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From: "Ludovic Courtès" <ludo@gnu.org>
To: Christopher Baines <mail@cbaines.net>
Cc: 33759@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: [bug#33759] [PATCH] gnu: linkchecker: Fix build.
Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2018 16:12:23 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87h8fdv73c.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20181215121700.11320-1-mail@cbaines.net> (Christopher Baines's message of "Sat, 15 Dec 2018 12:17:00 +0000")

Hello Chris!

Christopher Baines <mail@cbaines.net> skribis:

> For some reason, the tests fail due to the lack of pytest. But when that's
> added as an input, then some tests fail in other ways.
>
> * gnu/packages/web.scm (linkchecker)[native-inputs]: Add python2-pytest.
> [arguments]: Set #:tests? to #f.

[...]

> +     `(#:python ,python-2
> +       ;; TODO: Tests currently fail. Looks to be a mixture of trying to use
> +       ;; /homeless-shelter and maybe the network.
> +       #:tests? #f))

Did you try adding a phase that does (setenv "HOME" (getcwd))?

IMO it would be best to get some confidence that the test failures are
benign, possibly working around them with tricks as above.

Thanks!

Ludo’.

  reply	other threads:[~2018-12-16 15:13 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2018-12-15 12:17 [bug#33759] [PATCH] gnu: linkchecker: Fix build Christopher Baines
2018-12-16 15:12 ` Ludovic Courtès [this message]
2019-01-01 22:57   ` Christopher Baines
2019-01-03 21:34 ` [bug#33759] [PATCH v2 1/5] " Christopher Baines
2019-01-03 21:34   ` [bug#33759] [PATCH v2 2/5] gnu: Add python-miniboa Christopher Baines
2019-01-03 21:34   ` [bug#33759] [PATCH v2 3/5] gnu: python-2.7: Include /lib/python.../test/support Christopher Baines
2019-01-03 21:34   ` [bug#33759] [PATCH v2 4/5] gnu: python-futures: Enable tests Christopher Baines
2019-01-03 21:34   ` [bug#33759] [PATCH v2 5/5] gnu: linkchecker: Fix the package building Christopher Baines
2019-01-25 22:14 ` [bug#33759] [PATCH] gnu: linkchecker: Fix build Christopher Baines
2019-10-08 18:36   ` bug#33759: " Christopher Baines

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