Bug#502311: testsuite failures in glibc

[Sven Joachim <svenjoac@gmx.de>]

On 2009-02-18 16:45 +0100, Aurelien Jarno wrote:

> Sven Joachim a écrit :
>
> You are probably using an old kernel which has some problems. The buildd
> is using a 2.6.26 kernel from lenny.

While my kernel may have some problems (not that I noticed any, but it's
of course possible), it is not exactly old:

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| $ cat /proc/version
| Linux version 2.6.28.6-amd64 (root@turtle) (gcc version 4.1.3 20080704 (prerelease) (Debian 4.1.2-25)) #1 SMP Tue Feb 17 20:03:14 CET 2009
`----

>> The official i386 buildd reported fewer failures but didn't work either: 
>> 
>> ,----[ https://buildd.debian.org/fetch.cgi?pkg=glibc;ver=2.9-1;arch=i386;stamp=1234952645 ]
>> | #
>> | # Testsuite failures, someone should be working towards
>> | # fixing these! They are listed here for the purpose of
>> | # regression testing during builds.
>> | # Format: <Failed test>, Error <Make error code> [(ignored)]
>> | #
>> | annexc.out, Error 1 (ignored)
>> | check-localplt.out, Error 1
>> | testgrp.out, Error 1
>> | tst-cancelx4.out, Error 1
>> | tst-cancelx5.out, Error 1
>> | tst-cpuclock2.out, Error 1
>> | ***************
>> | Encountered regressions that don't match expected failures:
>> | tst-cpuclock2.out, Error 1
>> `----
>
> This is because it uses cpufreq with the ondemand governor. This test is
> being ignored in the latest SVN.

Good to hear.

Regards,
        Sven