forwarded 592992 http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=6858 thanks
On 2010-08-14 23:00 +0200, Sven Joachim wrote: > Package: emacs23 > Version: 23.2+1-3 > Severity: serious > > The amd64 build failed due to a race condition in parallel building: > > ,---- > | In gnus-summary-limit-to-bodies: > | gnus-sum.el:8359:57:Warning: `save-excursion' defeated by `set-buffer' > | Wrote > /build/buildd-emacs23_23.2+1-3-amd64-ofeZOD/emacs23-23.2+1/debian/build-nox/lisp/gnus/gnus-win.elc > | Compiling > /build/buildd-emacs23_23.2+1-3-amd64-ofeZOD/emacs23-23.2+1/debian/build-nox/lisp/gnus/gnus.el > | > | In toplevel form: > | gnus/gnus-vm.el:36:1:Error: Required feature `gnus-sum' was not provided > | make[3]: *** > [/build/buildd-emacs23_23.2+1-3-amd64-ofeZOD/emacs23-23.2+1/debian/build-nox/lisp/gnus/gnus-vm.elc] > Error 1 > | make[3]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs.... > | Wrote > /build/buildd-emacs23_23.2+1-3-amd64-ofeZOD/emacs23-23.2+1/debian/build-nox/lisp/gnus/gnus-sum.elc > `---- > > I seems as if gnus-sum.elc had only been half written while gnus-vm was > byte-compiled. This is due to write-region not updating files > atomically. I reported this upstream as well, but I would not expect a quick fix. In the meantime, parallel building could be disabled for reliable, albeit slow, build. Sven -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-rc-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org