Re: Failure in test for autoconf-2.50b

[Vin Shelton]

Aha!  Now I remember!  I mistakenly thought that the autoconf tests
required dejagnu, so I ran my tests like this:

    PATH=/usr/local/dejagnu/bin:$PATH make check

This formula yields the error:

     26: torture.at:90     diff: -: Value too large for defined data type
    FAILED near `torture.at:163'

: zion autoconf-2.50b/tests Thu 5 23:36; ls /usr/local/dejagnu/bin
expect*  runtest*  tclsh*

: zion autoconf-2.50b/tests Thu 5 23:48; /usr/local/dejagnu/bin/runtest 
--version
WARNING: Couldn't find the global config file.
Expect version is       5.26
Tcl version is          8.0
Framework version is    1.3.1

Dunno why this should produce the failure, though.

    PATH=/usr/local/dejagnu/bin:$PATH sh -x ./testsuite 26 >test.log 2>&1

produces no error, BTW:

test.log
Description: Test Results

Anyway, let me know if there's more info that would help.  I don't
really care very much since this seems to be dejagnu-related.

Thanks,
  vin

PS. Hope I didn't waste too much of anyone's time.


Vin Shelton <address@hidden> writes:
> Akim Demaille <address@hidden> writes:
> > | I am reporting the following problem discovered when running 'make
> > | check' on autoconf-2.50b on my system:
> > | 
> > | 26: torture.at:90     diff: -: Value too large for defined data type
> > | FAILED near `torture.at:163'
> > 
> > Wow, that's interesting...
> > 
> > What version of diff are you running?  You seem to be running
> > GNU/Linux, but not GNU diff?
> > 
> > ~/src/ace % strings =diff | grep -i Value
> > ~/src/ace %
> > 
> > Maybe it is not diff that failed... Could you try to run
> > 
> >         sh -x ./testsuite 26 >test.log 2>&1
> > 
> > and send test.log?  Unless you know how to track the actual failure.
> 
> I am running GNU diff, BTW.
> 
>   strings =diff | grep -i Value
> 
> yields nothing, as in your case.  I don't know where the error came from.
> 
> >         sh -x ./testsuite 26 >test.log 2>&1
> It look like the test passed:
> 
> : zion autoconf-2.50b/tests Thu 5 23:06; sh -x ./testsuite 26 >test.log 2>&1
> echo $?
> : zion autoconf-2.50b/tests Thu 5 23:06; echo $?
> 0
> 
> 
> 
> In fact 'make check' now passes entirely:
> 
> =========================================
> All 154 tests were successful (3 skipped)
> =========================================
> 
> I don't get it.  I'll try a build from scratch to see if that has a
> similar failure.  Do you think there's some kind of race condition, or
> maybe gamma rays???
> 
> I'll let you know if I see the failure again.
> 
>   - vin