Re: Patch 1/3 for topic/libposix

[Bruno Haible]

Bruce Korb wrote:
> First patch changes the failing printf tests so that:
> 1. ...
> 2. the wrapper scripts detect "I failed on the first
>    iteration" exit codes and causes the test to be
>    bypassed with "exit 77" exit codes.

But that means that the test would be skipped in some circumstances,
and we don't know whether fprintf has a memory leak or not. That is
a mere cover-up action. I am opposed to this approach. If you have
a test failure that is too hard to investigate or that no one has
understood so far, let it continue to fail. At some point, someone
will take care of it. Either by investigating it in a friendlier
environment, or by marking it an "unportable-test" in the module
description.

Bruno