Re: make check-world failing for me

On 22 October 2016 at 01:52, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:

> Thom Brown <thom(at)linux(dot)com> writes:
> > I'm using the latest version of Linux Mint Debian Edition, having
> recently
> > upgraded from an older version, and now I can't get make check-world to
> > finish successfully.
>
> > The initial theory was that the version of Bison I'm using (3.0.2) is to
> > blame, but I've also tested it against 3.0.1, 2.7.1 and 2.3, but I get
> the
> > same problem:
>
> Don't see how it would be Bison's fault. What this looks like to me is
> that you've got a corrupted copy of src/test/perl/PostgresNode.pm,
> because this:
>
> > syntax error at
> > /home/thom/Development/postgresql/src/test/modules/
> commit_ts/../../../../src/test/perl/PostgresNode.pm
> > line 437, near ")
> > print"
>
> doesn't seem to have anything to do with what's actually at line 437
> in that file (at least not in current HEAD). I don't see any close
> matches elsewhere in that file, either.
>

I've just taken a fresh clone of the PostgreSQL git repo, and it appears
you're right. All the tests appear to be passing now, so sorry for the
noise.

Thanks

Thom