texinfo: texinfoInteractive t/malformed-split.sh hangs

[raboof]

Describe the bug

When (re)building texinfoInteractive, all tests up until t/split.sh pass, but t/malformed-split.sh hangs.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

nix-build '<nixpkgs>' -A texinfoInteractive --check (in my case on nixos-unstable, 1a57d96 and d9dba88)

Additional context

Interesting comment at https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg08053.html

[andir]

What revision was this on? I've just tried to reproduce this but the package did build just fine on 1a57d96.

[andir]

Also works for me on the current master branch: c1891ad

[raboof]

rebooting and switching terminal/shell didn't help.

it works for me on 950c5e1 (after a 'nixos-rebuild switch') though, so I can bisect where it started going wrong for me...

[raboof]

adding --option sandbox yes doesn't change the behaviour.

bisecting shows the problem started since the upgrade of busybox from 1.31.1 to 1.32.0 in 565c6a2 . Indeed https://busybox.net/?var=a mentions 1.32.1 fixes a deadlock issue, and indeed upgrading busybox fixes the problem for me \o/. Will PR.

[TredwellGit]

#108708 did not fix this.

[raboof]

#108708 did not fix this.

Hmm, I just double-checked and it does fix it for me: hangs on 66dc4881b2f6b8415d2afaaa178f481b660c7a52^ and succeeds on 66dc4881b2f6b8415d2afaaa178f481b660c7a52.

I have to actually nixos-rebuild switch for the fix to take effect, though: updating the nixpkgs used by nix-build isn't sufficient.

[TredwellGit]

I can't nixos-rebuild switch because it hangs. That is also really unusual behavior.

[raboof]

That is also really unusual behavior.

It is, isn't it!

[stale]

I marked this as stale due to inactivity. → More info

[Artturin]

It's 2 years later and busybox is at 1.36 so perhaps it's fixed now