test_gtk_import can't connect to an X, decided by consensus to skip due to onerous 
overhead required by virtualx eclass to see it pass.
diff -ur pylint-0.26.0.orig/test/test_regr.py pylint-0.26.0/test/test_regr.py
--- test/test_regr.py	2012-07-18 14:34:04.000000000 +0800
+++ test/test_regr.py	2013-01-08 06:11:08.846289350 +0800
@@ -75,16 +75,16 @@
             sys.path.pop(0)
             os.chdir(cwd)
 
-    def test_gtk_import(self):
-        try:
-            import gtk
-        except ImportError:
-            self.skipTest('test skipped: gtk is not available')
-        except RuntimeError: # RuntimeError when missing display
-            self.skipTest('no display, can\'t run this test')
-        linter.check(join(REGR_DATA, 'pygtk_import.py'))
-        got = linter.reporter.finalize().strip()
-        self.assertEqual(got, '')
+#    def test_gtk_import(self):
+#        try:
+#            import gtk
+#        except ImportError:
+#            self.skipTest('test skipped: gtk is not available')
+#        except RuntimeError: # RuntimeError when missing display
+#            self.skipTest('no display, can\'t run this test')
+#        linter.check(join(REGR_DATA, 'pygtk_import.py'))
+#        got = linter.reporter.finalize().strip()
+#        self.assertEqual(got, '')
 
     def test_numarray_inference(self):
         try: