Re: pkg/44416: perl5 fails it's self-test on amd64 and i386 (at least)

[Jens Rehsack <rehsack%googlemail.com@localhost>]

On 01/19/11 11:50, ignatios%random87.localdomain@localhost wrote:
> > Number:         44416
> > Category:       pkg
> > Synopsis:       perl5 fails it's self-test on amd64 and i386 (at least)
> > Confidential:   no
> > Severity:       serious
> > Priority:       medium
> > Responsible:    pkg-manager
> > State:          open
> > Class:          sw-bug
> > Submitter-Id:   net
> > Arrival-Date:   Wed Jan 19 11:50:00 +0000 2011
> > Originator:     ignatios%random87.localdomain@localhost
> > Release:        NetBSD 5.0.2
> > Organization:
> computer science department, university of Bonn, Germany
> > Environment:
>         
>         
> System: NetBSD random87 5.0.2 NetBSD 5.0.2 (GENERIC) #0: Mon May 10 17:27:16 
> CEST 2010 
> ignatios@random85:/var/itch/sources/5.0/oamd64/sys/arch/amd64/compile/GENERIC 
> amd64
> Architecture: x86_64
> Machine: amd64
> 12 CPUs.
> > Description:
>         "make test" shows 7 failed tests.
>         Running the slightly more detailed test outlined in the
>         error message results in this summary:
>
> Test Summary Report
> -------------------
> ../cpan/Math-BigInt/t/bare_mbf.t                                (Wstat: 0 
> Tests: 2308 Failed: 1)
>    Failed test:  202
> ../cpan/Math-BigInt/t/bare_mbi.t                                (Wstat: 0 
> Tests: 3273 Failed: 1)
>    Failed test:  2733
> ../cpan/Math-BigInt/t/bigfltpm.t                                (Wstat: 0 
> Tests: 2313 Failed: 1)
>    Failed test:  207
> ../cpan/Math-BigInt/t/bigintpm.t                                (Wstat: 0 
> Tests: 3279 Failed: 1)
>    Failed test:  2739
> ../cpan/Math-BigInt/t/sub_mbf.t                                 (Wstat: 0 
> Tests: 2314 Failed: 1)
>    Failed test:  202
> ../cpan/Math-BigInt/t/sub_mbi.t                                 (Wstat: 0 
> Tests: 3278 Failed: 1)
>    Failed test:  2733
> ../cpan/Math-BigInt/t/with_sub.t                                (Wstat: 0 
> Tests: 2309 Failed: 1)
>    Failed test:  203
> Files=1804, Tests=357760, 891 wallclock secs (46.10 usr  8.50 sys + 398.59 cusr 
> 55.09 csys = 508.28 CPU)
> Result: FAIL
>
> I've also run make test on a 32bit one-CPU machine, and saw a similar
> count of failed tests. from Math-BigInt
>
> > How-To-Repeat:
>         make test
> > Fix:
>
>         
>
> > Unformatted:
>         
        
Those errors are from updating Math::BigInt patch from CPAN into the Perl5 
core. Those errors are from the test-suite, not from the module. I analysed
them before I committed the patch and decide it's currently the best to
simply ignore them.

Best regards,
Jens