Bug 727552 – dev-db/mysql-5.7.30 - fails tests with "Your machine must NOT be named localhost" with /etc/hostname not being 'localhost'

• Status: UNCONFIRMED
• Product: Gentoo Linux

[Description ernsteiswuerfel 2020-06-08 16:37:57 UTC]

Created attachment 643986 [details]
build.log.xz

Neither /etc/hostname nor /etc/conf.d/hostname is set to 'localhost'.

[...]
>>> Source compiled.
>>> Test phase: dev-db/mysql-5.7.30
 * ERROR: dev-db/mysql-5.7.30::gentoo failed (test phase):
 *   Your machine must NOT be named localhost
 * 
 * Call stack:
 *     ebuild.sh, line 125:  Called src_test
 *   environment, line 4584:  Called die
 * The specific snippet of code:
 *       [[ "${HOSTNAME}" == "localhost" ]] && die "Your machine must NOT be named localhost";

[Comment 1 ernsteiswuerfel 2020-06-08 16:38:27 UTC]

Created attachment 643988 [details]
emerge --info

[Comment 2 Thomas Deutschmann (RETIRED) 2020-08-05 16:11:08 UTC]

Well, check your environment. Why is

> "${HOSTNAME}" == "localhost"

true on your system?