From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Mark H Weaver Subject: Re: python-3.3.5 test failures on i686 in core-updates Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2014 09:52:01 -0400 Message-ID: <87mw9ypd6m.fsf@yeeloong.lan> References: <87k353tq8b.fsf@yeeloong.lan> <87fvfrtepv.fsf@yeeloong.lan> <8761gmblrj.fsf@gnu.org> <87lhpisese.fsf@yeeloong.lan> <87ppeua2py.fsf@gnu.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:34773) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XUFgD-0005R0-2u for guix-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 17 Sep 2014 09:54:02 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XUFg7-0005jp-Nq for guix-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 17 Sep 2014 09:53:57 -0400 In-Reply-To: <87ppeua2py.fsf@gnu.org> ("Ludovic \=\?utf-8\?Q\?Court\=C3\=A8s\=22'\?\= \=\?utf-8\?Q\?s\?\= message of "Wed, 17 Sep 2014 13:47:05 +0200") List-Id: "Development of GNU Guix and the GNU System distribution." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: guix-devel-bounces+gcggd-guix-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: guix-devel-bounces+gcggd-guix-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Ludovic =?utf-8?Q?Court=C3=A8s?= Cc: guix-devel@gnu.org ludo@gnu.org (Ludovic Court=C3=A8s) writes: > Mark H Weaver skribis: > >> ludo@gnu.org (Ludovic Court=C3=A8s) writes: > > [...] > >>> It turned out to be a GCC 4.8 bug: >>> >>> https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3D61801 >>> >>> So now we have two option: >>> >>> 1. Patch GCC 4.8.3 in core-updates, and rebuild the whole thing. >>> >>> 2. Switch to GCC 4.9 as the default. >>> >>> Option #1 is the safest, I think. >>> >>> Thoughts? >> >> We've not yet built GCC 4.9.x successfully on mips64el, so that leads me >> to prefer option #1. > > OK, let=E2=80=99s do option #1 so we can merge core-updates ASAP. > > Mark: could you add the relevant patch in core-updates? Okay, but I have other plans today and won't be able to do this for at least 12 hours. It would be great if someone else could do it sooner and start another core-updates evaluation on hydra, but otherwise I'll do it when I can. Mark