Re: [perl #62974] Signed-zero tests failing on Windows XP

On Sun, Feb 1, 2009 at 13:07, Will Coleda <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Sun, Feb 1, 2009 at 12:29 PM, via RT Alan Rocker
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> # New Ticket Created by  Alan Rocker
>> # Please include the string:  [perl #62974]
>> # in the subject line of all future correspondence about this issue.
>> # <URL: http://rt.perl.org/rt3/Ticket/Display.html?id=62974 >
>>
>>
>>
>> (At #36249). I thought these problems had been fixed. If my memory is at
>> fault, I'll shut up and go back to sleep. If not, I'll file a formal
>> report.
>>
>> Test Summary Report
>> -------------------
>> t/op/arithmetics                        (Wstat: 256 Tests: 28 Failed: 1)
>>  Failed test:  7
>>  Non-zero exit status: 1
>> t/pmc/complex                           (Wstat: 0 Tests: 467 Failed: 2)
>>  Failed tests:  380-381
>> t/pmc/float                             (Wstat: 256 Tests: 61 Failed: 1)
>>  Failed test:  23
>>  Non-zero exit status: 1
>> Files=388, Tests=11676, 901 wallclock secs ( 8.28 usr +  1.05 sys =  9.33
>> CPU)
>> Result: FAIL
>> mingw32-make: *** [test] Error 1
>>
>
> These look like the tests that:
>
> 1) were skipped on windows
> 2) were failing on openbsd
> 3) that I skipped for openbsd
> 4) that particle then un-skipped for windows since they were passing for him.
>
> I suspect that we need more fine-grained skip status for "windows" (if
> these can't be fixed.)
>
yep, seems like an msvc version thing. iirc there was funny -0
handling in msvc 7. can the OP attach Parrot::Configure::Generated?
~jerry