[Python-Dev] OS X buildbots: why am I skipping these tests?

["Martin v. Löwis"]

> The whole "unexpected" skipping is somewhat of a mess. In an ideal
> situation modules that are optionally built should be allowed to skip,

While this may be the wide-spread interpretation, it is definitely *not*
the original intention of the feature.

When Tim Peters added it, he wanted it to tell him whether he did the
Windows build correctly, INCLUDING ALL OPTIONAL PACKAGES that can
possibly work on Windows. If you try to generalize this beyond Windows,
then the only skips that are expected are the ones for tests that
absolutely cannot work on the platform - i.e. Unix tests on Windows,
and Windows tests on Unix. Otherwise, if you can get it to pass by
installing additional software, Tim did *not* mean this to be an
expected skip.

Regards,
Martin