[Emacs-bug-tracker] bug#8669: closed (tail-2 in coreutils 5.1.2 fails)

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> tail-2 in coreutils 5.1.2 fails
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> Fri, 13 May 2011 11:46:23 +0200
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> Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15)
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> 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?
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> Philipp
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> + 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 address@hidden
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> make[3]: *** [check-TESTS] Error 1
> make[3]: Leaving directory
> `/usr/src/packages/BUILD/coreutils-5.2.1/tests/tail-2'
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> Re: bug#8669: tail-2 in coreutils 5.1.2 fails
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> Fri, 13 May 2011 12:26:25 +0200
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> 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?
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> > + exit 0
> > + cd /usr/src/packages/BUILD/coreutils-5.2.1/tests/tail-2
> > + rm -rf tail-as2.17851
> > PASS: assert-2
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> > 1 of 5 tests failed
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> 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.
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> For the failing test, usually there's a good hint or two
> in the vicinity of a "fail=1" assignment.
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> 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.
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