[Bug-tar] [GNU tar 1.26] testsuite: 56 failed for Solaris 9 Sparc and Sun Studio 12

[Dagobert Michelsen]

Hi,

I get a failing test 56 on Solaris 9 Sparc with Sun Studio 12,
testsuite.log contains the following lines:

> current9s% more 
> work/solaris9-sparc/build-isa-sparcv8/tar-1.26/tests/testsuite.dir/056/testsuite.log
>  
> #                             -*- compilation -*-
> 56. listed03.at:22: testing ...
> ./listed03.at:25:
> mkdir gnu
> (cd gnu
> TEST_TAR_FORMAT=gnu
> export TEST_TAR_FORMAT
> TAR_OPTIONS="-H gnu"
> export TAR_OPTIONS
> rm -rf *
> 
> 
> echo test > 29460
> chmod 0 29460
> cat 29460 > /dev/null 2>&1
> result=0
> rm -f 29460
> test  -eq 0 && exit 77
> 
> 
> mkdir dir
> mkdir dir/sub
> mkdir dir/sub/a
> genfile --file dir/sub/a/file
> cd dir/sub
> 
> chmod a-r ..
> tar -c -f archive.tar --listed-incremental=db.1 -v a
> status=$?
> chmod a+r ..
> exit $status
> )
> Not enabling shell tracing (command contains an embedded newline)
> 0a1
> > tar: Cannot get working directory: Permission denied
> 1a3,4
> > tar: Cannot get working directory: Permission denied
> > tar: Cannot get working directory: Permission denied
> 56. listed03.at:22: 56. incremental dump when the parent directory is 
> unreadable (listed03.at:22): FAILED (listed03.at:25)


Best regards

  -- Dago

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