diff src/testdir/runtest.vim @ 12905:30b0d784c870 v8.0.1329

patch 8.0.1329: when a flaky test fails it also often fails the second time commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/550586015232ecc4f68b3479fa8ba2cf81c76e7b Author: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> Date: Tue Nov 21 15:14:51 2017 +0100 patch 8.0.1329: when a flaky test fails it also often fails the second time Problem: When a flaky test fails it also often fails the second time. Solution: Sleep a couple of seconds before the second try.
author Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
date Tue, 21 Nov 2017 15:15:05 +0100
parents 90aaa974594e
children 6cf6138b6484
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--- a/src/testdir/runtest.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/runtest.vim
@@ -286,6 +286,10 @@ for s:test in sort(s:tests)
     call add(s:messages, 'Flaky test failed, running it again')
     let first_run = v:errors
 
+    " Flakiness is often caused by the system being very busy.  Sleep a couple
+    " of seconds to have a higher chance of succeeding the second time.
+    sleep 2
+
     let v:errors = []
     call RunTheTest(s:test)
     if len(v:errors) > 0