Fix DDP tests on Windows
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Description
Recently the DDP test has started to fail on Windows only with RuntimeError: makeDeviceForHostname(): unsupported gloo device.
#138 skips the test for Windows, but we should figure out why this is now suddenly happening and fix it.
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the Windows failure in the linked GitHub Actions run and compare the DDP test with the skip added in #138. Trace the unsupported gloo device error and restore the Windows test; done when the DDP test passes on Windows without the skip.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- distributed-systems, testing
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100