[py-dev] Re: tkinter tests failing after capture changes

[holger krekel]

Hi Jan, 

On Sun, Jul 31, 2005 at 01:49 +0200, Jan Balster wrote:
> holger krekel wrote:
> > it appears that at least on my linux machine two tkinter
> > related tests are failing after the recent IO-capturing
> > changes (we are now doing capturing on FD-level as well as on
> > sys.stdout/stderr level).  I couldn't figure out so far what
> > the actual problem is.  Can you have a look? 
> > 
> > The two failing tests are (i guess you will
> > get them as well): 
> > 
> >     py/test/tkinter/testing/test_capture_out_err.py:16
> >     py/test/tkinter/testing/test_backend.py:188 
> > 
> > cheers & thanks, 
> > 
> >     holger
> > 
> 
> Hi Holger,
> 
> yes, i get the two failing tests. I think the new IO-capturing doesn't work with
>   py.execnet.gateway.

i think you are right and i/we'll need to investigate further. 
py.execnet has some serious refactorings awaiting anyway 
which I discussed with Armin around the ongoing PyPy sprint. 
Maybe it makes sense to switch back to the more shallow
capturing meanwhile ... 

thanks & cheers, 

    holger