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[PATCH] gnu: coreutils: Disable inotify-dir-recreate test

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Message #8 received at 48850 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
To: Carl Dong <contact <at> carldong.me>
Cc: 48850 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#48850: [PATCH] gnu: coreutils: Disable inotify-dir-recreate
 test
Date: Sat, 05 Jun 2021 22:18:22 +0200

Hi,

Carl Dong <contact <at> carldong.me> skribis:

> This test fails on filesystems where tail detects that it cannot use
> inotify safely. See #47935 for more details.
>
> * gnu/packages/base.scm (coreutils)[phases]: Disable
>   inotify-dir-recreate tests.

Please write the full bug URL in the commit log and comment; it’s less
ambiguous, more future-proof, and more convenient.

> -                 ,@(if (hurd-target?)
> -                       `((add-after 'unpack 'remove-tests
> -                           (lambda _
> -                             (substitute* "Makefile.in"
> -                               ;; this test hangs
> -                               (("^ *tests/misc/timeout-group.sh.*") "")))))
> -                       '()))))
> +                 (add-after 'unpack 'remove-tests
> +                   (lambda _
> +                     (if ,(hurd-target?)
> +                         (substitute* "Makefile.in"
> +                           ;; this test hangs
> +                           (("^ *tests/misc/timeout-group.sh.*") "")))

I’d write it like this:

  (lambda _
    ,@(if (hurd-target?)
          '((substitute* …))
          '())

    …)

That way, the Hurd bit is only expanded when targeting the Hurd, and we
can also adjust it without causing rebuilds on GNU/Linux.

As far as I’m concerned, it’s OK for ‘core-updates’ with these changes!

Thanks,
Ludo’.

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