# Bug 654783 cloned as bug 669281 tag 669281 patch retitle 654783 race condition in libpthread causes hangs in python2.7 testsuite severity 654783 wishlist reassign 654783 libc0.1 thanks
Hi, It seems that outdated python2.7 on kfreebsd-* is the last problem holding off the netcdf7 transition [1] (v-sim is on dep-wait for python >= 2.7.2-13 [2]). This is also holding off a fix for upstream issue 13817, which is needed to fix guitarix FTBFS (see #668240). OTOH, it introduces failure of a few tests (test_socket, test_threading, test_signal). Additionally, I've seen the testsuite itself hang after all tests had been completed. By looking at the debug information we've obtained so far, this seems like a libpthread-related problem, rather than an issue introduced by Python itself. As you can see, we're currently investigating the problems that cause these hangs. However, taking the whole picture into account, my impression is that the new python2.7 fixes more problems than it creates. So, would you please consider disabling the testsuite on kfreebsd-* so that we can move on with the netcdf7 transition? We will, of course, continue investigating the problems that cause this breakage. I'm attaching a (tested) patch to do just that. [1] http://release.debian.org/transitions/html/netcdf7.html [2] https://buildd.debian.org/status/package.php?p=v-sim -- Robert Millan
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