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Re: infloop in `make check' on FreeBSD 5.0: due to /bin/sh?
From: |
Jim Meyering |
Subject: |
Re: infloop in `make check' on FreeBSD 5.0: due to /bin/sh? |
Date: |
Wed, 28 Sep 2005 20:32:06 +0200 |
Paul Eggert <address@hidden> wrote:
> Jim Meyering <address@hidden> writes:
>
>> FYI: I've just added this warning to coreutils' README file:
>> ***********************
>> FreeBSD 5.0 `make test' infinite loop with /bin/sh
>> -----------------------
>>
>> When building and running `make test' on a FreeBSD 5.0 system,
>> expect the tests/install/trap test to get stuck in an infinite
>> loop. That appears to be due to a bug in /bin/sh.
>
> I didn't see the original bug report, but if that /bin/sh bug is what
Nelson Beebe reported it privately.
> I think it might be, the following patch would work around the
> problem. Can this be tried out on FreeBSD 5.0?
That works,
so I've applied it and reverted the README change.
Thanks.
> 2005-09-28 Paul Eggert <address@hidden>
>
> * tests/install/trap: Work around a bug in FreeBSD 5.0.