Subject: Re: [bug#50091] [PATCH 10/21] gnu: openssl: Fix build on riscv64-linux.

From: Sarah Morgensen <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2021 12:33:45 -0700

Hi Efraim,

Efraim Flashner <[email-masked]> writes:

> * gnu/packages/tls.scm (openssl)[arguments]: Add phase for riscv64-linux
> to skip failing test.
> (target->openssl-target): Add case for riscv64-linux.
> ---
>  gnu/packages/tls.scm | 11 ++++++++++-
>  1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/gnu/packages/tls.scm b/gnu/packages/tls.scm
> index 4b8df04f17..f6cdeac363 100644
> --- a/gnu/packages/tls.scm
> +++ b/gnu/packages/tls.scm
> @@ -337,7 +337,10 @@ OpenSSL for TARGET."
>          ((string-prefix? "powerpc64" target)
>           "linux-ppc64")
>          ((string-prefix? "powerpc" target)
> -         "linux-ppc")))
> +         "linux-ppc")
> +        ((string-prefix? "riscv64" target)
> +         ;; linux64-riscv64 isn't recognized until 3.0.0.
> +         "linux-generic64")))
>  
>  (define-public openssl
>    (package
> @@ -380,6 +383,12 @@ OpenSSL for TARGET."
>                                 #$(target->openssl-target
>                                    (%current-target-system))))))
>                  #~())
> +         ;; Unclear why this test is failing.
> +         #$@(if (target-riscv?)
> +              #~((add-after 'unpack 'skip-failing-test
> +                   (lambda _
> +                     (delete-file "test/recipes/30-test_afalg.t"))))
> +              #~())
>           (replace 'configure
>             (lambda* (#:key configure-flags #:allow-other-keys)
>               (let* ((out #$output)

This test is also failing on aarch64 [0] and has been reported upstream
for some time [1] with no action.

Looks like it can also be disabled with

  make TESTS=-test_afalg test

if that's more desirable.

[0] https://ci.guix.gnu.org/build/29270/details
[1] https://github.com/openssl/openssl/issues/12242

--
Sarah