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Index: Build.pm
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--- Build.pm	(revision 910)
+++ Build.pm	(working copy)
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@
     $ENV{SMOLDER_CONF}                 = $tmp_conf->filename;
     $ENV{SMOLDER_TEST_HARNESS_ARCHIVE} = 1;
 
+    # make sure we create a DB first. Smolder will do this when it starts,
+    # but we still want to run some tests even if we fail to start smolder
+    $self->depends_on('db');
+
     # start the smolder server
     my ($in, $out, $err);
     my $subprocess = start(["$cwd/bin/smolder"], \$in, \$out, \$err);