2.7.8 test fail

[David Fang]

Thanks for the info, I will go ahead and ship the update package.
To keep track, I also filed a ticket for it: #13131

Fang

> On Dec 27, 2010, at 14:41, David Fang <fang at csl.cornell.edu> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>    This test still fails with the newly released 2.7.9 (packaging for Mac OS X Fink).  Does this error compromise the usability of pidgin? or is it safe to ship?
>>
>
> Right, the bug wasn't been fixed in the week or so between 2.7.8 and 2.7.9.
>
> It is as safe as all of the previous versions that have had the same problem, but no test to expose it.  As the test name suggests, there is the possibility that dates may be parsed incorrectly in some situations.
>
> The problematic code hasn't changed it years.
>
> -D
>
>
>> Fang
>>
>>> Already answered in previous... "error in make check"
>>>
>>> "This is a known issue.
>>>
>>> That test was added a few days ago because a bug was discovered in
>>> purple_str_to_time() and it has yet to be fixed.
>>>
>>> -D"
>>>
>>> Hope that helps.
>>> Duncan
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: devel-bounces at pidgin.im [mailto:devel-bounces at pidgin.im] On Behalf Of
>>> David Fang
>>> Sent: 20 December 2010 17:42
>>> To: devel at pidgin.im
>>> Subject: 2.7.8 test fail
>>>
>>> Hi pidginers,
>>>
>>> On Mac OS X 10.6.4, I get for the latest 2.7.8:
>>>
>>>  CCLD   check_libpurple
>>> make  check-TESTS
>>> Running suite(s): Master Suite
>>> Cipher Suite
>>> Jabber Caps Functions
>>> Jabber Utility Functions
>>> Jabber SASL SCRAM functions
>>> QQ
>>> Yahoo Utility Functions
>>> Utility Functions
>>> 98%: Checks: 86, Failures: 1, Errors: 0
>>> ../../../libpurple/tests/test_util.c:160:F:Time:test_util_str_to_time:0:
>>> Assertion '1282941722 == purple_str_to_time("2010-08-27.134202-0700PDT",
>>> FALSE, NULL, NULL, NULL)' failed
>>> FAIL: check_libpurple
>>> ================================
>>> 1 of 1 test failed
>>> Please report to devel at pidgin.im
>>> ================================
>>>
>>> 2.7.7 tests were clean.
>>> Is this a serious problem?  (I maintain the fink port.)
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>>
>>> Fang
>>>
>>> David Fang
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>>
>> David Fang
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