The stable version (0.8.1) fails the same way. Making check in hk_sqlite3classes make[1]: Entering directory `/var/tmp/portage/dev-db/hk_classes-0.8.3/work/hk_classes-0.8.3/hk_sqlite3classes' make[1]: Nothing to be done for `check'. make[1]: Leaving directory `/var/tmp/portage/dev-db/hk_classes-0.8.3/work/hk_classes-0.8.3/hk_sqlite3classes' Making check in utilities make[1]: Entering directory `/var/tmp/portage/dev-db/hk_classes-0.8.3/work/hk_classes-0.8.3/utilities' make[1]: Nothing to be done for `check'. make[1]: Leaving directory `/var/tmp/portage/dev-db/hk_classes-0.8.3/work/hk_classes-0.8.3/utilities' make[1]: Entering directory `/var/tmp/portage/dev-db/hk_classes-0.8.3/work/hk_classes-0.8.3' make[1]: Nothing to be done for `check-am'. make[1]: Leaving directory `/var/tmp/portage/dev-db/hk_classes-0.8.3/work/hk_classes-0.8.3' /usr/bin/python misc/systemtest.py hk_classes module could not be loaded, wrong installation? make: *** [check] Error 1 !!! ERROR: dev-db/hk_classes-0.8.3 failed. Call stack: ebuild.sh, line 1629: Called dyn_test ebuild.sh, line 1035: Called qa_call 'src_test' ebuild.sh, line 44: Called src_test ebuild.sh, line 657: Called die !!! Make check failed. See above for details. !!! If you need support, post the topmost build error, and the call stack if relevant. !!! A complete build log is located at '/var/log/portage/dev-db:hk_classes-0.8.3:20070619-101135.log'. 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Created attachment 122511 [details] /var/log/portage/dev-db:hk_classes-0.8.3:20070619-101135.log
Yes, the tests are badly broken. Not only do they expect everything to be installed already but they tend to segfault, test for stuff that isn't even provided anymore by upstream and other strange things. I've disabled them in the ebuild.
