Subject: bug#14707: closed (Re: bug#14707: automake 1.14 test hang for t/compile4.sh on Linux if "cl" executable is in path)

From: [email-masked] (GNU bug Tracking System)
Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2013 12:16:03 +0000

Your bug report

#14707: automake 1.14 test hang for t/compile4.sh on Linux if "cl" executable is in path

which was filed against the automake package, has been closed.

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Subject: Re: bug#14707: automake 1.14 test hang for t/compile4.sh on Linux if "cl" executable is in path
From: Stefano Lattarini <[email-masked]>
To: Diab Jerius <[email-masked]>
Cc: [email-masked], "[email-masked]" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2013 13:15:27 +0100
List-Id: <debbugs-submit.debbugs.gnu.org>

Reference:
<http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=14707>

On 06/28/2013 10:25 PM, Diab Jerius wrote:
> [SNIP]
> That fixes the problem.
Thanks, will push shortly then.  I'm also closing the bug report.

Best regards,
  Stefano

Subject: automake 1.14 test hang for t/compile4.sh on Linux if "cl" executable is in path
From: Diab Jerius <[email-masked]>
To: [email-masked]
Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2013 10:45:11 -0400
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Hi,

On the Linux boxes I compile on, there's a /usr/local/bin/cl executable
(from the IRAF package).  Unfortunately, it seems that t/compile4.sh
interprets that as a Microsoft compiler.

The IRAF cl is an interactive program, so compile4.sh invokes it and it
hangs waiting for input.

Is there perhaps a better way of checking for the Microsoft compiler, or
restricting these tests to Microsoft operating systems?

Thanks,

Diab