Re: system test for kmod and/or pure-Guile Linux module loader

[Ludovic Courtès]

Hi Danny,

Danny Milosavljevic <address@hidden> skribis:

> so I'm trying to write system tests for kmod (for now).
>
> The tests of the kmod package are disabled because they load/unload kernel
> modules - which is not what a build container is supposed to be
> doing.

Good idea.

> gnu/tests/linux.scm is attached.
>
> I get this message:
>
> guix build: error: build failed: creating directory `/gnu/store/.links': 
> Read-only
>
> although I tried to use my own store fs.  What am I doing wrong?

The VMs in system tests use a read-only, 9p-mounted store, which may be
the reason you see this.  (That means you cannot build anything in that
store.)

The tests in (gnu tests install) use standalone VMs with a separate
store.  Perhaps you should do something like that?

HTH,
Ludo’.