Re: [gpsd-dev] regression test puzling non-failure which should probably fail

[Eric S. Raymond]

Greg Troxel <address@hidden>:
> I see, so this is a failure to run the test, not a test failure.

Correct.

> Is it really trying the port in one half before forking?

No, because I couldn't see any way to eliminate the TOCTOU problem.

> I wonder if it would make sense to try running the test up to 10 times,
> to avoid losing test coverage.

That might be doable.
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