Re: i686 core-updates failure.

[Andreas Enge <andreas@enge.fr>]

Hello,

Am Thu, Apr 13, 2023 at 04:37:55AM +0000 schrieb Kaelyn:
> I forgot to mention that I had also tried updating to the latest numpy (2.24.2), with the same tests failing. I agree the test failures in numpy need to be resolved in some way for merging core-updates, since the failure affects such a large number of common (desktop) applications on i686. My inclination is to disable both failing tests (at least for now), and possibly updating to the latest numpy since changing the package would trigger a rebuild anyway. I only hesitate about disabling TestKind.test_all since I don't know what role the Fortran bridging code plays in numpy and if the failure is a sign of a legitimate problem instead of a platform limitation (as the large array test failure seems to be).

I agree with your analysis: I am not overly shocked that on a 32 bit
architecture creating an array of 2^31 elements fails, while on a
64 bit architecture the same test passes. Still, how about sending
a bug report? Can anything be seen from the Debian package? If it is
a consistent 32 bit failure, it had better be repaired upstream.

For the Fortran bindings, I am hesitant as well. I think it is bad style
to disable a test just because it fails ;-)  Maybe someone with experience
in numpy can speak up.

Andreas