timeout: add regression test (Bug#9098)

* tests/misc/timeout: Check that 'timeout' is not confused when
starting off with a child.

diff --git a/tests/misc/timeout b/tests/misc/timeout
index 7506e7cf9eeb215abcab921c8e357006418acfa4..04465e1168cfdb9d9cca4ace7a158b1f509248bf 100755 (executable)
--- a/tests/misc/timeout
+++ b/tests/misc/timeout
@@ -51,4 +51,9 @@ test $? = 124 && fail=1
   exec timeout 10 true
 ) || fail=1
 
+# Don't be confused when starting off with a child (Bug#9098).
+out=$(sleep 1 & exec timeout 2 sh -c 'sleep 3; echo foo')
+status=$?
+test "$out" = "" && test $status = 124 || fail=1
+
 Exit $fail