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Re: Permission errors testing with /tmp/xx
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Chet Ramey |
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Re: Permission errors testing with /tmp/xx |
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Tue, 28 Jul 2015 09:51:32 -0400 |
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On 7/20/15 6:15 PM, James Chang wrote:
> > I recently ran into an odd issue running the testsuite for bash. After
> > running the scripts, /tmp/xx isn't deleted, and another user can't run
> the
> > testsuite due to permission errors. Is it possible to specify bash not
> to
> > use /tmp/xx?
>
> If it's a problem for you, you can add `rm /tmp/xx' to the end of
> tests/run-all without waiting for me to make a change.
>
>
> Patched and fixed the issue, but are there actually plans to change the
> tests using /tmp/xx?
Yes, eventually. Keep in mind that the presence of /tmp/xx indicates that
there's something you should look at, since the test scripts remove that
file themselves on success, and the last test (vredir) does an explicit
`exit 0' that will cause its removal.
Chet
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