Re: [bug-grep] grep-2.5.1a: "make check" fails on NetBSD/sparc-1.5

[Adrian Bunk]

On Fri, Jan 07, 2005 at 11:37:39AM +0100, Stepan Kasal wrote:

> Hello,
>    thnak you very much for your bug report.
> 
> On Thu, Jan 06, 2005 at 10:21:16PM +0100, Adrian Bunk wrote:
> > Status: Wrong status code, test \#5 failed
> > FAIL: status.sh
> 
> The problem is here:
> + echo abcd
> + ../src/grep -E -q -s abc MMMMMMMM.MMM -
> + test 2 -ne 0
> 
> This shouln't happen, grep should exit with 0, as the pattern was
> found and -q was given.  Could you please debug the problem and
> perhaps write a patch?

Am I right to assume this was a joke?

I have no knowledge of the grep code. I'm willing to help, but you as 
the official maintainer of GNU grep are the person who is supposed to 
know the grep code best.

Where exactly do you expect the problem to come from?

> I have added two more tests to status.sh in the grep CVS on
> savannah.gnu.org.  Perhaps you could try them too.
> For your convenience, I attached the script to this mail.

Status: Wrong status code, test \#6 failed
Status: Wrong status code, test \#7 failed
FAIL: status.sh

> Have a nice day,
>       Stepan Kasal

cu
Adrian

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