[Python-Dev] Test failures when running as root

[Chris Angelico]

On Tue, Jan 14, 2014 at 2:14 PM, Zachary Ware
<zachary.ware+pydev at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 6:48 PM, Chris Angelico <rosuav at gmail.com> wrote:
>> And secondly, how can I run the tests manually? I can't find a binary
>> inside the buildarea tree. Does it get deleted afterward?
>
> Yes, that's the 'clean' step of the buildbot build process.  I'd
> suggest making another clone elsewhere (you can clone from the
> buildarea just to make the clone faster, but I'd leave the buildarea
> alone otherwise), then building and testing should be as simple as
> `./configure --with-pydebug && make && ./python -m test.test_posix`.

Doh. Yeah, I can see the 'clean' step in the build process, I should
have known. Of course. Thanks, that's what I'll do then.

ChrisA