[Emacs-bug-tracker] bug#8570: closed (glibc getcwd does not handle long file names properly?)

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> Thu, 28 Apr 2011 01:12:37 +0200
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> Hi,
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> building coreutils 8.12 on a Linux 2.6.25.20, glibc 2.8 machine, "make check"
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>   ./misc/pwd-unreadable-parent: skipping test: can't use buggy system getcwd
>   SKIP: misc/pwd-unreadable-parent
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> REPLACE_GETCWD is indeed 1, because the test from m4/getcwd-path-max.m4 failed:
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> configure:26992: checking whether getcwd handles long file names properly
> configure:27154: gcc -m32 -march=i586 -std=gnu99 -o conftest -g -O2 -Wall 
> -I/arch/x86-linux/gnu/include -m32 conftest.c  >&5
> configure:27154: $? = 0
> configure:27154: ./conftest
> configure:27154: $? = 12
> configure: program exited with status 12
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> But is that known and expected that glibc 2.8 getcwd() does not handle
> long file names??? And yes, I do have /proc mounted and readable by everyone.
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> Bruno
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> In memoriam Marian Batko <http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marian_Batko>
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> Jim Meyering wrote:
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> > Subject: [PATCH] tests: remove useless test: misc/pwd-unreadable-parent
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> > * tests/Makefile.am (TESTS): Remove misc/pwd-unreadable-parent.
> > This test was misleading and useless (was always skipped).
> > Inspired by a report from Bruno Haible: http://debbugs.gnu.org/8570
> > * tests/misc/pwd-unreadable-parent: Remove file.
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> I've pushed that, so am closing the ticket.
> Thanks again.
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