GNU bug report logs - #11909
automake 1.12.2 fails t/self-check-explicit-skips.sh on Mac OS X 10.7.4

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Message #8 received at 11909 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini <at> gmail.com>
To: Max Horn <max <at> quendi.de>
Cc: 11909 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#11909: automake 1.12.2 fails t/self-check-explicit-skips.sh
	on Mac OS X 10.7.4
Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2012 13:38:52 +0200

severity 11909 minor
thanks

On 07/11/2012 02:37 PM, Max Horn wrote:
> Hi there,
>
Hi Max, sorry for the delay.

> turns out there is one more test failure on Mac OS X 10.7.4,
> in t/self-check-explicit-skips.sh.
>
I can reproduce the issue with bash 3.2 on Debian.

> Looking at the code, I don't understand it at all, so please don't
> torch me if this isn't a bug in the automake test suite but rather
> in Mac OS X :).
>
It's probably a limitation on older bash versions, that breaks an
invariant the Automake testsuite framework expects.  Probably nothing
serious, but I will attempt a fix since I can reproduce the problem.

> I just want to know what is causing this and whether I should ignore
> it, disable the test, or apply some patch.
>
I hope I'll manage to fix it soon, but for the moment, just ignore it.

Thanks,
  Stefano

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