commit: 23a5480394d2202081f76a1bf78b3785e7f3a4c6 Author: Michał Górny <mgorny <AT> gentoo <DOT> org> AuthorDate: Wed May 5 07:48:35 2021 +0000 Commit: Ulrich Müller <ulm <AT> gentoo <DOT> org> CommitDate: Sun Aug 1 09:50:55 2021 +0000 URL: https://gitweb.gentoo.org/proj/devmanual.git/commit/?id=23a54803
ebuild-writing/functions/src_test: Clarify how localhost can be used Closes: https://github.com/gentoo/devmanual/pull/227 Signed-off-by: Michał Górny <mgorny <AT> gentoo.org> [Reword as suggested by Sam James <sam <AT> gentoo.org>] Signed-off-by: Ulrich Müller <ulm <AT> gentoo.org> ebuild-writing/functions/src_test/text.xml | 12 ++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/ebuild-writing/functions/src_test/text.xml b/ebuild-writing/functions/src_test/text.xml index 1822c33..3b87060 100644 --- a/ebuild-writing/functions/src_test/text.xml +++ b/ebuild-writing/functions/src_test/text.xml @@ -178,9 +178,17 @@ a more complete test suite. </p> <p> -Local server access within the build procedure is additionally -forbidden for the following reasons: +It is generally considered acceptable to rely on IPv4 <c>localhost</c> being +resolvable and available for binding to and connecting to services started +within the phase. However, it is not acceptable to connect to the daemons +run outside the test environment. </p> + +<p> +Local server access within the build procedure is forbidden for the following +reasons: +</p> + <ul> <li> tests must run reliably independently of whether a particular
