[tahoe-lafs-trac-stream] [Tahoe-LAFS] #2871: test_create_long_path fails ... when ... the ... path ... is ... long ...

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#2871: test_create_long_path fails ... when ... the ... path ... is ... long ...
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 Reporter:  exarkun  |          Owner:
     Type:  defect   |         Status:  new
 Priority:  normal   |      Milestone:  undecided
Component:  unknown  |        Version:  1.12.1
 Keywords:           |  Launchpad Bug:
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 {{{
 [ERROR]
 Traceback (most recent call last):
   File "/nix/store/sp2j3hg0cq8pnvz7mwa0d9abns89vkib-python2.7-tahoe-
 lafs-1.11.1/lib/python2.7/site-packages/allmydata/test/test_util.py", line
 524, in test_create_long_path
     fileutil.write(long_path, "test")
   File "/nix/store/sp2j3hg0cq8pnvz7mwa0d9abns89vkib-python2.7-tahoe-
 lafs-1.11.1/lib/python2.7/site-packages/allmydata/util/fileutil.py", line
 230, in write
     wf = open(path, mode)
 exceptions.IOError: [Errno 36] File name too long: u'/tmp/nix-build-
 python2.7-tahoe-lafs-1.11.1.drv-0/tahoe-
 lafs-1.11.0/_trial_temp/test_create_long_path/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'

 allmydata.test.test_util.FileUtil.test_create_long_path
 }}}

 I don't understand the point of this test at all.

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