From e5b9f515191e81db131988fdce87f77b38094d24 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Efraim Flashner <efraim@flashner.co.il>
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2025 08:31:43 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] gnu: tar: Skip another test on powerpc-linux.

* gnu/packages/base.scm (tar)[arguments]: Adjust the make-flags to skip
another test on powerpc-linux.

Change-Id: I2916375ba035bae7a6809b033b6b391079aa6f87
---
 gnu/packages/base.scm | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/gnu/packages/base.scm b/gnu/packages/base.scm
index 4d8fa31bb9..81913168c1 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/base.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/base.scm
@@ -264,6 +264,12 @@ implementation offers several extensions over the standard utility.")
                      ",!chained renames"
                      ",!Directory"
                      "'"))))
+          ;; 'storing sparse files > 8G' fails on powerpc-linux, likely
+          ;; due to the small HDD and RAM present on these devices.
+          ((target-ppc32?)
+           '(#:make-flags (list (string-append "TESTSUITEFLAGS= -k "
+                                               "'!tricky time stamps"
+                                               ",!storing sparse files > 8G'"))))
           ;; https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-tar/2021-10/msg00007.html
           ;; tar-1.34 isn't aware of 64-bit time_t and upstream suggests
           ;; skipping the test for this release on 32-bit systems.