On Thu, 09 Aug 2007 04:42:09 -0500, Randy McMurchy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote these words on 08/08/07 23:50 CST: > >> I've noticed that the Python test suite removes the /tmp directory when >> "make test" is run as root. > > It seems someone else mentioned this a while back.
I remember running into this, so hope that the above report was from me. > I can't remember what we decided to do. Well, the reason for the removal of the /tmp dir is that one of the tests does a recursive delete on the /tmp directory. This means that if /tmp is empty (which it normally is during a build of Python early on in a BLFS build), the directory itself will be removed. My workaround was to simply `touch /tmp/dummy' prior to the Python testsuite run and `rm /tmp/dummy' immediately afterwards. As you point out, Randy, BLFS already warns folks not to compile/test stuff as root, so whether or not the workaround is suitable for the book instructions is up to you. Regards, Matt. -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
