Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2012 09:52:10 +0100 From: Marcus von Appen <mva@FreeBSD.org> To: python@freebsd.org, koobs.freebsd@gmail.com Subject: lang/python33's make test target creates artifacts and long build times Message-ID: <20121221085210.GC1993@medusa.sysfault.org>
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--32u276st3Jlj2kUU Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Hi, today I noticed some issues with the tinderbox runs of lang/python33 First of all, the test: target introduced causes artifacts within ${PREFIX}, effectively polluting the user environment. Is this really intended? In my opinion a port, that executes the test target, should do this either in a separate directory/environment to avoid cluttering the user's environment with garbage (well, it's Python's fault here in my opinion to use a test/data directory for the test results). However, a user will most likely not execute a test target within a typical installation procedure, tinderbox however does, causing two issues: - around 15 test files are created in %%PYTHON_SITELIBDIR%%/test/data - the python test cases randomly crash and require about 45 minutes to run, whereas they take about 5 minutes to run outside of a tinderbox and never crash[1] The usefulness of the test target hence is (at the moment) zero, contradicting its purpose. I would strongly advocate to back it out asap. If there are no other opinions on that, I'll do so on the next Sunday. [1] on my box of course :-) Cheers Marcus --32u276st3Jlj2kUU Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.19 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAlDUIzoACgkQi68/ErJnpkdpHQCfTjrj4jY6jiOBn8fTKHLDEhML V08AoIL0U5qUfVmhot7zlT5Qk5rOMzyr =MRIA -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --32u276st3Jlj2kUU--
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