devel/nspr fails 'make test' but builds OK

[mezz7 at cox.net]

---- Paul Hoffman <phoffman at proper.com> wrote: 
> At the end of 'make', it suggests running 'make test'. I did so, and 
> in the middle it reports:
> 
>          forktest                        FAILED
>          forktest:       Wait one second before accept
>          forktest:       Wait one second before connect
>          forktest:       Accepting connection at port 59298
>          forktest:       Connecting to port 59298
>          forktest:       Writing message "Hello world!"
>          forktest:       Received "Hello world!" from the client
>          forktest:       The message is received correctly
>          forktest:       Fork succeeded.  Parent process continues.
>          forktest:       Wait one second before accept
>          forktest:       Wait one second before connect
>          forktest:       Fatal error 'mutex is on list' at line 540 in 
> file /usr/src/lib/libpthread/thread/thr_mutex.c (errno = 35)
>          forktest:       Fork succeeded.  Child process continues.
>          forktest:       Accepting connection at port 57028
>          forktest:       Connecting to port 57028
>          forktest:       Writing message "Hello world!"
>          forktest:       Received "Hello world!" from the client
>          forktest:       The message is received correctly
>          forktest:       Parent process exits.
>          forktest:       FAILED
> 
> Later in that same batch of tests, it hangs on "socket" for a very 
> long time (forever?). So, I ctl-c and do a 'make install', which 
> seems to go fine.

It's a known issue, there has a PR for it with no solution.

Cheers,
Mezz

> This is on 6.0-RELEASE.