[Python-Dev] test_logging hangs on Solaris 8

[Guido van Rossum]

> From: Neal Norwitz <neal@metaslash.com>

> On Fri, Apr 25, 2003 at 01:22:43PM -0500, Skip Montanaro wrote:
> > Using the latest version from CVS, on Solaris 8 test_logging hangs.  Lots of
> > output, then:
> > 
> >     ...
> > 
> > and it just sits there.  ^C doesn't terminate it.  I have to stop it w/ ^Z,
> > then "kill %1" it.  I have the very latest source checked out.  Any ideas?
> 
> On Solaris 8, I've had the test pass, hang, and crash the interpreter
> (actually it was test_threaded_import when running all the tests).
> The problem may be related to Mark's changes, but I'm not sure.
> 
> Anyway, the tests passed when run many times with the change below,
> perhaps it will work for you.  I'm running the entire suite on
> Solaris now.  The change works on Linux.
> 
> Neal
> --
> --- Lib/test/test_logging.py.save       2003-04-25 15:30:23.000000000 -0400
> +++ Lib/test/test_logging.py    2003-04-25 15:30:52.000000000 -0400
> @@ -470,6 +470,8 @@
>          socketDataProcessed.acquire()
>          socketDataProcessed.wait()
>          socketDataProcessed.release()
> +        for thread in threads:
> +            thread.join()
>          banner("logrecv output", "begin")
>          sys.stdout.write(sockOut.getvalue())
>          sockOut.close()

OK, I'll add that to the release branch, so I can scratch at least one
of the "known bugs" we start out with...

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