Bug#713035: FTBFS on amd64/ia64 testsuite fails

[Gianluigi Tiesi <sherpya@netfarm.it>]

On 06/27/13 16:37, Aurelien Jarno wrote:
> On Sat, Jun 22, 2013 at 12:55:56AM +0200, Gianluigi Tiesi wrote:
> > Package: libc6
> > Version: 2.17-5
> > Severity: important
> >
> > libc6 2.17-6 FTBFS on amd64 and ia64 architectures due to
> > some testsuite checks
> >
> > look at https://buildd.debian.org/status/package.php?p=eglibc&suite=sid
>
> The problem is that the amd64 and ia64 build daemons are using eatmydata
> to speed-up the build process. It causes some tests to fails, as
> eatmydata doesn't simulate the sync functions as cancellation point.
>
> So the problem is not on the eglibc side, and I don't know what we can
> do on the package side.

the bug may be forwarded to eatmydata package, eglibc will not build 
anymore on that platform

Regards

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