Re: [libvirt] [PATCH] maint: update to latest gnulib

[Eric Blake]

[adding bug-gnulib]

On 10/29/2013 11:15 AM, Martin Kletzander wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 03:50:20PM -0600, Eric Blake wrote:
>> Since we haven't quite frozen yet, it's time to pick up some
>> fixes.  I know at least cygwin benefits from this update.
>>
>> * .gnulib: Update to latest, in part for cygwin compilation.
>>
> 
> Even though that's not your fault, this might interest you:
> 
> address@hidden:/home/jenkins/workspace/libvirt/platform/freebsd-9/gnulib/tests
> # ./test-poll
> Unconnected socket test... passed
> Connected sockets test... failed (expecting POLLHUP after shutdown)
> General socket test with fork... failed (expecting POLLHUP after shutdown)
> Pipe test... passed

Has that test been failing prior to my submodule update for libvirt?
This is likely a latent bug in gnulib that has been manifesting itself
on FreeBSD for a much longer time period than just the month's worth of
patches I pulled in by updating; but you are right that it would be nice
to fix it upstream.

> 
> And two other tests fail as well.  I, however, couldn't find a time to
> look at that, so I'm just sending this to you in case you'd like to go
> deeper with it.
> 
> Martin
> 

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