Bug#983017: 9base: flaky autopkgtest on i386: stack smashing detected

[Dennis Filder]

The attached patch excludes fortune from the package in case no one
will track this down on a porterbox.  I looked at it on amd64 and
found nothing suspicious sticking out.


9base_nofortune.patch.gz
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Bug#983017: 9base: flaky autopkgtest on i386: stack smashing detected

[Paul Gevers]

Hi,

On Thu, 18 Feb 2021 08:28:06 +0100 Paul Gevers  wrote:
> shoogle has an autopkgtest, great. However, on i386 it fails more often
  ^^^ oops, that's what you get for reusing an old mail.

> I copied the output at the bottom of this report. Can you please look
> into it and make the test more robust (against network issues). If you
> keep the test that requires internet, you should add the needs-internet
> restriction too.

This paragraph also doesn't apply. Sorry for the sub-optimal report.

Paul



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Bug#983017: 9base: flaky autopkgtest on i386: stack smashing detected

[Paul Gevers]

Source: 9base
Version: 1:6-10
Severity: serious
X-Debbugs-CC: debian...@lists.debian.org
User: debian...@lists.debian.org
Usertags: flaky

Dear maintainer(s),

shoogle has an autopkgtest, great. However, on i386 it fails more often
than it passes [1].

Because the unstable-to-testing migration software now blocks on
regressions in testing, flaky tests, i.e. tests that flip between
passing and failing without changes to the list of installed packages,
are causing people unrelated to your package to spend time on these
tests.

On top of that stack smashing seems a serious issue on it's own.

I copied the output at the bottom of this report. Can you please look
into it and make the test more robust (against network issues). If you
keep the test that requires internet, you should add the needs-internet
restriction too.

Paul

[1] https://ci.debian.net/packages/9/9base/testing/i386/

https://ci.debian.net/data/autopkgtest/testing/i386/9/9base/10243149/log.gz

autopkgtest [18:26:16]: test command14: RP=/usr/lib/plan9/bin;
$RP/fortune debian/tests/lorem.txt | $RP/sha1sum
autopkgtest [18:26:16]: test command14: [---
*** stack smashing detected ***: terminated
bash: line 1:  3091 Done$RP/fortune
debian/tests/lorem.txt
  3092 Aborted | $RP/sha1sum
autopkgtest [18:26:16]: test command14: ---]



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