run_tests.py fails on Linux

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What steps will reproduce the problem?
1.Executing the file run_tests.py using the command "python run_tests.py

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
received output:
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FAIL: test_many_directories (inotify_file_watcher_test.TestInotifyFileWatcher)
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Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/steve/software/google_appengine-1.7.5/google/appengine/tools/devappserver2/inotify_file_watcher_test.py", line 243, in test_many_directories
    self._watcher._get_changed_paths())
AssertionError: Items in the first set but not the second:
'/tmp/tmp9uW33y/bigdir/dir4/dir4/file'

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Ran 672 tests in 23.727s

FAILED (failures=1, skipped=1)

What version of the product are you using? On what operating system?
Product:
release: "1.7.5"
timestamp: 1357690550
api_versions: ['1']

OS:
ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS

Python:
Python 2.7.3 (default, Aug  1 2012, 05:14:39) 
[GCC 4.6.3] on linux2

Please provide any additional information below.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by st...@black9.ca on 6 Feb 2013 at 1:57

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Does it pass if you change 'bigdir/dir4/dir4/file' to 'bigdir/file' in that 
test?

Original comment by sa...@google.com on 14 Feb 2013 at 6:21

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I ran the test again without changing anything - I got OK.

Output:
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Ran 672 tests in 24.064s

OK (skipped=1)
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Sorry about that.

Original comment by st...@black9.ca on 15 Feb 2013 at 8:26

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Original comment by sa...@google.com on 19 Feb 2013 at 3:38

• Changed state: WontFix

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Got the same error.

Original comment by Vjdhama26 on 5 Apr 2013 at 5:38