[Help-smalltalk] Re: [bug] Build failure on alpha

[Thomas Girard]

Issue status update for 
http://smalltalk.gnu.org/project/issue/154
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http://smalltalk.gnu.org/project/comments/add/154

Project:      GNU Smalltalk
Version:      <none>
Component:    Testsuite
Category:     bug reports
Priority:     normal
Assigned to:  Unassigned
Reported by:  tgg
Updated by:   tgg
Status:       active

I've just checked on a Debian alpha machine that MATHEMU is enabled in
the kernel. But the 008 test still fails.

Here's the testsuite.log on an 2.6.18 MATHEMU enabled Debian/sid alpha
box:

#                             -*- compilation -*-
8. testsuite.at:34: testing ...
{ (cd /home/tgg/smalltalk-3.0/tests && gst -I
/home/tgg/smalltalk-3.0/gst.im -r floatmath.st 2>&1); echo exit 0 >
retcode; } | tr -d '\r' | tee stdout; . retcode
./testsuite.at:34: { (cd $abs_srcdir && gst $image_path -r floatmath.st
2>&1); echo exit $? > retcode; } | tr -d '\r' | tee stdout; . retcode
--- expout    2008-01-12 17:27:19.000000000 +0000

+++  /home/tgg/smalltalk-3.0/tests/testsuite.dir/at-stdout   
2008-01-12 17:27:26.000000000 +0000

@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@
returned value is 17.7675

Execution begins...
-true->0.12345

+ true->0.1234499999999999

returned value is 0.123450

Execution begins...
@@ -244,11 +244,11 @@
returned value is 1.23450e-09

Execution begins...
-true->0.83205029433784

+ true->0.8320502943378399

returned value is 0.832050

Execution begins...
-true->0.832050294337844

+ true->0.8320502943378439

returned value is 0.832050

Execution begins...
@@ -287,16 +287,5 @@
true
true
true
-true
-true
-true
-true
-true
-true
-true
-true
-true
-true
-true
-true
-returned value is FloatE

+  error: halt encountered

+returned value is nil
8. testsuite.at:34: 8. floatmath.st (testsuite.at:34): FAILED
(testsuite.at:34)