GNU bug report logs - #58225
29.0.50; esh-var-test/interp-cmd-external test fails on macOS (10.13.6)

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>

Date: Sat, 1 Oct 2022 14:26:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 29.0.50

Done: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Jim Porter <jporterbugs <at> gmail.com>
To: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>, 58225 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#58225: 29.0.50; esh-var-test/interp-cmd-external test fails on macOS (10.13.6)
Date: Sat, 1 Oct 2022 22:44:54 -0700

On 10/1/2022 7:25 AM, Stefan Kangas wrote:
> Failed test on macOS 10.13.6, see below output from "make check":
> 
> Test esh-var-test/interp-cmd-external condition:
>      (ert-test-failed
>       ((should
>         (eshell-match-output regexp))
>        :form
>        (eshell-match-output "hi\n")
>        :value nil :explanation
>        (mismatched-output
>         (command "echo ${*echo hi}\n")
>         (output "")
>         (regexp "hi\n"))))

I don't have access to a macOS system, unfortunately. What happens if 
you run the following commands starting from "emacs -Q -f eshell"?

  echo ${echo hi}
  echo ${*echo hi}
  *echo ${echo hi}
  *echo ${*echo hi}

They should all output "hi", with a newline at the end.
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