Re: [PATCH] gnu: Add obnam.

2017-03-17 Thread Arun Isaac
> I noticed this program and some of the libraries it uses, requires a > package called "CoverageTestRunner" to run unit tests. Currently tests > are simply skipped. > > It would be nice to have that package in Guix too. Tests helps us > discover problems early, such as incompatible versions etc.

Re: [PATCH] gnu: Add obnam.

2017-03-11 Thread Arun Isaac
> There is one user available in the build environment: "nobody". It could > work to substitute "root" for "nobody" in the code that looks for users. > The "mailutils" package does exactly that for tests. Can you try it? Yes, I'll try to get the tests working, and let you know. signature.asc De

Re: [PATCH] gnu: Add obnam.

2017-03-11 Thread Marius Bakke
Arun Isaac writes: >> I noticed this program and some of the libraries it uses, requires a >> package called "CoverageTestRunner" to run unit tests. Currently tests >> are simply skipped. > > I tried packaging the tests too. But, the tests require the root user > and group to be present. The buil

Re: [PATCH] gnu: Add obnam.

2017-03-10 Thread Arun Isaac
> I noticed this program and some of the libraries it uses, requires a > package called "CoverageTestRunner" to run unit tests. Currently tests > are simply skipped. I tried packaging the tests too. But, the tests require the root user and group to be present. The build environment does not have

Re: [PATCH] gnu: Add obnam.

2017-03-10 Thread Marius Bakke
Arun Isaac writes: > * gnu/packages/backup.scm (obnam): New variable. Applied, thanks! I noticed this program and some of the libraries it uses, requires a package called "CoverageTestRunner" to run unit tests. Currently tests are simply skipped. It would be nice to have that package in Guix t

[PATCH] gnu: Add obnam.

2017-03-09 Thread Arun Isaac
* gnu/packages/backup.scm (obnam): New variable. --- gnu/packages/backup.scm | 33 + 1 file changed, 33 insertions(+) diff --git a/gnu/packages/backup.scm b/gnu/packages/backup.scm index 8eaab8a87..97ab70e65 100644 --- a/gnu/packages/backup.scm +++ b/gnu/packages/b