Fixed #7408: dropped group ownership checking because it relies on os-specific rules
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_sdist.py b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_sdist.py
index b8e3dca..20b20aa 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_sdist.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_sdist.py
@@ -336,10 +336,13 @@
# making sure we have the good rights
archive_name = join(self.tmp_dir, 'dist', 'fake-1.0.tar.gz')
archive = tarfile.open(archive_name)
+
+ # note that we are not testing the group ownership here
+ # because, depending on the platforms and the container
+ # rights (see #7408)
try:
for member in archive.getmembers():
self.assertEquals(member.uid, os.getuid())
- self.assertEquals(member.gid, os.getgid())
finally:
archive.close()
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index e5c8626..8ac7c24 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -487,6 +487,10 @@
Library
-------
+- Issue #7408: Fixed distutils.tests.sdist so it doesn't check for group
+ ownership when the group is not forced, because the group may be different
+ from the user's group and inherit from its container when the test is run.
+
- Issue #1515: Enable use of deepcopy() with instance methods. Patch by
Robert Collins.