[Python-Dev] fixing tests on windows (original) (raw)

Tim Golden mail at timgolden.me.uk
Thu Apr 3 23:58:24 CEST 2008

Terry Reedy wrote:

"Tim Golden" <mail at timgolden.me.uk> wrote in message news:47F4DE23.3020202 at timgolden.me.uk... | [re tests which fail because something's holding a file | open with SHAREDELETE]

There are a couple of things one can do in a directory's Properties box (right click) to reduce interference. 1. Under General/Advanced, uncheck 'allow Indexing Service' and click Yes to recursively apply to subdirs and files. 2. Under Sharing, check 'Make private'. This is recursive, but only works for dirs under My Documents or on Desktop. This would be most useful, I think, if buildbots run as a separate user. Have these already been done?

I realise that there are options on any given machine to reduce the interference of known applications. (And I assume that the people who own buildbots are in a position to do what they can in that direction). I was working more towards a situation where they wouldn't have to, where the test suite could confidently be run without having to allow for artefacts of this type.

Still trying: some new ideas from Trent elsewhere in this thread which I'll look into tomorrow.

TJG

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