Re: Buildfarm setup for AIX

Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net>

From: Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net>
To: Vamshikrishna T <tvk1271@gmail.com>, pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
Cc: postgres-ibm-aix@wwpdl.vnet.ibm.com, sriram.rk@in.ibm.com
Date: 2025-07-09T16:58:27Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
On 2025-07-09 We 4:28 AM, Vamshikrishna T wrote:
> Hi Team,
>
> Here are few updates on the buildfarm setup for AIX.
> We got a latest Power9 node in OSU lab dedicated for Postgres 
> community development activity.
>
> In the last couple of weeks, we have setup the buildfarm on a node in 
> OSU lab for all the supported versions of Postgres on AIX(13/14/15/16).
>
> https://buildfarm.postgresql.org/cgi-bin/show_history.pl?nm=douc&br=REL_13_STABLE 
> <https://buildfarm.postgresql.org/cgi-bin/show_history.pl?nm=douc&br=REL_13_STABLE>
> https://buildfarm.postgresql.org/cgi-bin/show_history.pl?nm=douc&br=REL_14_STABLE 
> <https://buildfarm.postgresql.org/cgi-bin/show_history.pl?nm=douc&br=REL_14_STABLE>
> https://buildfarm.postgresql.org/cgi-bin/show_history.pl?nm=douc&br=REL_15_STABLE 
> <https://buildfarm.postgresql.org/cgi-bin/show_history.pl?nm=douc&br=REL_15_STABLE>
> https://buildfarm.postgresql.org/cgi-bin/show_history.pl?nm=douc&br=REL_16_STABLE 
> <https://buildfarm.postgresql.org/cgi-bin/show_history.pl?nm=douc&br=REL_16_STABLE>
>
> For other latest releases(17/18/master) we are planning to run them 
> locally on our node.
>
> Currently we are seeing some issues in the TAP test for REL_16.
>
> gmake -j1  checkprep 
> >>'/home/pgsql/buildFarm/bfarm-19.1/buildroot/REL_16_STABLE/pgsql.build'/tmp_install/log/install.log 
> 2>&1
> echo "# +++ tap check in src/test/authentication +++" && rm -rf 
> '/home/pgsql/buildFarm/bfarm-19.1/buildroot/REL_16_STABLE/pgsql.build/src/test/authentication'/tmp_check 
> && /opt/freeware/bin//mkdir -p 
> '/home/pgsql/buildFarm/bfarm-19.1/buildroot/REL_16_STABLE/pgsql.build/src/test/authentication'/tmp_check 
> && cd . && 
> TESTLOGDIR='/home/pgsql/buildFarm/bfarm-19.1/buildroot/REL_16_STABLE/pgsql.build/src/test/authentication/tmp_check/log' 
> TESTDATADIR='/home/pgsql/buildFarm/bfarm-19.1/buildroot/REL_16_STABLE/pgsql.build/src/test/authentication/tmp_check' 
> PATH="/home/pgsql/buildFarm/bfarm-19.1/buildroot/REL_16_STABLE/pgsql.build/tmp_install/home/pgsql/buildFarm/bfarm-19.1/buildroot/REL_16_STABLE/inst/bin:/home/pgsql/buildFarm/bfarm-19.1/buildroot/REL_16_STABLE/pgsql.build/src/test/authentication:$PATH" 
> LIBPATH="/home/pgsql/buildFarm/bfarm-19.1/buildroot/REL_16_STABLE/pgsql.build/tmp_install/home/pgsql/buildFarm/bfarm-19.1/buildroot/REL_16_STABLE/inst/lib" 
>  PGPORT='65768' 
> top_builddir='/home/pgsql/buildFarm/bfarm-19.1/buildroot/REL_16_STABLE/pgsql.build/src/test/authentication/../../..' 
> PG_REGRESS='/home/pgsql/buildFarm/bfarm-19.1/buildroot/REL_16_STABLE/pgsql.build/src/test/authentication/../../../src/test/regress/pg_regress' 
> /opt/freeware/bin//prove -I ../../../src/test/perl/ -I . 
>  t/001_password.pl <http://001_password.pl>
> # +++ tap check in src/test/authentication +++
> t/001_password.pl <http://001_password.pl> .. 1/? # Tests were run but 
> no plan was declared and done_testing() was not seen.
> # Looks like your test exited with 2 just after 1.
> t/001_password.pl <http://001_password.pl> .. Dubious, test returned 2 
> (wstat 512, 0x200)
> All 1 subtests passed
>
> Test Summary Report
> -------------------
> t/001_password.pl <http://001_password.pl> (Wstat: 512 (exited 2) 
> Tests: 1 Failed: 0)
>   Non-zero exit status: 2
>   Parse errors: No plan found in TAP output
> Files=1, Tests=1, 183 wallclock secs ( 0.02 usr  0.00 sys +  0.41 cusr 
>  0.14 csys =  0.57 CPU)
> Result: FAIL
> gmake: *** [Makefile:17: check] Error 1
>
>
> These tests were passing on other buildfarms (animals) , trying to 
> debug if there are any environment specific issues.
>
>
>

I think we need more info. Let's have a look at the 
regress_log_001_password file.


cheers


andrew


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