[Debian-med-packaging] Bug#848236: Remaining issue with gbrowse - any help (Was: Urgent call to BioPerl users (Was: Bug#848236: src:gbrowse: ...)

[Andreas Tille]

On Mon, Jan 16, 2017 at 12:04:31PM +0100, gregor herrmann wrote:
> That's not unexpected since debian/tests/pkg-perl/smoke-skip is an
> (optional) configuration file for the autopkgtest-pkg-perl framework
> and is not related to building the package.
> 
> If you want to use the same list of tests to skip during build, you
> can do something like
> 
> https://sources.debian.net/src/libipc-sharelite-perl/0.17-4/debian/rules

Ahhh, OK.  I wrongly assumed that would be some magic since in the
bioperl case it worked without this extra means.

> As for the
> https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/debian-med/gbrowse.git/tree/debian/tests/pkg-perl/smoke-skip 
> file:
> It looks like you forgot the "t/" directory prefix for the test
> file names.

Yup, fixed.
 
> > Could anybody with better
> > Perl skills than me please have a look at the failed build time tests?
> 
> I migt be able to try a build later today.

After safely landing in Berlin (from Debian Med sprint in Bukarest) I
tried with your hints and the only remaining issue seems to be:

t/00.compile.t          (Wstat: 3840 Tests: 90 Failed: 15)
  Failed tests:  1, 3, 5, 7, 10, 15, 17-18, 29, 31, 33, 35
                41, 45, 47
  Non-zero exit status: 15

I wonder how these numbers relate to the tests inside the test file and
what might be the recommended procedure:  Patching single tests (those
1, 3, 5, ...) or the wimpy way to exclude the whole file.  May be there
is some hint how these tests might pass but I personally have no idea.

Kind regards

       Andreas.


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