[debian-mysql] Bug#920209: Bug#920209: Suggested fix

[Otto Kekäläinen]

Hello!

ke 23. tammik. 2019 klo 16.45 Giovanni Mascellani (gio at debian.org) kirjoitti:
>
> Hi,
>
> the failure is apparently due to insufficient timeout time for some
> tests. Some mipsel builders are more powerful, therefore manage to go
> through all the tests without problems, but other are weaker and are not
> able to complete the test before the timeout, thus triggering a failure.
>
> I suggest to add some code in d/rules like that:
>
> # Some mipsel buildd's are a bit slow and fail tests if they are not
> # given enough time
> ifeq (mipsel,$(DEB_HOST_ARCH))
>         export CK_TIMEOUT_MULTIPLIER=2
> endif
>
> This should double the test timeout for all tests when building on
> mipsel. I don't know if 2 is the right factor, because the porterbox is
> of the strong kind, so it does not provide a reliable benchmark. I guess
> the best way is to try to upload this (I can NMU, if you want), and
> possibly raise the multiplier if needed.

Thanks! I forwarded the bug report to upstream developers yesterday,
but they have not responded yet.

If you want, you can submit the patch above as a Merge Request on
Salsa and thus ensure there are no obvious visible regressions related
to it:
https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/MySQL/patches

> HTH and all the best, Giovanni.
> --
> Giovanni Mascellani <g.mascellani at gmail.com>
> Postdoc researcher - Université Libre de Bruxelles

Oh, Brussels – There is a good chance I can buy you a pint of beer next week :)