From: Jim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>
Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 08:21:33 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: *** empty log message ***
X-Git-Tag: v5.90~28
X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=a71e238667dc34d1894c3870b176e2cd42376213;p=thirdparty%2Fcoreutils.git

*** empty log message ***
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diff --git a/README b/README
index 64a565cdf4..d30387ac17 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -58,6 +58,17 @@ If you run the tests on a SunOS4.1.4 system, expect the ctime-part of
 the ls `time-1' test to fail.  I believe that is due to a bug in the
 way Sun implemented link(2) and chmod(2).
 
+***********************
+FreeBSD 5.0 `make test' infinite loop with /bin/sh
+-----------------------
+
+When building and running `make test' on a FreeBSD 5.0 system,
+expect the tests/install/trap test to get stuck in an infinite
+loop.  That appears to be due to a bug in /bin/sh.
+When you change the first line of tests/install/trap to be
+e.g., #!/usr/local/bin/bash, the test completes normally.
+
+
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 HPUX 11.x build failure
 -----------------------
@@ -114,6 +125,11 @@ would run this command:
 
   env VERBOSE=yes make check -C tests/mv TESTS=hard-link-1 >> log 2>&1
 
+For some tests, you can get even more detail by including
+DEBUG=yes in the environment:
+
+  env DEBUG=yes VERBOSE=yes make check -C tests/mv TESTS=hard-link-1 >> log 2>&1
+
 and then include the contents of the file `log' in your bug report.
 
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