[Python-modules-team] Bug#897489: python-whoosh: FTBFS: dh_auto_test: pybuild --test --test-pytest -i python{version} -p 3.6 returned exit code 13

[Ivo De Decker]

Hi Chris,

The 2.7.4+git6-g9134ad92-2 upload you mentioned in this bug never made it to
the archive (and from the git repo, it doesn't look like the changes are
suitable for buster).

On Wed, Feb 13, 2019 at 06:02:26PM +0100, Chris Lamb wrote:
> Chris Lamb wrote:
> 
> > Locally I cannot reproduce.
> 
> Ah, I can now; it's a non-determinism issue in the NFA.minimize
> routine itself
> 
>     dfa.__dict__ = {'initial': 1, 'transitions': {1: {'a': 3, 'b': 2}, 3: {'a': 1}, 2: {'b': 1}}, 'defaults': {}, 'final_states': {1}, 'outlabels': {}}
> 
>     good.__dict__ = {'initial': 1, 'transitions': {1: {'a': 3, 'b': 2}, 2: {'b': 1}, 3: {'a': 1}}, 'defaults': {}, 'final_states': {1}, 'outlabels': {}}
> 
> The __eq__ method could potentially be patched to find them
> equivalent "anyway" but I'm not sure that is right at all.

Would you consider uploading a new version disabling this test for now, to fix
the FTBFS for buster?

Thanks!

Ivo