[Python-Dev] Developing/patching ctypes

[Thomas Heller]

Neal Norwitz wrote:
> On 3/10/06, Thomas Heller <theller at python.net> wrote:
>> BTW: The buildbot reports ctypes test failures on the gentoo amd64 machine:
>>
>> http://www.python.org/dev/buildbot/trunk/amd64%20gentoo%20trunk/builds/277/step-test/0
>>
>> Is there a way to get the actual failures somehow?  Running the tests in verbose
>> mode by default is probably not a good idea, because it may make tests fail, AFAIK.
> 
> I want to modify regrtest so the traceback info is stored in a file,
> so you can still retrieve the data after a test run.  I haven't
> started making this mod yet.
> 

There are also sporadic test failures on the OSX machine:

http://www.python.org/dev/buildbot/trunk/g4%20osx.4%20trunk/builds/345/step-test/0

I think the test is broken - but what I find interesting is that in this case the actual failure
is printed:

"""
test_set
test_ctypes
test test_ctypes failed -- Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/Users/buildslave/bb/trunk.4/build/Lib/ctypes/test/test_leaks.py", line 68, in test_cycles_refcount
    self.fail("leaking refcounts")
AssertionError: leaking refcounts

test_long_future
"""

Why is that?

Thomas