Re: How to ensure GLX extension in xfvb

[Niels Thykier <niels@thykier.net>]

Andreas Tille:
> Hi,
> 
> I'd like to fix the autopkgtest of njplot.  The current code in Git[1] is executing:
> 
> xvfb-run --auto-servernum --server-num=20 -s '-screen 0 1024x768x24 -ac +extension GLX +render' /usr/bin/njplot -psonly example.phb
> X server has no GLX extension - required to use OpenGL!
> autopkgtest [14:10:42]: test run-unit-test: -----------------------]
> autopkgtest [14:10:42]: test run-unit-test:  - - - - - - - - - - results - - - - - - - - - -
> run-unit-test        FAIL non-zero exit status 10
> autopkgtest [14:10:42]: @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ summary
> run-unit-test        FAIL non-zero exit status 10
> 
> 
> Is there any hint what other option should be added to xvfb-run to let
> this test finally succeed?
> 
> Kind regards
> 
>         Andreas.
> 
> [1] https://anonscm.debian.org/git/debian-med/njplot.git
> 

Hi,

A guess being that the message you see from the test is from STDERR and
you haven't set the "allow-stderr" (without which, autopkgtests assumes
your test failed).

~Niels