Re: [PATCH] ld: Skip p33265-2 and pr33265-2 tests on Windows
Project / Subsystem
binutils / ld
Date
2026-07-24
Proposer
Jan Dubiec <jdx@o2.pl>
Source type
public_inbox
Consensus
Proposed
Sentiment
—/10
Technical tradeoffs
- • Skipping tests on certain platforms to ensure stability versus potentially masking platform-specific issues.
- • Ensuring test compatibility across different build environments (MinGW vs. Cygwin).
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- Re: [PATCH] ld: Skip p33265-2 and pr33265-2 tests on Windows
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- ld: Skip p33265-2 and pr33265-2 tests on Windows
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- Discussion on why tests might fail on Windows, focusing on PATH_MAX differences between MinGW and Cygwin.
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- Jan Dubiec <jdx@o2.pl>
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- Proposed
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- proposed
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- • Skipping tests on certain platforms to ensure stability versus potentially masking platform-specific issues.
- • Ensuring test compatibility across different build environments (MinGW vs. Cygwin).
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- • ld
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- • portability
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- date
- 2026-07-24T00:00:00.000Z
Re: [PATCH] ld: Skip p33265-2 and pr33265-2 tests on Windows
Jan Dubiec explains that binutils tests related to path limits might fail on Windows due to differences in PATH_MAX between MinGW (native WinAPI) and Cygwin (POSIX layer). He is confident the issue is specific to MinGW due to its direct WinAPI usage. Jan Beulich questioned the certainty of this analysis.