do a bit more during test

Author: IanButterworth

test/pkg.jl

@@ -367,11 +367,11 @@ temp_pkg_dir() do project_path
         tasks = Task[]
         iobs = IOBuffer[]
         Sys.CPU_THREADS == 1 && error("Cannot test for atomic usage log file interaction effectively with only Sys.CPU_THREADS=1")
-        run(pipeline(`$(Base.julia_cmd()) --project="$(pkgdir(Pkg))" -e "import Pkg"`)) # to precompile Pkg given we're in a different depot
+        run(`$(Base.julia_cmd()) --project="$(pkgdir(Pkg))" -e "import Pkg"`) # to precompile Pkg given we're in a different depot
         for i in 1:Sys.CPU_THREADS
             iob = IOBuffer()
             t = @async run(pipeline(`$(Base.julia_cmd()) --project="$(pkgdir(Pkg))"
-                -e "import Pkg; t = Timer(10); while isopen(t) Pkg.activate(temp = true); Pkg.Types.EnvCache(); end"`,
+                -e "import Pkg; t = Timer(10); while isopen(t) Pkg.activate(temp = true); Pkg.add(\"Random\"); Pkg.Types.EnvCache(); end"`,
                 stderr = iob, stdout = devnull))
             push!(tasks, t)
             push!(iobs, iob)