[Python-Dev] [Python-checkins] r46005 - in python/trunk: Lib/tarfile.py Lib/test/test_tarfile.py Misc/NEWS

[Brett Cannon]

On 5/15/06, Tim Peters <tim.peters at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> [Tim]
> > "Something went wrong" here on Windows.  The Windows buildbot slaves
> > other than mine eventually died with:
> >
> > """
> > ...
> > test_tarfile
> >
> > command timed out: 1200 seconds without output
> > """:
> >
> > I was working on my box at the time, and it became dramatically
> > unusable:  took about two minutes just to swap enough of the OS back
> > in to _bring up_ Task Manager to see what was going on. ...
>
> OK, I fixed that, but unfortunately the checkin comment was correct:
>
>     The Windows buildbot slaves shouldn't swap themselves to death
>     anymore.  However, test_tarfile may still fail because of a
>     temp directory left behind from a previous failing run.
>     Windows buildbot owners may need to remove that directory
>     by hand.
>
> I did that on my box, and test_tarfile passes there now, but
> test_tarfile is still failing on other Windows slaves; e.g.,
>
>
> http://www.python.org/dev/buildbot/all/x86%20W2k%20trunk/builds/694/step-test/0
>
> ...
>
> WindowsError: [Error 183] Cannot create a file when that file already
> exists:
> 'c:\\docume~1\\trentm~1.act\\locals~1\\temp\\testtar.dir\\directory'
> _______________________________________________
>
>
Ignorant question probably, but why can't the test just check for the
directory first, and remove it if it exists?

-Brett
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