--- pkg-config-1.1.3/test/test_pkg_config.rb.newpkgconfig 2012-08-02 14:18:08.216508255 +0900 +++ pkg-config-1.1.3/test/test_pkg_config.rb 2012-08-02 15:14:58.597886753 +0900 @@ -109,7 +109,12 @@ def assert_pkg_config(package, pkg_config_args, actual) result = pkg_config(package, *pkg_config_args) result = nil if result.empty? - assert_equal(result, actual) + begin + assert_equal(result, actual) + rescue + puts "Did not match, retry with sorting" + assert_equal(result.split(" ").sort.join(" "), actual.split(" ").sort.join(" ")) + end end def assert_override_variables(expected, override_variables)