Git tests fail when building v0.8.3 on nixos

[guillaumecherel]

I tried upgrading the pubs nixos package to version 0.8.3, but git tests fail. It seems to be related to the tests relying on a pre-configured git, which does not happen on nix. All details are available here.

Can you do anything about it?

[benureau]

Indeed, git will complain when not configured, which throws the tests out... we could protect the tests by testing if git is configured first, and expect them to fail it it isn't. I will look into it. The issue on nixos seems resolved though?

[guillaumecherel]

Yes, the solution accepted on nixos is just to disable the git tests by deleting the tests_git.py file before building.