[Python-modules-team] Bug#734521: pyzmq: FTBFS for s390x: test_timeout AssertionError

[Julian Taylor]

On 07.01.2014 21:02, Aaron M. Ucko wrote:
> Source: pyzmq
> Version: 14.0.1-1
> Severity: serious
> Justification: fails to build from source (but built successfully in the past)
> 
> The s390x build of pyzmq failed with an AssertionError when trying to
> run the unit test under Python 2.7:
> 
>   Traceback (most recent call last):
>     File "zmq/tests/test_poll.py", line 176, in test_timeout
>       self.assertTrue(toc-tic < 0.1)
>   AssertionError: False is not true
> 
> Could you please take a look?  You can find the full log at
> https://buildd.debian.org/status/fetch.php?pkg=pyzmq&arch=s390x&ver=14.0.1-1&stamp=1389093313
> 
> Thanks!
> 

caused by a minimum polling timeout of 0.5 seconds due to a bug in
zeromqs timing src/clock.cpp:123  zmq::clock_t::rdtsc()

still investigating a fix.