[Python-Dev] Vacation and possibly a new bug

Brett C. drifty@alum.berkeley.edu
Tue, 22 Jul 2003 14:46:21 -0700


Kurt B. Kaiser wrote:

> Michael Hudson <mwh@python.net> writes:
> 
> 
>>Well, test_time fails for me on the starship seeminly no matter waht I
>>do (i.e. just check out from CVS or apply either of the patches
>>mentioned in the report).  This may be pilot error.
> 
> 
> Redhat 6.0 +
> libc.so.6 2.1.3
> autoconf 2.53
> 
> 
> Using 2.3c1, no patch:
> 
> test_time
> test test_time failed -- Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "/home/kbk/PYTHON/python/dist/src/Lib/test/test_time.py", line 107, in test_tzset
>     self.failUnless(time.tzname[1] == 'AEDT', str(time.tzname[1]))
>   File "/home/kbk/PYTHON/python/dist/src/Lib/unittest.py", line 268, in failUnless
>     if not expr: raise self.failureException, msg
> AssertionError: AEST
> 
> ======================
> Apply patch 55665: tzset_AEST.diff 2003-7-12 18:01 bcannon:
> 
> 
> 
> ===========================
> What have I done??
> 

Did you run autoreconf?  That is an important step since it regenerates 
configure from the patch file.

-Brett