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bug#11909: automake 1.12.2 fails t/self-check-explicit-skips.sh on Mac O
From: |
Stefano Lattarini |
Subject: |
bug#11909: automake 1.12.2 fails t/self-check-explicit-skips.sh on Mac OS X 10.7.4 |
Date: |
Mon, 23 Jul 2012 11:49:22 +0200 |
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
0001-self-tests-avoid-spurious-failures-on-older-bash.patch
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