with the understanding that we need a proper fix
for the underlying issue.

Ludo’.

Subject: util-linux fails to build on the Hurd (some tests fail)
From: Maxime Devos <[email-masked]>
To: [email-masked]
Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2021 10:32:34 +0200
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On my x86_64-linux-gnu with a childhurd, util-linux fails to compile.

$ guix build util-linux --system=i586-gnu
> [exporting path ...]
> offloading build of /gnu/store/nih[...]8fxg-util-linux-2.35.1.drv to 'localhost'
> [log, attached in e-mail]

$ guix --version
> guix (GNU Guix) 3f3d66377c052d6121b46db53391614329fa4ffb

Some bits that seem relevant:

>        fdisk: MBR - sort                     ... OK
>        fdisk: invalid input tests            ... FAILED (fdisk/oddinput)
>        fdisk: sunlabel tests                 ... OK
> [...]
>        hwclock: system to hw                ... SKIPPED (no root permissions)
>        ipcs: headers                        ... FAILED (ipcs/headers)
>        ipcs: limits overflow                ... SKIPPED (no root permissions)
> [...]
>                 : ends-with                   ... OK
>                 : mountpoint                  ... FAILED (libmount/utils-mountpoint)
>                 : mountpoint-subdir           ... SKIPPED (no /proc)
> [...]
>  3 tests of 204 FAILED

To be investigated ...

Greeings,
Maxime.