Bug 197366 - sys-devel/automake-1.8.5-r3 needs an aclocal7.test fix from 1.9.6 (fails about 1 in 3 runs)
Bug#: 197366 Product:  Gentoo Linux Version: unspecified Platform: All
OS/Version: Linux Status: RESOLVED Severity: minor Priority: P2
Resolution: FIXED Assigned To: base-system@gentoo.org Reported By: jmillenbach@comcast.net
Component: Core system
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Summary: sys-devel/automake-1.8.5-r3 needs an aclocal7.test fix from 1.9.6 (fails about 1 in 3 runs)
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Status Whiteboard: 
Opened: 2007-10-29 04:55 0000
Description:   Opened: 2007-10-29 04:55 0000
I hit a test failure that wasn't expected in the sys-devel/automake-1.8.5-r3
package.  Investigating on the internet there was a fix in 1.9.6 that can be
backported to fix this intermittent failure.  It is related to a file being
created too close to when it is evaluated for some condition.  Both the
following URL's mention the same fix...

http://osdir.com/ml/sysutils.automake.bugs/2006-09/msg00012.html
http://www.nabble.com/Fix-latent-failures-of-aclocal7.test-t1492375.html

I'd be more specific but I haven't tried to update a patch before, or submit a
new ebuild, etc...

Reproducible: Sometimes

Steps to Reproduce:

------- Comment #1 From Joe Millenbach 2007-11-01 00:24:09 0000 -------
I just hit this on our sys-devel/automake-1.9.6-r2 build on ~x86 (both are on
same machine).  Guess both ebuilds need it.

------- Comment #2 From SpanKY 2007-12-24 12:55:25 0000 -------
ive added the change i think you're after to cvs

http://sources.gentoo.org/sys-devel/automake/automake-1.8.5-r3.ebuild?r1=1.15&r2=1.16
http://sources.gentoo.org/sys-devel/automake/automake-1.9.6-r2.ebuild?r1=1.15&r2=1.16
http://sources.gentoo.org/sys-devel/automake/files/automake-1.9.6-aclocal7-test-sleep.patch?rev=1.1