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testsuite failure on misc/selinux

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From: 王永凯 <wangyk <at> csip.org.cn>
To: bug-coreutils <at> gnu.org
Subject: bug
Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2010 15:05:22 +0800

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can you help me?

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Message #8 received at 5959 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eric Blake <eblake <at> redhat.com>
To: 王永凯 <wangyk <at> csip.org.cn>
Cc: 5959 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: testsuite failure on misc/selinux [was: bug#5959: bug]
Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2010 11:33:41 -0600

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retitle 5959 testsuite failure on misc/selinux
thanks

On 04/16/2010 01:05 AM, 王永凯 wrote:
> can you help me?

Thanks for the report.

First, some netiquette lessons.  The .7z format is generally not the
best medium for submitting your report in (.gz is more canonical in the
open source world, or there's .xz that uses some of the same algorithms
as .7z for smaller compression but uses a more robust file format as
well as a more familiar command-line interface).  I had to install extra
software just to read your report.  Furthermore, without any details in
the body of your email, it is hard to justify unzipping the file in the
first place.  How could I know that it is not a malicious file trying to
exploit a hole in 7z?  A bit more context on why you want help, and much
more descriptive subject line, will take you a long way.

May I suggest reading:
http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/bugs.html

Now, with that out of the way, here's a relevant snippets from your log:

> FAIL: misc/selinux (exit: 1)
> ============================
> 
> + chcon --version
> chcon (GNU coreutils) 7.6

Coreutils 7.6 is old; we are now at 8.4, and there have been some fixes
to chcon in the meantime.  Would you mind repeating your tests with the
latest version, in case you are tripping up on one of the bugs we have
already addressed?

-- 
Eric Blake   eblake <at> redhat.com    +1-801-349-2682
Libvirt virtualization library http://libvirt.org

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Message #13 received at 5959 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>
To: 王永凯 <wangyk <at> csip.org.cn>, 5959 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#5959: testsuite failure on misc/selinux
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2010 19:32:51 +0200

tags 5959 + moreinfo
thanks

Eric Blake wrote:
> On 04/16/2010 01:05 AM, 王永凯 wrote:
>> can you help me?
>
> Thanks for the report.
...
> Now, with that out of the way, here's a relevant snippets from your log:
>
>> FAIL: misc/selinux (exit: 1)
>> ============================
>>
>> + chcon --version
>> chcon (GNU coreutils) 7.6
>
> Coreutils 7.6 is old; we are now at 8.4, and there have been some fixes
> to chcon in the meantime.  Would you mind repeating your tests with the
> latest version, in case you are tripping up on one of the bugs we have
> already addressed?

I'm noting that this we've asked you for more information.
If we don't hear back from you in a week or so, we'll
presume the bug has since been fixed and close this ticket.

Message #18 received at 5959-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>
To: 王永凯 <wangyk <at> csip.org.cn>
Cc: Eric Blake <eblake <at> redhat.com>, 5959-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#5959: testsuite failure on misc/selinux
Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2010 19:07:05 +0100

Jim Meyering wrote:
> tags 5959 + moreinfo
> thanks
>
> Eric Blake wrote:
>> On 04/16/2010 01:05 AM, 王永凯 wrote:
>>> can you help me?
>>
>> Thanks for the report.
> ...
>> Now, with that out of the way, here's a relevant snippets from your log:
>>
>>> FAIL: misc/selinux (exit: 1)
>>> ============================
>>>
>>> + chcon --version
>>> chcon (GNU coreutils) 7.6
>>
>> Coreutils 7.6 is old; we are now at 8.4, and there have been some fixes
>> to chcon in the meantime.  Would you mind repeating your tests with the
>> latest version, in case you are tripping up on one of the bugs we have
>> already addressed?
>
> I'm noting that this we've asked you for more information.
> If we don't hear back from you in a week or so, we'll
> presume the bug has since been fixed and close this ticket.

No response after more than 5 months, so I've closed this bug.

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