Subject: Re: bug#29266: gzip-1.8.41 test results: help-version on HP-UX

From: Bruno Haible <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2017 18:40:24 +0100

Hi Jim,

> On hppa, the test that runs `gunzip --help > /dev/full` fails
> unexpectedly. It should run only on a system with writable "char"
> device /dev/full, and it should fail like this:
> 
> $ gunzip --help > /dev/full
> echo: write error: No space left on device
> [Exit 1]
> 
> But on your system, it exits with status 2.

Yes:

$ ./gunzip --help > /dev/full 
echo: No space left on device
$ echo $?
2

Bruno