On Sept 23 2006, chromatic reported that two tests were failing in t/ 
examples/shootout.t on Linux on PPC.
I have Darwin (Mac OS X 10.4) also on PPC.  Since last month's bug  
day, the *only* failing test I've had whenever I've done 'make test'  
is also from shootout.t.
t/examples/shootout......................ok 10/20
#     Failed test (t/examples/shootout.t at line 99)
#          got: 'agggtaaa|tttaccct 0
# [cgt]gggtaaa|tttaccc[acg] 3
# a[act]ggtaaa|tttacc[agt]t 9
# ag[act]gtaaa|tttac[agt]ct 8
# agg[act]taaa|ttta[agt]cct 10
# aggg[acg]aaa|ttt[cgt]ccct 3
# agggt[cgt]aa|tt[acg]accct 4
# agggta[cgt]a|t[acg]taccct 3
# agggtaa[cgt]|[acg]ttaccct 5
# '
#     expected: 'agggtaaa|tttaccct 0
# [cgt]gggtaaa|tttaccc[acg] 3
# a[act]ggtaaa|tttacc[agt]t 9
# ag[act]gtaaa|tttac[agt]ct 8
# agg[act]taaa|ttta[agt]cct 10
# aggg[acg]aaa|ttt[cgt]ccct 3
# agggt[cgt]aa|tt[acg]accct 4
# agggta[cgt]a|t[acg]taccct 3
# agggtaa[cgt]|[acg]ttaccct 5
#
# 101745
# 100000
# 133640
# '
# './parrot  < examples/shootout/regexdna.pir.input   "/Users/jimk/ 
work/parrot/t/examples/shootout_16.pir"' failed with exit code 138
t/examples/shootout......................ok 18/20# Looks like you  
failed 1 test of 20.
t/examples/shootout......................dubious
         Test returned status 1 (wstat 256, 0x100)
DIED. FAILED test 16
         Failed 1/20 tests, 95.00% okay (less 3 skipped tests: 16  
okay, 80.00%)
[snip]
Failed Test           Stat Wstat Total Fail  List of Failed
------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
-------
t/examples/shootout.t    1   256    20    1  16
11 tests and 604 subtests skipped.
Failed 1/266 test scripts. 1/6768 subtests failed.
Files=266, Tests=6768, 1330 wallclock secs (520.39 cusr + 298.85 csys  
= 819.24 CPU)
Failed 1/266 test programs. 1/6768 subtests failed.
make: *** [test] Error 255
For several weeks, this test was passing -- leading me to file this 
oft-quoted post to the list:  http://use.perl.org/~kudra/journal/32224
Alas, tonight the shootout/regexdna.pir.input test is failing anew. 
Here's the relevant output of 'make test':
t/examples/shootout......................
"/Users/jimk/work/parrot/t/examples/shootout_16.pir"' failed with exit 
code 138
# Looks like you failed 1 test of 20.
dubious
	Test returned status 1 (wstat 256, 0x100)
DIED. FAILED test 16
	Failed 1/20 tests, 95.00% okay (less 3 skipped tests: 16 okay, 80.00%)
[snip]
ailed Test Stat Wstat Total Fail List of Failed
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
t/examples/shootout.t    1   256    20    1  16
11 tests and 605 subtests skipped.
Failed 1/268 test scripts. 1/6808 subtests failed.
Files=268, Tests=6808, 1288 wallclock secs (416.62 cusr + 257.01 csys = 
673.63 CPU)
Failed 1/268 test programs. 1/6808 subtests failed.
make: *** [test] Error 25
Once again, it's the only failing test out of over 6800 tests run by 
'make test'.  Can anyone diagnose?
Thank you very much.
kid51
[parrot] 535 $ perl t/harness t/examples/shootout.t
t/examples/shootout....ok 8/20                                               
t/examples/shootout....ok 18/20# Looks like you failed 1 test of 20.         
t/examples/shootout....dubious                                               
        Test returned status 1 (wstat 256, 0x100)
DIED. FAILED test 16
        Failed 1/20 tests, 95.00% okay (less 3 skipped tests: 16 okay, 80.00%)
Failed Test           Stat Wstat Total Fail  List of Failed
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
t/examples/shootout.t    1   256    20    1  16
3 subtests skipped.
Failed 1/1 test scripts. 1/20 subtests failed.
Files=1, Tests=20, 77 wallclock secs (53.87 cusr +  6.26 csys = 60.13 CPU)
Failed 1/1 test programs. 1/20 subtests failed.