[Python-Dev] Misc. warnings

["Martin v. Löwis"]

M.-A. Lemburg wrote:
> test_bsddb3 skipped -- Use of the `bsddb' resource not enabled
> test_ossaudiodev skipped -- No module named ossaudiodev
> 2 skips unexpected on linux2:
>     test_ossaudiodev test_bsddb3
> 
> Why would ossaudiodev be expected to work on Linux ?
> Dito for BSD DB 3 ?

Passive voice is misleading here: Who would or would not expect thinks 
to work on Linux?

The message "2 skips unexpected" does not mean that anybody is not 
expecting something. It merely means that those tests are skipped and 
not listed in the dictionary "_expectations".

I would personally expect that the bsddb3 test passes if Sleepycat BSD 
DB is installed on the system (which should be the case on most Linux 
systems), and the bsddb resource is activated when running regrtest.

I would further expect that ossaudiodev passes on every Linux system 
that has a soundcard installed.

Regards,
Martin