From: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2011 13:21:13 +0000 (+0200)
Subject: tests: an explicative comment on signal-related woes
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tests: an explicative comment on signal-related woes

* tests/self-check-exit.tap: Add pointer to a bug-autoconf
discussion explaining why this test needs to temporarily block
SIGINT.
---

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 909b33772..8c9615b6e 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2011-09-13  Stefano Lattarini  <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com>
+
+	tests: an explicative comment on signal-related woes
+	* tests/self-check-exit.tap: Add pointer to a bug-autoconf
+	discussion explaining why this test needs to temporarily block
+	SIGINT.
+
 2011-09-13  Stefano Lattarini  <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com>
 
 	tests: also trap SIGQUIT; other fixes
diff --git a/tests/self-check-exit.tap b/tests/self-check-exit.tap
index 563500b2e..5ac8b8f0e 100755
--- a/tests/self-check-exit.tap
+++ b/tests/self-check-exit.tap
@@ -46,8 +46,9 @@ for sig in 1 2 13 15; do
     continue
   fi
   if test $sig -eq 2; then
-    # Some Korn shells might otherwise get a spurious SIGINT
-    # signal when one is sent to the child $SHELL.
+    # Some Korn shells might otherwise get a spurious SIGINT signal when
+    # one is sent to the child $SHELL.  For more details, see:
+    # <http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-autoconf/2011-09/msg00004.html>
     trap : 2
   fi
   $SHELL -c  "$init; kill -$sig \$\$; :"