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-rw-r--r--gnu/tests/base.scm12
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/gnu/tests/base.scm b/gnu/tests/base.scm
index bf2d095709..0f19449508 100644
--- a/gnu/tests/base.scm
+++ b/gnu/tests/base.scm
@@ -128,17 +128,13 @@ info --version")
"root\n"
(begin
(marionette-control "sendkey ctrl-alt-f1" marionette)
- ;; Wait for the 'term-tty1' service to be running
+ ;; Wait for the 'term-tty1' service to be running (using
+ ;; 'start-service' is the simplest and most reliable way to do
+ ;; that.)
(marionette-eval
'(begin
(use-modules (gnu services herd))
-
- (let loop ((i 0))
- (when (> i 10)
- (error "terminal service not running" (current-services)))
- (unless (memq 'term-tty1 (current-services))
- (sleep 1)
- (loop (+ i 1)))))
+ (start-service 'term-tty1))
marionette)
;; Now we can type.