Enh: make test less flaky, although still not perfect

alanfranz · Mar 29, 2018 · 947b3e8 · 947b3e8
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commit 947b3e8
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diff --git a/packaging/run_tests b/packaging/run_tests
@@ -77,10 +77,7 @@ ${APT_CMD} remove -y tcpdump
 ${APT_CMD} install -y tcpdump
 
 # here we suppose nothing is done, since an update isn't triggered just for the missing lists.
-BEFORE="$(date +%s)"
-${APT_CMD} -y dist-upgrade
-AFTER="$(date +%s)"
-[ "$(( $AFTER - $BEFORE ))" -gt 2 ] && { echo "too slow, probably updated."; exit 1; }
-
+# if it fails, we suppose an update was triggered.
+${APT_CMD} -y dist-upgrade 2>&1 | grep -v InRelease
 
 ${APT_CMD} remove -y --purge tcpdump openssl wget