Description of problem: There are races in glibc's intl/* tests. Those races can cause spurious failures in glibc's testsuite which waste engineering & QE's time to analyze. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: Run the glibc testsuite with -j<n> for n > 1 repeatedly and watch for failures in tst-gettext3, tst-gettext5 or tst-codeset Steps to Reproduce: 1. 2. 3. Actual results: Occasionally one of the above-mentioned tests will fail for no apparent reason. Expected results: The tests should pass 100% of the time. Additional info: This is strictly a testsuite issue and fixing it is strictly to reduce the amount of wasted time for our engineering staff. It does not affect the delivered code in any way shape or form. Multiple approaches to fix the problem are in hand and waiting upstream approval.
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Suzanne, sorry, this should have been added to the errata some time ago. Fixed.
Since the problem described in this bug report should be resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated files, follow the link below. If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2013-0022.html