bug#29021: gnu: biber@2.7: "check" phase fails at "dateformats.t" tests

[zimoun]

Hi,

This old bug [1] is about a failure of the package 'biber'.

1: <http://issues.guix.gnu.org/issue/29021>

On Thu, 26 Oct 2017 at 21:51, Adonay Felipe Nogueira <adfeno@hyperbola.info> 
wrote:

> $ guix package --fallback -i biber

> starting phase `configure'
> running `perl' with arguments ("Build.PL"
> "--prefix=/gnu/store/0mkxal471rqb55zvnqrapp970irzdb5i-biber-2.7"
> "--installdirs=site")
> WARNING: the following files are missing in your kit:
>         META.json
>                 META.yml
>                 Please inform the author.
>
> Created MYMETA.yml and MYMETA.json
> Creating new 'Build' script for 'biblatex-biber' version '2.7'
> phase `configure' succeeded after 0.6 seconds
> starting phase `patch-generated-file-shebangs'
> phase `patch-generated-file-shebangs' succeeded after 0.0 seconds
> starting phase `build'
> Building biblatex-biber
> phase `build' succeeded after 0.7 seconds
> starting phase `check'

[...]

> #   Failed test 'Extended years - 1'

[...]

> #   Failed test 'Extended years - 2'

[...]

> Failed 2/45 subtests
>
> Test Summary Report
> -------------------
> t/dateformats.t      (Wstat: 512 Tests: 45 Failed: 2)
>   Failed tests:  43-44
>   Non-zero exit status: 2
> Files=43, Tests=1061, 78 wallclock secs ( 0.64 usr  0.14 sys + 59.30
> cusr 16.42 csys = 76.50 CPU)
> Result: FAIL
> Failed 1/43 test programs. 2/1061 subtests failed.
> phase `check' failed after 79.2 seconds
> builder for
> `/gnu/store/07p6wbr4j2j3qy4151z0gak2dylwhrkm-biber-2.7.drv' failed
> with exit code 1
> guix package: error: build failed: build of
> `/gnu/store/07p6wbr4j2j3qy4151z0gak2dylwhrkm-biber-2.7.drv' failed

Using Guix 3694c0d, the package 'biber' (now at 2.12) builds for me.

Does it build for you?

All the best,
simon