[pkg-go] Bug#907171: prometheus FTBFS:

[Ian Campbell]

On Thu, 2018-08-30 at 13:23 +0100, Martín Ferrari wrote:

> > Unless the tests are run in their own network namespace (which provides
> > some guarantees over what else might be bound to a port, I can't seem
> > to find logs which would confirm or deny if a netns was in use here
> > though) probably the test needs to use a random port or otherwise be
> > tollerant of 9090 not being available. 

> Right, but this can't be done without root, and buildds do not give root.

I don't think that applies to the "needs to use a random port or otherwise be
tollerant of 9090 not being available" which was the main thrust of my comment.

> > Maybe there is (or should be) an autopkgtest flag to request a clean
> > netns be used?
> 
> This discussion is about a FTBFS bug, not about the CI system. ALso,
> that would not solve the issue, as it is autopkgtest installing (and
> therefore starting) prometheus.

So the issue is a parallel (but unrelated) autopkgtest run on the same
host interfering with builds which are happening at the same time? (I
had thought the autopkgtest was part of the build hence → FTBFS, seems
I was misunderstanding then, sorry for the noise on that front)

Ian.