test executables with timeout? #100431
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0.kind: enhancement
2.status: stale
https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/.github/STALE-BOT.md
6.topic: qt/kde
Often we do not know whether an executable functions. We could run it in the
checkPhase
, but it needs to terminate as well.Maybe we should test executables by running them briefly with
timeout
. This would especially be helpful to detect run-time issues with applications that use a search path for dependencies, such as Qt or Python. It could be implemented as a hook and feature anincludeList
orexcludeList
for specific executables in a derivation.cc @doronbehar @ttuegel
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