Re: [PATCH v2] ld: Skip pr33265-2 and pr33265-3 tests on Windows.
Project / Subsystem
binutils / ld
Date
2026-07-27
Proposer
Jan Beulich <jbeulich@suse.com>
Source type
public_inbox
Consensus
Proposed
Sentiment
—/10
Technical tradeoffs
- • Skipping tests on certain platforms reduces test suite noise but may hide platform-specific issues.
- • Long path names can be problematic on Windows and require careful handling in test case design.
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- Re: [PATCH v2] ld: Skip pr33265-2 and pr33265-3 tests on Windows.
- headline
- ld: Skip tests on Windows due to path length
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- Two ld test cases (`pr33265-2` and `pr33265-3`) are skipped on Windows due to maximum path length limitations.
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- Jan Beulich <jbeulich@suse.com>
- consensus
- Proposed
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- proposed
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- • Skipping tests on certain platforms reduces test suite noise but may hide platform-specific issues.
- • Long path names can be problematic on Windows and require careful handling in test case design.
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- • linker
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- • path length
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- 2026-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
Re: [PATCH v2] ld: Skip pr33265-2 and pr33265-3 tests on Windows.
This discussion confirms that specific linker test cases, pr33265-2 and pr33265-3, are expected to fail on Windows. The reason for the failure is the operating system’s default maximum path length limitation of 260 characters, which these tests exceed. Consequently, the tests are skipped on Windows.