Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!goblin3!goblin2!goblin.stu.neva.ru!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed3a.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.056 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.89; '*S*': 0.00; 'cpython': 0.05; 'distutils': 0.07; 'bishop': 0.09; 'subject:while': 0.09; 'suppress': 0.09; 'adam': 0.16; 'both,': 0.16; 'collections': 0.16; 'failure.': 0.16; 'guessing': 0.16; 'janet': 0.16; 'reedy': 0.16; 'reproduce': 0.16; 'ignore': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'library': 0.18; 'module': 0.19; 'aug': 0.22; 'tests': 0.22; 'to:name:python-list@python.org': 0.22; 'config': 0.24; "i've": 0.25; 'source': 0.25; 'compiled': 0.26; 'somewhere': 0.26; 'skip:_ 20': 0.27; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'network.': 0.30; 'though.': 0.31; 'there.': 0.32; 'probably': 0.32; 'option': 0.32; 'run': 0.32; 'sense': 0.34; 'problem': 0.35; 'test': 0.35; 'but': 0.35; 'house,': 0.36; 'vat': 0.36; 'charset:us-ascii': 0.36; 'thanks': 0.36; 'hat': 0.38; 'limited,': 0.38; 'to:addr:python- list': 0.38; 'fact': 0.38; 'little': 0.38; 'does': 0.39; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'company': 0.60; 'office': 0.60; 'failures': 0.60; 'affect': 0.61; 'trading': 0.61; 'full': 0.61; 'no.': 0.61; 'guarantee': 0.63; 'name': 0.63; 'education': 0.64; 'skip:n 10': 0.64; 'received:194': 0.64; 'more': 0.64; 'different': 0.65; 'license': 0.66; 'hours': 0.66; 'repeat': 0.74; '2014,': 0.84; 'overlooked': 0.84; 'subject:Test': 0.84; 'tricky': 0.84 From: Adam Bishop To: "python-list@python.org" Subject: Re: Test failure while building cpython Thread-Topic: Test failure while building cpython Thread-Index: AQHPvMsr7WGWqiJGKEefDQZy/CsiaJvaHbIAgAAEm4A= Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2014 00:24:53 +0000 References: <09843563-B0FD-451B-BF66-0FB720CEC67A@ja.net> In-Reply-To: Accept-Language: en-GB, en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: x-originating-ip: [194.82.140.76] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-ID: Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailman-Approved-At: Thu, 21 Aug 2014 07:00:29 +0200 X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 41 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1408597230 news.xs4all.nl 2871 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:55646 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:76697 On 21 Aug 2014, at 01:08, Terry Reedy wrote: > This is a test of lib/distutils.sysconfig, a near but not exact copy of l= ib/sysconfig. I don't know why we have both, but this one will not affect y= ou unless you use distutils to compile something. I've been staring at this for a couple of hours now and I've somehow comple= tely overlooked the fact that one is _sysconfig_ and the other is _distutil= s.sysconfig_. The problem makes more sense now. > which is a repeat with the addition of -01 So the likely cause is that the distutils module has for some reason been b= uilt with different CFLAGS than cpython proper. > Or you can ignore it. It's a little tricky with mock, as failures during the test phase are fatal= . There's probably a config option to suppress that though. > I am guessing that CentOS does not guarantee that Red Hat source compiled= on CentOS will run tests without failure. It's possible... I've got a full RHEL license somewhere here, so I might se= e if I can reproduce it there. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction. Regards, Adam Bishop gpg: 0x6609D460 Janet, the UK's research and education network. Janet(UK) is a trading name of Jisc Collections and Janet Limited, a=20 not-for-profit company which is registered in England under No. 2881024=20 and whose Registered Office is at Lumen House, Library Avenue, Harwell Oxford, Didcot, Oxfordshire. OX11 0SG. VAT No. 614944238