Failing DMD tests

[Alex Rønne Petersen]

On 21-08-2011 02:35, Jonathan M Davis wrote:
> On Sunday, August 21, 2011 00:27:03 Jesse Phillips wrote:
>> On Sat, 20 Aug 2011 16:57:38 +0200, Alex Rønne Petersen wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I recently set up a Jenkins server which is running DMD builds and tests
>>> at: http://emoba.net:8888/jenkins/view/D/ It's running on an x86-64
>>> installation of Gentoo.
>>
>> This tests are failing as evidence by:
>>
>> http://d.puremagic.com/test-results/
>>
>> So the devs will need to work out the solution.
>
> It's a known issue. The deprecated std.random.rand was removed, and when fixing
> the dmd tests accordingly, it was revealed that a test which used rand was
> actually defective and that the optimizer bug that it was supposed to test for
> wasn't actually fixed:
>
> http://www.digitalmars.com/d/archives/digitalmars/D/bugs/4766.html
>
> So, the optimizer bug needs to be properly fixed and the test adjusted
> accordingly. Until then, the test is failing.
>
> - Jonathan M Davis

OK, thanks for the clarification!

Regards,
Alex