GNU bug report logs - #10418
10 test failures on Fedora 16

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Package: automake;

Reported by: Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>

Date: Sun, 1 Jan 2012 15:43:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini <at> gmail.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini <at> gmail.com>
To: automake-patches <at> gnu.org
Cc: 10418 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#10418: [PATCH] {master} tap/perl: handle missing or non-executable scripts better
Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:20:18 +0100

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On 02/02/2012 03:24 PM, Stefano Lattarini wrote:
> On 02/02/2012 02:57 PM, Stefano Lattarini wrote:
>> The attached patch should take care of three of the remaining five
>> failures still present on latest Fedora (see automake bug#10418).
>> I will push to master shortly if there is no objection.
>>
> Hmph, this causes several new and more serious failures.  Let's drop
> this patch.  I hope I'll be able to come up with a correct solution
> in the next days.
> 
OK, turns out the failures in perl up to 5.12 were due to a limitation in
the IPC::Open3.  So let's keep the patch (slightly adjusted), but relax
the tests a bit when a "defective" IPC::Open3 is detected.  Attached is
what I'll push shortly if there is no objection.

Regards,
  Stefano

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