Package: release.debian.org Severity: normal X-Debbugs-Cc: mdanaly...@packages.debian.org Control: affects -1 + src:mdanalysis User: release.debian....@packages.debian.org Usertags: unblock
Please unblock package mdanalysis [ Reason ] mdanalysis tests are generally flakey, randomly timing out. In response to Bug#1108309, mdanalysis/2.9.0-9 adds Restrictions: flaky to debian/tests and skips a few more tests in order to reduce the level of nuisance from the flakey tests in trixie-stable. Tests are currently halted on riscv64 so 2.9.0-9 will not automatically migrate. Hence filing this unblock request to consider if we're happy to provide mdanalysis/2.9.0-9 in trixie. [ Impact ] Without this update, random timeouts in debci will be registed as "Failed" rather than "Flakey", making the state of mdanalysis seem worse than its actual "known flakey" state. [ Tests ] debian/tests runs the upstream test-suite, which is actually the cause of the problem. Would it be better to stop running mdanalysis tests altogether? [ Risks ] No risk in 2.9.0-9 compared to 2.9.0-8. It skips more tests so in principle reduces the risk of test failure. [ Checklist ] [x ] all changes are documented in the d/changelog [x ] I reviewed all changes and I approve them [x ] attach debdiff against the package in testing [ Other info ] This update does not fix the random timeouts, but rather marks them as flaky in debci to keep them from blocking the package. Santiago Vila has requested to keep Bug#1108309 open for communication with upstream to find a more fundamental fix. We are suggesting this bug be tagged not-trixie, to let mdanalysis/2.9.0-9 into trixie. unblock mdanalysis/2.9.0-9
