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

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

The following reply was made to PR pkg/44416; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Jens Rehsack <rehsack%googlemail.com@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
Cc: ignatios%random87.localdomain@localhost, pkg-manager%netbsd.org@localhost, 
 gnats-admin%netbsd.org@localhost, pkgsrc-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Subject: Re: pkg/44416: perl5 fails it's self-test on amd64 and i386 (at least)
Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2011 11:52:26 +0000

 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