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From: Eelco Dolstra <eelco.dolstra@logicblox.com>
Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 15:03:11 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?*=20Disable=20the=20python-nose=20check,=20beca?=
 =?UTF-8?q?use=20it=20fails=20with=20=E2=80=98This=20platform=20=20=20lack?=
 =?UTF-8?q?s=20a=20functioning=20sem=5Fopen=20implementation,=20therefore,?=
 =?UTF-8?q?=20the=20required=20=20=20synchronization=20primitives=20needed?=
 =?UTF-8?q?=20will=20not=20function,=20see=20issue=20=20=203770.=E2=80=99?=
 =?UTF-8?q?=20=20However,=20our=20Python=20does=20seem=20to=20be=20built?=
 =?UTF-8?q?=20with=20the=20necessary=20=20=20functionality.=20=20(The=20st?=
 =?UTF-8?q?atement=20"from=20=5Fmultiprocessing=20import=20=20=20SemLock"?=
 =?UTF-8?q?=20doesn't=20give=20an=20exception.)?=
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svn path=/nixpkgs/trunk/; revision=27230
---
 pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 5e1d9155b82..20b26c0ac16 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -869,6 +869,13 @@ let pythonPackages = python.modules // rec {
       sha256 = "0qm6q232h5r071gwfkiszkmfqc60k7abl15bk495lcdkk62m91db";
     };
 
+    # Fails with ‘This platform lacks a functioning sem_open
+    # implementation, therefore, the required synchronization
+    # primitives needed will not function, see issue 3770.’ However,
+    # our Python does seem to be built with the necessary
+    # functionality.
+    doCheck = false;
+
     meta = {
       description = "A unittest-based testing framework for python that makes writing and running tests easier";
     };