7 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.8/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.8/default.nix
index 0a6ea59e5ac4..c69d5fdb7160 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.8/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.8/default.nix
@@ -375,6 +375,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
     (if profiledCompiler then "profiledbootstrap" else "bootstrap")
     else "";
 
+  doCheck = false; # requires a lot of tools, causes a dependency cycle for stdenv
+
   installTargets =
     if stripped
     then "install-strip"
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.9/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.9/default.nix
index 5dfdbd02cbfd..a2be6e2201a6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.9/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.9/default.nix
@@ -383,6 +383,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
     (if profiledCompiler then "profiledbootstrap" else "bootstrap")
     else "";
 
+  doCheck = false; # requires a lot of tools, causes a dependency cycle for stdenv
+
   installTargets =
     if stripped
     then "install-strip"
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/5/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/5/default.nix
index e42bb736676d..7ca049f45f96 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/5/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/5/default.nix
@@ -400,6 +400,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
     (if profiledCompiler then "profiledbootstrap" else "bootstrap")
     else "";
 
+  doCheck = false; # requires a lot of tools, causes a dependency cycle for stdenv
+
   installTargets =
     if stripped
     then "install-strip"
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/6/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/6/default.nix
index cf71f51627c9..0bc6094d2ec8 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/6/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/6/default.nix
@@ -403,6 +403,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
   buildFlags =
     optional bootstrap (if profiledCompiler then "profiledbootstrap" else "bootstrap");
 
+  doCheck = false; # requires a lot of tools, causes a dependency cycle for stdenv
+
   installTargets =
     if stripped
     then "install-strip"
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/7/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/7/default.nix
index 0b19aa95effe..7a3214f25fec 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/7/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/7/default.nix
@@ -409,6 +409,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
   buildFlags =
     optional bootstrap (if profiledCompiler then "profiledbootstrap" else "bootstrap");
 
+  doCheck = false; # requires a lot of tools, causes a dependency cycle for stdenv
+
   installTargets =
     if stripped
     then "install-strip"
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.2.2.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.2.2.nix
index 6520daa4d42c..6c19392876d1 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.2.2.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.2.2.nix
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   stripDebugFlags = [ "-S" ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional (!targetPlatform.isDarwin) "--keep-file-symbols";
 
   checkTarget = "test";
+  doCheck = false; # fails with "testsuite/tests: No such file or directory.  Stop."
 
   # zsh and other shells are smart about `{ghc}` but bash isn't, and doesn't
   # treat that as a unary `{x,y,z,..}` repetition.
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/8.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/8.nix
index 705898a74f37..82220e3a5f5d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/8.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/8.nix
@@ -133,6 +133,8 @@ let
 
     buildFlags = [ "all" ];
 
+    doCheck = false; # fails with "No rule to make target 'y'."
+
     installPhase = ''
       mkdir -p $out/lib/openjdk $out/share $jre/lib/openjdk