GNU bug report logs - #22900
new snapshot available: gzip-1.6.42-d6d4

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Package: gzip;

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

Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2016 02:19:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>
To: Assaf Gordon <assafgordon <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 22900-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org, bug-gzip <at> gnu.org
Subject: Re: [platform-testers] new snapshot available: gzip-1.6.42-d6d4
Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2016 17:28:12 -0800
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On Fri, Mar 4, 2016 at 7:51 AM, Assaf Gordon <assafgordon <at> gmail.com> wrote:
> On AIX 7.1, "make check" fails to start perhaps due to shell syntax/makefile
> syntax errors.
> BTW, "gmake check" does succeed.
> The error is:
> ===
> $ cd tests
> $ make check-TESTS V=1
> /bin/sh: 0403-057 Syntax error at line 1 : `if' is not matched.
> make: 1254-004 The error code from the last command is 2.
> Stop.
> make: 1254-004 The error code from the last command is 2.
> Stop.
> ===

Hi Assaf, thank you for still more testing and that report.
Here's a patch for the above. I'll look at the rest later.
[0001-tests-fix-make-check-failure-on-AIX-7.1.patch (text/x-patch, attachment)]

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