Re: [PATCH] tests: fix a failure when install-info is not available

[Stefano Lattarini]

On 04/13/2012 12:27 PM, Dmitry V. Levin wrote:
> On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 10:52:32AM +0200, Stefano Lattarini wrote:
>
>> Hmm... actually, the fact that the above was run also when 'install-info'
>> might not be available was done *on purpose*, because the exporting of
>> 'AM_UPDATE_INFO_DIR' to a "no" value should prevent 'install-info' from
>> being run at all.
> 
> In that case, the test should be changed to ensure that $instdir/info/dir
> exists and contains appropriate data before running these chmod and grep
> commands.
> 
>> Have this patch motivated by a real failure (in which case, I'd like to
>> read details about it),
> 
> Yes, it was a real failure: chmod complained that $instdir/info/dir was
> missing.
> 
Thanks for the diagnosis and the explanation.  The attached patch (applied
to master) solves the problem.

Best regards,
  Stefano

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