Bug#958548: libtest-requiresinternet-perl: autopkgtest requires direct internet connection

[gregor herrmann]

On Thu, 23 Apr 2020 21:47:12 +0200, Xavier wrote:

> >> Not sure how much point there is to the test after that though...
> > I guess taking this route allows for more testing than completely
> > skipping.
> there is now a "needs-internet" restriction in autopkgtest.

Right, and thanks for mentioning it.

But I'd rather avoid this new restriction in general, as internet
tests are per se unreliable (as they depend on "something else", like
a server being up etc.), and in a specific file we would need to
create a separate d/t/control and then update it whenever autodep8
changes.

Cheers,
gregor

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