GNU bug report logs - #12041
Issues running the testsuite as root

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From: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini <at> gmail.com>
To: Dennis Clarke <dclarke <at> blastwave.org>
Cc: 12041 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
	"a >> \"automake-patches <at> gnu.org\"" <automake-patches <at> gnu.org>
Subject: Re: bug#12041: Issues running the testsuite as root
Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2012 12:41:56 +0200

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tags 12041 + patch
thanks

Hi Dennis.

Stefano Lattarini wrote:
>
> Hah!  It happens because you are running the test as root.  My advice
> is: don't do that.  Still, since this seems to be the only spurious
> failure experienced due to the extra privileges, it might be worth
> fixing it, since that would be pretty easy to so.  So I'm not closing
> this bug report yet.
>
The attached patch should solve the issue.  Could you give it a try?

Thanks,
  Stefano

[0001-tests-avoid-spurious-failure-when-running-as-root.patch (text/x-diff, attachment)]

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