[bug #57839] Remove/fix getdtablesize tests

[anonymous]

URL:
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                 Summary: Remove/fix getdtablesize tests
                 Project: findutils
            Submitted by: None
            Submitted on: Mon 17 Feb 2020 05:47:01 PM UTC
                Category: None
                Severity: 3 - Normal
              Item Group: Test suite failure
                  Status: None
                 Privacy: Public
             Assigned to: None
         Originator Name: Truls Asheim
        Originator Email: address@hidden
             Open/Closed: Open
                 Release: None
         Discussion Lock: Any
           Fixed Release: None

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Details:

Hi,

I recently experienced a test failure when compiling findutils 4.7.0 using nix
on an older Centos 6 (kernel 2.6.32) system. Since nix requires tests to be
successful, the compilation failed following the failure of the gnulib tests
which relies on the getdtablesize function: test-getdtablesize and test-dup2
[1].

The opinion of the nix maintainer is that these tests are irrelevant for the
features provided by findutils and that they therefore should be removed. See
[2] for more details.

If you agree with this assessment, is it possible for you to remove/fix the
aforementioned tests?

[1] https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/80352
[2] https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/46669




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