Re: Test failure in util-linux

[csanchezdll@gmail.com (Carlos Sánchez de La Lama)]

Hi,

>> The system build fails during "check" phase of util-linux-2.25.2.
>
> Oh, OK.  We could work around it, but since that requires a full
> rebuild, we’ll have to schedule it for the next core update cycle.
>
> That said, 2.6.32 is really old, so we probably don’t want to invest too
> much in that.

Ok, I will try to do it myself in a proper "clean" to get hands dirty
with package definitions. Then it can be included upstream if you find
it appropiate.

>> 2) I tried adding "#:tests? #f" to my own modified ~/guix/linux.scm
>> (copied from system-wide
>> /usr/local/share/guile/site/2.0/gnu/packages/linux.scm).
>> This allowed building with
>> "guix package -L $HOME/guix build util-linux"
>> but system build still fails during the tests (would seem guix system
>> ignores -L flag and takes system-wide recipe).
>
> Right.  “guix build” now sees your ‘util-linux’ package, but the whole
> package DAG uses explicit references to the <package> objects, and so
> yours is ignored.
>
> You may be able to get around it by defining your own (gnu packages
> linux) package.  The downside is that it would have to basically be a
> copy of the original one with just #:tests? #f added.

Hm, thats exactly what I had done (I had copied while linux.scm file,
which AFAIU is there (gnu packages linux) is defined, and modified the
util-linux package inside it just to ass #:tests? #f. And still guix
system does not see it.

I just worked it around by modifying base linux.scm directly. I will try
to replicate the problem again and provide more info.

Thanks for your help! :)

Carlos

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