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Re: tests: temporary files may be left behind


From: Jim Meyering
Subject: Re: tests: temporary files may be left behind
Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:51:34 +0100

Ralf Wildenhues wrote:
> * Jim Meyering wrote on Sat, Nov 14, 2009 at 01:33:14PM CET:
>> Ralf Wildenhues wrote:
>> > Not only that, you also have to ensure to get the right exit status into
>> > the zero trap, by using something like
>> >   (exit $N); exit $N
>> >
>> > throughout, see '(autoconf.info)Limitations of Builtins'.
>
>> Yes, I noticed those, but my change introduced no new ones.
>> Such an additional change (if desired) belongs in a separate patch.
>
> But that separate patch would belong before your proposed one, as the
> zero trap exposes this issue more.

If someone actually objects, I'll change each exit N to "(exit N); exit N"
in the affected files, but I think it's not worthwhile, since few people
test on OSF1/Tru64, and even fewer use "ash" for /bin/sh.




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