ls --dired : be more proactive with errors [was: Re: ls/test: verify the output of ls --dired]

[Sylvestre Ledru]

Le 15/09/2023 à 14:53, Pádraig Brady a écrit :
> On 14/09/2023 23:05, Sylvestre Ledru wrote:
> > Hello
> >
> > Currently, GNU coreutils doesn't have any test verifying the actual
> > output of ls --dired.
> >
> > It should generate a list of position (pairs).
> >
> > //DIRED// 73 82 142 152 ...
> >
> > The attached patch creates 2 files and one directory and verify that we
> > can find their names using the position.
>
> Well the existing test did verify --dired output offsets,
> albeit constant offsets from the non varying output.
Thanks.

Here is a second patch to improve the error management.
Currently, "ls --dired" silently fails

I implemented the first suggestion in the FIXME.

Thanks,
Sylvestre

0001-ls-dired-will-fail-when-l-is-missing-or-when-hyperli.patch
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