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Re: Fail: install2.test
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Akim Demaille |
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Re: Fail: install2.test |
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21 Feb 2001 09:48:57 +0100 |
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Tom Tromey <address@hidden> writes:
> >>>>> "Akim" == Akim Demaille <address@hidden> writes:
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> Akim> As a specific advice, please, never test again any of the
> Akim> Autotools as root, as they are not meant for it, and this
> Akim> produces false alarms.
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> Maybe we could modify `defs' to `exit 77' when the user is root.
Why not.
> I'm not too concerned about it though. This is the first such report
> in automake history.
I suffered a lot from this issue in my former a2ps life. Maybe people
no longer do that, but I _had_ to skip these tests if I didn't want to
die under false bug reports.