[Pkg-javascript-devel] Bug#853035: node-liftoff: Non-determistically FTBFS due to unreliable timing in tests

[Graham Inggs]

Hi Chris

On 7 April 2018 at 18:22, Chris Lamb <lamby at debian.org> wrote:
> Well, just to be 100% clear, I don't propose increasing the timeout at
> all: I'm pretty hardcode on tests being determinstic so merely increasing
> the wait time feels especially gross to me. :)

Would you please explain your objection to timeouts in tests?

I think it is practical to give up waiting for a response some point.
Even Debian's buildds give up after 150 minutes.

Regards
Graham