[Python-checkins] r75236 - in python/trunk: Lib/test/test_signal.py Misc/NEWS

[mark.dickinson]

Author: mark.dickinson
Date: Sun Oct  4 20:38:39 2009
New Revision: 75236

Log:
Issue #7042:  Fix test_signal failure on OS X 10.6 64-bit builds
(and also, with luck, on the x86 FreeBSD buildbot), by making sure
that some user time is used in test_itimer_virtual.


Modified:
   python/trunk/Lib/test/test_signal.py
   python/trunk/Misc/NEWS

Modified: python/trunk/Lib/test/test_signal.py
==============================================================================
--- python/trunk/Lib/test/test_signal.py	(original)
+++ python/trunk/Lib/test/test_signal.py	Sun Oct  4 20:38:39 2009
@@ -361,6 +361,8 @@
         signal.setitimer(self.itimer, 0.3, 0.2)
 
         for i in xrange(100000000):
+            # use up some virtual time by doing real work
+            _ = pow(12345, 67890, 10000019)
             if signal.getitimer(self.itimer) == (0.0, 0.0):
                 break # sig_vtalrm handler stopped this itimer
 

Modified: python/trunk/Misc/NEWS
==============================================================================
--- python/trunk/Misc/NEWS	(original)
+++ python/trunk/Misc/NEWS	Sun Oct  4 20:38:39 2009
@@ -1436,6 +1436,8 @@
 Tests
 -----
 
+- Issue #7042: Fix test_signal (test_itimer_virtual) failure on OS X 10.6.
+
 - Issue #6806: test_platform failed under OS X 10.6.0 because ``sw_ver`` leaves
   off the trailing 0 in the version number.