[Pkg-tcltk-devel] Bug#793845: nsf: FTBFS on Linux due to test suite errors

[Stefan Sobernig]

Hi Aaron!

Thx for reporting, I had already noticed the failing builds.


 > Builds of nsf on Linux architectures failed with test suite errors, of
 > two types. (There was also a kFreeBSD failure, which I'll report
 > separately.)
 >
 > On armhf and mipsel, the linearization test segfaults when done:

We will certainly look at these a.s.a.p.

 > On the remaining Linux architectures, the http test times out, perhaps
 > due to idiosyncracies of buildd network configuration:
 > !!!::req1 (2): Connection refused by host 'localhost' port '8086'
 > error flushing "sock949f8a8": socket is not connected!!!
 > xocomm/test.001: incorrect result for 'Trying to load image 
logo-100.jpg ... ', expected:
 > '1', got
 > "0"

Mmmh. I tested in my build environments in various configurations 
(amd64, i386). the connection tests suceed. How can I learn more about 
these buildd limitations you hinted at? Are certain ports locked down 
etc.? If I cannot ship around those limitations, what is the 
authoritative approach then: disable these network I/O tests?

Cheers,
Stefan