Subject: Re: [bug#76917] [PATCH] gnu: python-numba: Disable tests that are not reproducible.

From: Greg Hogan <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2025 12:29:03 -0400

On Mon, Mar 10, 2025 at 10:23 AM Jelle Licht <[email-masked]> wrote:
>
> * gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm (python-numba):[arguments]: Adjust the
> 'disable-failing-tests phase to skip some additional tests that can fail
> depending on current CPU.
>
> Change-Id: I67f3a100f5863f6d946a8d07428e802178bd7391
> ---
>  gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 23 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm b/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
> index 9f2829c4a8..4cb7c72a82 100644
> --- a/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
> +++ b/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
> @@ -29988,6 +29988,29 @@ (define-public python-numba
>               (substitute* "numba/tests/test_import.py"
>                 (("def test_no_accidental_warnings")
>                  "def disabled_test_no_accidental_warnings"))
> +             ;; These tests fail due to result rounding depending on CPU.
> +             (substitute* "numba/tests/test_looplifting.py"
> +               (("def test_lift_objectmode_issue_4223")
> +                "def disabled_test_lift_objectmode_issue_4223"))
> +             (substitute* "numba/tests/test_extending.py"
> +               (("def test_series_ufunc")
> +                "def disabled_test_series_ufunc")
> +               (("def test_index_ufunc")
> +                "def disabled_test_index_ufunc"))
> +             (substitute* "numba/tests/test_array_exprs.py"
> +               (("def test_explicit_output")
> +                "def disabled_test_explicit_output"))
> +             (substitute* "numba/tests/test_target_extension.py"
> +               (("def test_basic_offload")
> +                "def disabled_test_basic_offload"))
> +             (substitute* "numba/tests/test_np_functions.py"
> +               (("def test_windowing")
> +                "def disabled_test_windowing"))
> +             ;; This fails nondeterministically, possibly depending on CPU.
> +             ;; https://github.com/numba/numba/issues/8282.
> +             (substitute* "numba/tests/test_function_type.py"
> +               (("def test_wrapper_address_protocol_libm")
> +                "def disabled_test_wrapper_address_protocol_libm"))
>               ;; Some tests timeout or crash on some architectures.
>               ,@(cond
>                  ((target-aarch64?)
>
> base-commit: 1548403fa70609a2efd47d1a802587799dc022d6
> --
> 2.48.1

I think that I have been seeing both sets of errors disabled by this
patch, and I am now able to build python-numba again.

Reviewed-by: Greg Hogan <[email-masked]>