Re: BLCR tests problem with MC

From: Paul H. Hargrove (PHHargrove_at_lbl_dot_gov)
Date: Thu Mar 12 2009 - 11:13:48 PDT

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    I have found the problem that causes these 3 tests to fail and it will be 
    fixed in the 0.8.1 release later this month.
    
    If you need a patch prior to that, let me know.
    
    -Paul
    
    Igor Volovichev wrote:
    > Dear Paul,
    > 
    > I had the same 3 tests failed.
    > Thank you very much for your prompt reply!
    > Igor.
    > 
    >> Igor,
    >>
    >>   Thanks for reporting your "make check" failures before proceeding to use 
    >> BLCR.  To answer your last question first: Yes, it should be safe to use BLCR 
    >> with OpenMPI and Torque on your system.
    >>
    >>   Before today I had not used MC.  However, when I tried it I was able to 
    >> reproduce your problem on the first try, using a system that has not shown any 
    >> BLCR test failures in the past.  So, to answer your first question: this 
    >> *does* appear to be "normal" behavior, or at least this is not something 
    >> specific to your environment.
    >>
    >> Running inside MC I saw the following failures and no others:
    >>
    >>> Detected 3 failures in ./cs_enter_leave.st:
    >>> #ST_ALARM:60
    >>> !!! Alarm clock expired
    >>> !!! Missing final DONE
    >>> !!! Test killed unexpectedly by signal 9
    >>> FAIL: cs_enter_leave.st
    >>> Detected 3 failures in ./cs_enter_leave2.st:
    >>> #ST_ALARM:60
    >>> !!! Alarm clock expired
    >>> !!! Missing final DONE
    >>> !!! Test killed unexpectedly by signal 9
    >>> FAIL: cs_enter_leave2.st
    >>> Detected 3 failures in ./cr_tryenter_cs.st:
    >>> #ST_ALARM:60
    >>> !!! Alarm clock expired
    >>> !!! Missing final DONE
    >>> !!! Test killed unexpectedly by signal 9
    >>> FAIL: cr_tryenter_cs.st
    >> These three tests are written very similarly and while I don't know the source 
    >> of the problem yet, it is almost certainly the same cause for all three.  I 
    >> hope to understand (and then resolve) the root cause, but for now you are safe 
    >> ignoring this problem (as long as the tests all pass when run under bash).
    >>
    >> Could you please confirm that you see only these three tests fail?
    >>
    >> -Paul
    >>
    >> Igor Volovichev wrote:
    >>> I faced strange problem: when I do "make check" under Midnight Commander
    >>> some test fail (e.g. sc_enter_leave*, etc.). Whereas from bash promt all test
    >>> pass. Moreover, in MC redirecting stderr to a file (make check
    >>> 2>/tmp/some_file) make test pass too. Is it normal behavior or there is
    >>> something wrong with blcr in my environment? Is it safe to use blcr with
    >>> OpenMPI and Torque? Thanks to all for an advice.
    >> -- 
    >> Paul H. Hargrove                          PHHargrove_at_lbl_dot_gov
    >> Future Technologies Group
    >> HPC Research Department                   Tel: +1-510-495-2352
    >> Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory     Fax: +1-510-486-6900
    
    
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    Paul H. Hargrove                          PHHargrove_at_lbl_dot_gov
    Future Technologies Group
    HPC Research Department                   Tel: +1-510-495-2352
    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory     Fax: +1-510-486-6900
    

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