[debbugs-tracker] bug#36912: closed (JSON-related tests failing on latest master branch)

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--- Begin Message --- Subject: JSON-related tests failing on latest master branch Date: Sat, 3 Aug 2019 21:59:00 +0200

For example, `make check TESTS="tests/swh.scm"` yields two failing tests. Running one of the package-manager test suites (such as gem.scm)` will also produce some failing tests.

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> Brian Leung <address@hidden> writes:
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> > For example, `make check TESTS="tests/swh.scm"` yields two failing tests.
> > Running one of the package-manager test suites (such as gem.scm)` will also
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> This is not actually a bug.
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> We switched from Guile JSON 1.x to 3.x, which has a different
> intermediate representation for JSON data structures.
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> swh.scm and all other modules have been modified, but when you run “guix
> environment guix” you still get an environment with Guile JSON 1.x.
> This leads to the test failure.
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> This problem disappears when you run “guix environment guix --ad-hoc
> guile-json”; it will disappear when the “guix” package is upgraded to
> point to the latest version of Guile JSON.
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> Ricardo
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