Re: bug#11909: automake 1.12.2 fails t/self-check-explicit-skips.sh on Mac OS X 10.7.4

[Stefano Lattarini]

tags 11909 + patch
close 11909
thanks

On 07/14/2012 01:38 PM, Stefano Lattarini wrote:
>
> On 07/11/2012 02:37 PM, Max Horn wrote:
>>
>> turns out there is one more test failure on Mac OS X 10.7.4,
>> in t/self-check-explicit-skips.sh.
>>
> I can reproduce the issue with bash 3.2 on Debian.
> 
>> Looking at the code, I don't understand it at all, so please don't
>> torch me if this isn't a bug in the automake test suite but rather
>> in Mac OS X :).
>>
> It's probably a limitation on older bash versions, that breaks an
> invariant the Automake testsuite framework expects.  Probably nothing
> serious, but I will attempt a fix since I can reproduce the problem.
> 
>> I just want to know what is causing this and whether I should ignore
>> it, disable the test, or apply some patch.
>>
> I hope I'll manage to fix it soon, but for the moment, just ignore it.
>
I've pushed the attached patch, that fixes the problem for me.  I'm thus
closing this bug report.  In case the problem persist on Mac OS X, feel
free to re-open it.

Thanks,
  Stefano

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