Re: hydra python2-numpy-1.9.1 failure

[Mark H Weaver <mhw@netris.org>]

Federico Beffa <beffa@ieee.org> writes:

> On Thu, Dec 11, 2014 at 2:20 PM, Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> wrote:
>> Check if that flag has an effect at all.  For instance,
>> Automake-generated makefiles have supported parallel test suites for
>> not-too-long (a couple of years maybe) and even there it’s optional.
>> Hand-written build systems often run tests sequentially.
>
> I think you are right that the flag does not have any effect here.
>
> I've now identified the failing test. From the comment in the test
> procedure it appears that it has to do with memory
>
> https://github.com/numpy/numpy/issues/4442

Thanks for looking into it!

> Could I know the specs of the hydra (virtual?) machine running the
> code? I may reduce the size of the test matrix, or skip the test
> altogether.

The builds don't happen on hydra.gnu.org itself, they happen on its
build slaves, of which there are several.  Anyway, the question is not
relevant, because we want users to be able to build packages on their
own machines.  We'll just have to use our own judgment about what the
minimum requirements should be to build this package.

    Thanks!
      Mark