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man-db: fix test failure when using Darwin’s libiconv#346955

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man-db: fix test failure when using Darwin’s libiconv#346955
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man-db makes assumptions about libiconv that are not true for all libiconv implementations, which causes the test to go into an infinite loop because it never makes the progress it expects to make.

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  • Built on platform(s)
    • x86_64-linux
    • aarch64-linux
    • x86_64-darwin
    • aarch64-darwin
  • For non-Linux: Is sandboxing enabled in nix.conf? (See Nix manual)
    • sandbox = relaxed
    • sandbox = true
  • Tested, as applicable:
  • Tested compilation of all packages that depend on this change using nix-shell -p nixpkgs-review --run "nixpkgs-review rev HEAD". Note: all changes have to be committed, also see nixpkgs-review usage
  • Tested basic functionality of all binary files (usually in ./result/bin/)
  • 24.11 Release Notes (or backporting 23.11 and 24.05 Release notes)
    • (Package updates) Added a release notes entry if the change is major or breaking
    • (Module updates) Added a release notes entry if the change is significant
    • (Module addition) Added a release notes entry if adding a new NixOS module
  • Fits CONTRIBUTING.md.

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@ofborg ofborg bot added 6.topic: darwin Running or building packages on Darwin 10.rebuild-darwin: 501+ This PR causes many rebuilds on Darwin and should normally target the staging branches. 10.rebuild-darwin: 5001+ This PR causes many rebuilds on Darwin and must target the staging branches. 10.rebuild-linux: 0 This PR does not cause any packages to rebuild on Linux. labels Oct 6, 2024
man-db makes assumptions about libiconv that are not true for all
libiconv implementations, which causes the test to go into an infinite
loop because it never makes the progress it expects to make.
@wegank wegank added the 12.approvals: 2 This PR was reviewed and approved by two persons. label Oct 7, 2024
@reckenrode reckenrode merged commit 7ba9e42 into NixOS:staging Oct 7, 2024
@reckenrode reckenrode deleted the push-kvykxlmnunzw branch October 7, 2024 21:29
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6.topic: darwin Running or building packages on Darwin 10.rebuild-darwin: 501+ This PR causes many rebuilds on Darwin and should normally target the staging branches. 10.rebuild-darwin: 5001+ This PR causes many rebuilds on Darwin and must target the staging branches. 10.rebuild-linux: 0 This PR does not cause any packages to rebuild on Linux. 12.approvals: 2 This PR was reviewed and approved by two persons.

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