Re: automake 1.11.3 check-TESTS and command line length

[Bob Friesenhahn]

On Wed, 22 Feb 2012, Stefano Lattarini wrote:

> Hi Bob, sorry for the delay.
>
> On 02/19/2012 07:55 PM, Bob Friesenhahn wrote:
> > I am again bit by automake not being able run the test suite on systems
> > with bounded command line length.  Up to automake 1.11.2 I was able to
> > apply a patch by Ralf Wildenhues.
> Which patch are you referring to exactly?
>
> > With 1.11.3 the implementation is totally different and the patch has no hope
> > of applying.
> How does this later patch of mine fares?
>
>  <http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=7868#31>
>
> Caveat: it works for GNU make only, and it's *really ugly*.  So ugly that I 
> don't
> feel like applying it to automake proper.

I have not tried this patch, and indeed it is really ugly.

Since another Automake release is forthcoming, please treat this email 
as a 'ping' that this problem still exists in Automake and that there 
is still ongoing impact.

Bob
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