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tail-2 in coreutils 5.1.2 fails

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From: Philipp Thomas <pth <at> suse.de>
To: bug-coreutils <at> gnu.org
Subject: tail-2 in coreutils 5.1.2 fails
Date: Fri, 13 May 2011 11:46:23 +0200

While building coreutils 5.1.2 (SUSE SLES9) tail-2 fails with the output
below and I can't quite make out what the test is doing and whether I should
investigate.  Can anybody help?

Philipp

+ tmp=tail-as2.17851
++ pwd
+ pwd=/usr/src/packages/BUILD/coreutils-5.2.1/tests/tail-2
+ trap 'cd /usr/src/packages/BUILD/coreutils-5.2.1/tests/tail-2; rm -rf
tail-as2.17851' 0 1 2 3 15
+ test_failure=0
+ mkdir tail-as2.17851
+ cd tail-as2.17851
+ test 0 = 1
+ ok=ok ok ok
+ touch a
+ tail_pid=17869
+ tail --follow=name a foo
+ echo ok ok ok
+ sleep 12
+ echo sleeping for 7 seconds...
sleeping for 7 seconds...
+ sleep 7
+ mv f foo
+ wait
+ kill 17869
[1]-  Terminated              tail --follow=name a foo >err 2>&1
++ cat err
+ fail=0
+ test 0 = 1
+ exit 0
+ cd /usr/src/packages/BUILD/coreutils-5.2.1/tests/tail-2
+ rm -rf tail-as2.17851
PASS: assert-2
======================================
1 of 5 tests failed
(1 tests were not run)
Please report to bug-coreutils <at> gnu.org
======================================
make[3]: *** [check-TESTS] Error 1
make[3]: Leaving directory
`/usr/src/packages/BUILD/coreutils-5.2.1/tests/tail-2'

Message #10 received at 8669-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>
To: Philipp Thomas <pth <at> suse.de>
Cc: 8669-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#8669: tail-2 in coreutils 5.1.2 fails
Date: Fri, 13 May 2011 12:26:25 +0200

Philipp Thomas wrote:
> While building coreutils 5.1.2 (SUSE SLES9) tail-2 fails with the output
> below and I can't quite make out what the test is doing and whether I should
> investigate.  Can anybody help?

...
> + exit 0
> + cd /usr/src/packages/BUILD/coreutils-5.2.1/tests/tail-2
> + rm -rf tail-as2.17851
> PASS: assert-2
> ======================================
> 1 of 5 tests failed

Thanks, but without knowing more, I can't help.
You've shown the verbose output of only the final test,
and it happened to pass.

For the failing test, usually there's a good hint or two
in the vicinity of a "fail=1" assignment.

Since coreutils-5.1.2 is so old, I'm already marking this "bug"
as "done", but you're welcome to continue discussion, and
if it's a bug that affects the latest, I'll happily reopen it.

Message #11 received at 8669-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Philipp Thomas <pth <at> suse.de>
To: Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>
Cc: 8669-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#8669: tail-2 in coreutils 5.1.2 fails
Date: Fri, 13 May 2011 14:49:37 +0200

* Jim Meyering (jim <at> meyering.net) [20110513 12:26]:

> You've shown the verbose output of only the final test,
> and it happened to pass.

That's what confused me too. 
 
> For the failing test, usually there's a good hint or two
> in the vicinity of a "fail=1" assignment.

OK, I'll hunt the full build log then.
 
> as "done", but you're welcome to continue discussion, and
> if it's a bug that affects the latest, I'll happily reopen it.

No need to reopen it. But I'll be back if I find more substancial
information.

Philipp

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