GNU bug report logs - #60339
tests/cp/proc-short-read.sh may fail due to architecture / case sensitivity assumption

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: Zach van Rijn <me <at> zv.io>

Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2022 15:30:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Zach van Rijn <me <at> zv.io>
To: bug-coreutils <at> gnu.org
Subject: tests/cp/proc-short-read.sh may fail due to architecture / case
 sensitivity assumption
Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2022 08:38:29 -0600

[Message part 1 (text/plain, inline)]
The test tests/cp/proc-short-read.sh attempts to remove common
differences in the output of /proc/cpuinfo:

    # adjust varying parts
    sed '/MHz/d; /bogomips/d;' 1 > proc.cp || framework_failure_
    sed '/MHz/d; /bogomips/d;' 2 > proc.cat || framework_failure_

However the string "bogomips" may differ in capitalization across
different architectures [1].

Testing on a big.LITTLE system uncovered this assumption.

    Linux DietPi 5.4.225-odroidxu4 #22.11.1 SMP PREEMPT Wed Nov
    30 10:55:16 UTC 2022 armv7l GNU/Linux

Still present as of 9581c4b59d2e11cd090613cd300a833b4441d2b5.

Proposed patch attached, which aims to be minimally invasive.


References:

[1]: https://git.adelielinux.org/adelie/packages/-/issues/943

[tests-cp-proc-short-read.patch (text/x-patch, attachment)]
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