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automake 1.14 test failure on OS X 10.6.8

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From: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini <at> gmail.com>
To: Hanspeter Niederstrasser <fink <at> snaggledworks.com>
Cc: 14706 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#14706: Mac OS X gcc and bogus warnings about *.dSYM, directories
Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2013 17:01:17 +0100

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everity 14706 minor
tags 14706 + patch
close 14706

On 07/24/2013 03:32 PM, Hanspeter Niederstrasser wrote:
> The patch mentioned above does fix the issue about the dSYM directory when
> using Apple's rm.  However, if a user has the GNU coreutils package
> installed, GNU rm generates a different error text and then the test fails.
>
> With Apple's rm, this is the 'rm' feedback which is dealt with correctly:
>
> rm: conftest.dSYM: is a directory
>
> With GNU rm, this is the 'rm' feedback which causes depcomp2.sh to fail:
>
> rm: cannot remove 'conftest.dSYM': Is a directory
>
> Hanspeter
>
Thanks for the further report (and sorry for the shameful delay).  The
attached patch should finally take care of the issue.  If it doesn't work
for you, feel free to reopen this bug.

Best regards,
  Stefano

[0001-tests-fix-a-spurious-failure-on-Mac-OS-X.patch (text/x-patch, attachment)]

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