Re: [PATCH] futimens: work around Solaris 11 bug

[Jim Meyering]

Eric Blake wrote:
> Revert "test-futimens: avoid unwarranted test failure on Solaris 5.11"
> This reverts commit 0afab138f4aedb7eaab70957c164aa0e5eb01fce.
>
> * m4/futimens.m4 (gl_FUNC_FUTIMENS): Detect the bug.
> * tests/test-futimens.h (test_futimens): Enhance, rather than
> weaken test.
> * doc/posix-functions/futimens.texi (futimens): Document the bug.
>
> Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <address@hidden>
> ---
>
>> > We already worked around this bug for glibc 2.11
>> > (thankfully, it has been fixed for current glibc).
>> That makes sense.  You're welcome to revert this once the .m4
>> and wrapper machinery renders it unnecessary.
>
> Done.
>
>  ChangeLog                         |   15 ++++++++-------
>  doc/posix-functions/futimens.texi |    4 ++++
>  m4/futimens.m4                    |   13 ++++++++-----
>  tests/test-futimens.h             |    3 +++
>  4 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
> index 60c0d76..5aaee75 100644
> --- a/ChangeLog
> +++ b/ChangeLog
> @@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
> +2010-10-11  Eric Blake  <address@hidden>
> +
> +     futimens: work around Solaris 11 bug
> +     * m4/futimens.m4 (gl_FUNC_FUTIMENS): Detect the bug.
> +     * tests/test-futimens.h (test_futimens): Enhance, rather than
> +     weaken test.
> +     * doc/posix-functions/futimens.texi (futimens): Document the bug.
> +
>  2010-10-11  Paul Eggert  <address@hidden>
>
>       Indentation.
> diff --git a/doc/posix-functions/futimens.texi 
> b/doc/posix-functions/futimens.texi
> index be4698a..7c35b8b 100644
> --- a/doc/posix-functions/futimens.texi
> +++ b/doc/posix-functions/futimens.texi
> @@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ futimens
>  When using @code{UTIME_OMIT} for the modification time, but specifying
>  an access time, some systems fail to update the change time:
>  Linux kernel 2.6.32.
> address@hidden

Thanks for the quick work.
I fixed that typo.