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commit e5b9f515191e81db131988fdce87f77b38094d24
Author: Efraim Flashner <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Mon Nov 24 08:31:43 2025 +0200
gnu: tar: Skip another test on powerpc-linux.
* gnu/packages/base.scm (tar)[arguments]: Adjust the make-flags to skip
another test on powerpc-linux.
Change-Id: I2916375ba035bae7a6809b033b6b391079aa6f87
---
gnu/packages/base.scm | 6 ++++++
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
diff --git a/gnu/packages/base.scm b/gnu/packages/base.scm
index 4d8fa31bb9..81913168c1 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/base.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/base.scm
@@ -264,6 +264,12 @@ implementation offers several extensions over the standard
utility.")
",!chained renames"
",!Directory"
"'"))))
+ ;; 'storing sparse files > 8G' fails on powerpc-linux, likely
+ ;; due to the small HDD and RAM present on these devices.
+ ((target-ppc32?)
+ '(#:make-flags (list (string-append "TESTSUITEFLAGS= -k "
+ "'!tricky time stamps"
+ ",!storing sparse files >
8G'"))))
;; https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-tar/2021-10/msg00007.html
;; tar-1.34 isn't aware of 64-bit time_t and upstream suggests
;; skipping the test for this release on 32-bit systems.
