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Re: binutils test result mysteries
On Sun, 2 Dec 2012, Dimitry Andric wrote:
> > > Red Hat makes it difficult to get a static C library, for some reason.
> > > You need to turn on the "RHEL Server Optional" category in your package
> > > manager to even see it.
> >
> > Looks like they hid it way down in this :
> >
> > [root@sedna ~]# yum provides "*/libc.a"
> > Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit, rhnplugin
> > 1:compat-glibc-2.5-46.2.x86_64 : Compatibility C library
> > Repo : rhel-x86_64-workstation-6
> > Matched from:
> > Filename : /usr/lib/x86_64-redhat-linux5E/lib64/libc.a
> >
> > The name "Compatibility C library" doesn't fill me with warm and fuzzy joy.
>
> No, this is not the one you need. You need exactly the "glibc-static"
> package. You must enable the "RHEL Server Optional" category in Red Hat
> Network to be able to download it with yum. If you cannot do this,
> either switch to CentOS, or accept that some tests will fail.
No, tests must not FAIL when an external optional component is missing
(personally I think that this dependency is unfortunate, e.g. in a perfect
world the test suite would have no dependency on a working compiler or any
libraries for the target being tested, but I guess these particular tests
are better than none at all for the area covered). In such a case the
UNSUPPORTED result must be returned instead as per POSIX test framework
requirements. These test cases are broken and should be fixed. See
http://www.delorie.com/gnu/docs/dejagnu/dejagnu_6.html for further
details.
Dennis, BTW, binutils tarballs are accompanied on ftp.gnu.org with their
GPG signatures that you can use to verify authenticity.
Maciej