Hi, im trying to compile Python 3.0.1 under Debian Testing, and i get an
error in the step make test. 
test_https fails with errno 13. The atach file has the full output.
So, what is missing in my computer or what i need to do, to compile it,
thanks and sorry for my english.

I tried on coLinux(debian) and I got similar errors. But I'm not unix
guy, I don't know well what "permission denied" means.

debian:~/python-dev/py3k# ./python  Lib/test/test_httpservers.py
test_command (__main__.BaseHTTPServerTestCase) ... ok
test_handler (__main__.BaseHTTPServerTestCase) ... ok
test_head_keep_alive (__main__.BaseHTTPServerTestCase) ... ok
test_header_close (__main__.BaseHTTPServerTestCase) ... ok
test_internal_key_error (__main__.BaseHTTPServerTestCase) ... ok
test_request_line_trimming (__main__.BaseHTTPServerTestCase) ... ok
test_return_custom_status (__main__.BaseHTTPServerTestCase) ... ok
test_return_header_keep_alive (__main__.BaseHTTPServerTestCase) ... ok
test_send_blank (__main__.BaseHTTPServerTestCase) ... ok
test_version_bogus (__main__.BaseHTTPServerTestCase) ... ok
test_version_digits (__main__.BaseHTTPServerTestCase) ... ok
test_version_invalid (__main__.BaseHTTPServerTestCase) ... ok
test_version_none (__main__.BaseHTTPServerTestCase) ... ok
test_version_none_get (__main__.BaseHTTPServerTestCase) ... ok
test_get (__main__.SimpleHTTPServerTestCase) ... FAIL
test_head (__main__.SimpleHTTPServerTestCase) ... ok
test_invalid_requests (__main__.SimpleHTTPServerTestCase) ... ok
test_authorization (__main__.CGIHTTPServerTestCase) ... Traceback (most
recent call last):
  File "/root/python-dev/py3k/Lib/http/server.py", line 1031, in run_cgi
    os.execve(scriptfile, args, os.environ)
OSError: [Errno 13] Permission denied
ERROR
test_headers_and_content (__main__.CGIHTTPServerTestCase) ... Traceback
(most recent call last):
  File "/root/python-dev/py3k/Lib/http/server.py", line 1031, in run_cgi
    os.execve(scriptfile, args, os.environ)
OSError: [Errno 13] Permission denied
ERROR
test_invaliduri (__main__.CGIHTTPServerTestCase) ... ok
test_post (__main__.CGIHTTPServerTestCase) ... Traceback (most recent
call last):
  File "/root/python-dev/py3k/Lib/http/server.py", line 1031, in run_cgi
    os.execve(scriptfile, args, os.environ)
OSError: [Errno 13] Permission denied
FAIL

======================================================================
ERROR: test_authorization (__main__.CGIHTTPServerTestCase)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "Lib/test/test_httpservers.py", line 342, in test_authorization
    (res.read(), res.getheader('Content-type'), res.status))
  File "/root/python-dev/py3k/Lib/http/client.py", line 592, in getheader
    return ', '.join(self.msg.get_all(name, default))
TypeError

======================================================================
ERROR: test_headers_and_content (__main__.CGIHTTPServerTestCase)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "Lib/test/test_httpservers.py", line 322, in test_headers_and_content
    (res.read(), res.getheader('Content-type'), res.status))
  File "/root/python-dev/py3k/Lib/http/client.py", line 592, in getheader
    return ', '.join(self.msg.get_all(name, default))
TypeError

======================================================================
FAIL: test_get (__main__.SimpleHTTPServerTestCase)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "Lib/test/test_httpservers.py", line 244, in test_get
    self.check_status_and_reason(response, 404)
  File "Lib/test/test_httpservers.py", line 220, in check_status_and_reason
    self.assertEquals(response.status, status)
AssertionError: 200 != 404

======================================================================
FAIL: test_post (__main__.CGIHTTPServerTestCase)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "Lib/test/test_httpservers.py", line 330, in test_post
    self.assertEquals(res.read(), b'1, python, 123456\n')
AssertionError: b'' != b'1, python, 123456\n'

I tried too yesterday with the svn version, and i get the same error. 
Is there a solution or im doing something wrong?

Probably this is short code to reproduce "permission denied".

import os, pwd
nobody = pwd.getpwnam('nobody')[2]
os.setuid(nobody)
open("dummy.txt", "w").write("foo") # permission denied

Still I cannot understand what's going on. Is debian more secure than
other unixes?

I dont know, it weird, because im running the test as root. I tried in a
Stable Lenny, and nothing too

I re-download again (maybe its the four time jaja) the python 3.0.1 from
the svn and now, it pass all the tests. Thanks to all!

I downloaded py3k branch and ran the tests with a regular user. All test
pass OK.

SVN Revision: 70469

Hmm, I'm using coLinux with root user. (default)
Maybe that's difference.

I think it isn't a problem / bug, rather than it's a protection method
to don't execute this test or cgi stuff with root user.

In the middle, it change a userid to 'nobody', then if you are logged in
as root, it can change the userid and then you don't have permission to
write in the disk; and if you are logged in with as a regular user it
can't change the userid and works OK.

CGI tests shouldn't be run as root, it seems, as it breaks the inherent
protection.

yes it ran with normal user :-) thanks now im enjoying python 3k ;-)

2009/3/23 Facundo Batista <report@bugs.python.org>

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> Facundo Batista <facundo@taniquetil.com.ar> added the comment:
>
> CGI tests shouldn't be run as root, it seems, as it breaks the inherent
> protection.
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> nosy: +facundobatista
> resolution:  -> invalid
> status: open -> closed
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