Re: [SIMPLE PATCH] {maint} Do not require "gzip" explicitly in tests.

[Ralf Wildenhues]

Hi Stefano,

* Stefano Lattarini wrote on Wed, Sep 08, 2010 at 10:58:19PM CEST:
> Since the patch series "Fix/improve requirements declaration for test 
> scripts" is starting to fall hopelessly out of sync with the state of
> the master branch (and this situation will only be worsened by the
> on-going refactoring of tests/defs.in in the "tests-init" branch), 
> what about applying at least the attached patch to maint?  It is 
> simple and uncontroversial enough IMHO (unfortunately it happened
> to be the last one in the said patch series; bummer).

Sure.

> OK for maint?

Yes.  Thanks.

If you have a suggested order in which I should look at pending patch
series of yours, feel free to post it.

Cheers,
Ralf

> Subject: [PATCH] Do not require "gzip" explicitly in tests.
> 
> The gzip utility is simply expected to be present on any decent
> target system for Automake.  So it's pointless to put it in
> $required.
> 
> * tests/install2.test ($required): Do not require "gzip".
> * tests/lex3.test: Likewise.
> * tests/pr9.test: Likewise.