[GNC-dev] Test failure

Christopher Lam christopher.lck at gmail.com
Sat Jan 26 21:56:52 EST 2019


Thank you Stephen for your results.

It would seem that the test-transaction failure is caused by a faulty
libicu-dev whereas my failure caused by some other issue related to Time
zones.

C

On Sun., 27 Jan. 2019, 09:55 Stephen M. Butler <kg7je at arrl.net wrote:

> On 1/26/19 3:13 AM, Christopher Lam wrote:
> > Another experiment. Try prefix your build with "TZ=UTC " on current
> > maint.
> >
> > Eg if using ninja, it'll be "TZ=UTC ninja check"
>
>
> TZ=UTC dpkg- -rfakeroot -b -uc
>
> ....
>
> End testing: Jan 27 01:47 UTC
> + exit 2
> debian/rules:65: recipe for target 'override_dh_auto_test' failed
> make[1]: *** [override_dh_auto_test] Error 2
> make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/steve/Projects/GnuCash/gnucash'
> debian/rules:24: recipe for target 'build' failed
> make: *** [build] Error 2
> dpkg-buildpackage: error: debian/rules build subprocess returned exit
> status 2
>
> Same error -- Test 109 that fails.
>
>
> This is with the patches for 3.4.  I verified before Sabbath that 3.4
> builds and passes the tests.  Tried your test first thing this evening
> after git checkout maint and git pull.  I am at 3.4-43-g84d1c3645 which
> builds but doesn't pass the tests.  So, I could build turning off the
> test step.
>
> However, Friday I was learning more about git bisect to see if I could
> figure out which patch caused the tests to start failing.  However, a
> couple of items got in the way:  1--time;  2--some commits don't build.
> That messed me up a bit.  So, I may start over again with the bisect
> (just for my own edification) and see what happens.  Maybe this time
> I'll do a git describe each time and take notes so I'll be a little more
> cognizant of what I'm learning.  <<did that make sense>>
>
>
> --Steve (in the dark)
>
> >
> > On Fri., 25 Jan. 2019, 11:52 Stephen M. Butler <kg7je at arrl.net
> > <mailto:kg7je at arrl.net> wrote:
> >
> >     On 1/24/19 7:36 PM, Christopher Lam wrote:
> >     > Revert is a git terminology, not a gnucash one. Welcome to version
> >     > control.
> >
> >     That's the manual to which I referred.  It meant something else to my
> >     mind when I first saw your post.  But, after further thought, my
> >     previous thought was faulty.
> >
> >
> >     My first boss after college would draw a picture to describe the
> >     difference between a bug and a feature.
> >
> >     I can't draw so a word will have to do (at less than a thousand
> >     words)!
> >
> >     BUG:  draw stick figure.
> >
> >
> >     FEATURE:  Add pants, tie, gloves, shoes and a top hat.
> >
> >
> >     MORAL:  A feature is a bug all dressed up and ready to go out.
> >
> >     >
> >     > Please remember this revert is reverting a buggy code with a
> >     previous
> >     > buggy code, so, cannot be consisted safe to package; best wait
> until
> >     > the clever devs can find a proper fix for gnc-date.
> >     >
> >     > On Fri., 25 Jan. 2019, 05:46 Stephen M. Butler <kg7je at arrl.net
> >     <mailto:kg7je at arrl.net>
> >     > <mailto:kg7je at arrl.net <mailto:kg7je at arrl.net>> wrote:
> >     >
> >     >     OH!  Light bulb on!
> >     >     OK.  I understand what you said earlier.  I'll put the patches
> >     >     back into
> >     >     the packaging.
> >     >
> >     >     Thanks for clearing that up.
> >     >
> >     >     --Steve
> >     >
> >     >     PS Looking in manual for 'revert' command.
> >     >
> >
> >     --
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