[Debichem-devel] Bug#1108997: unblock: mdanalysis/2.9.0-9

[Drew Parsons]

Package: release.debian.org
Severity: normal
X-Debbugs-Cc: mdanalysis at packages.debian.org
Control: affects -1 + src:mdanalysis
User: release.debian.org at packages.debian.org
Usertags: unblock

Please unblock package mdanalysis

[ Reason ]

mdanalysis tests are generally flakey, randomly timing out.
In response to Bug#1108309, mdanalysis/2.9.0-9 adds
Restrictions: flaky to debian/tests and skips a few more tests in
order to reduce the level of nuisance from the flakey tests in
trixie-stable.

Tests are currently halted on riscv64 so 2.9.0-9 will not
automatically migrate. Hence filing this unblock request to consider
if we're happy to provide mdanalysis/2.9.0-9 in trixie.

[ Impact ]

Without this update, random timeouts in debci will be registed as
"Failed" rather than "Flakey", making the state of mdanalysis seem
worse than its actual "known flakey" state.

[ Tests ]
debian/tests runs the upstream test-suite, which is actually the cause
of the problem.  Would it be better to stop running mdanalysis tests
altogether?

[ Risks ]
No risk in 2.9.0-9 compared to 2.9.0-8. It skips more tests so in
principle reduces the risk of test failure.

[ Checklist ]
  [x ] all changes are documented in the d/changelog
  [x ] I reviewed all changes and I approve them
  [x ] attach debdiff against the package in testing

[ Other info ]
This update does not fix the random timeouts, but rather marks them as
flaky in debci to keep them from blocking the package.  Santiago Vila
has requested to keep Bug#1108309 open for communication with upstream
to find a more fundamental fix.  We are suggesting this bug be tagged
not-trixie, to let mdanalysis/2.9.0-9 into trixie.

unblock mdanalysis/2.9.0-9