RE: Libtool head: Testsuite newline comparison problem.

[Peter Ekberg]

Ralf Wildenhues wrote:
> * Peter Ekberg wrote on Thu, Aug 25, 2005 at 12:24:04PM CEST:
> > 
> > On MSYS (both MinGW and MSVC), test 17 and 18 fail because
> > of a line ending mixup. The test programs output text with
> > \r\n line endings, but the test suite generates the expected
> > output with \n line endings. For test 18 it is even a mix,
> > since the testsuite is adding one line with \n line endings
> > to the test program output (using echo >>"$at_output"). The
> > difference in line endings cause the comparison between
> > expected and actual output to fail.
> > 
> > The attached rather horrible hack, which is probably not
> > very correct, works around the problem. A solution should
> > probably be added to AT_CHECK and/or LT_AT_EXEC_CHECK.
> 
> Yes, it should be solved in LT_AT_EXEC_CHECK.
> 
> But I'd like a different solution now: Do not compare output,
> but return value only.  Rationale: besides the EOL issues, I
> have seen debug output from cross compile environments that
> disturbs this as well (wine startup, for example).
> 
> Also note that the use of AT_CHECK in the second example breaks
> with cross compilation.
> 
> How about this patch instead?
> 
> Cheers,
> Ralf
> 
>         * tests/standalone.at, tests/template.at: Do not compare
>         output because of EOL issues.  Resolve warnings, make cross-
>         compilation aware.
>         Reported by Peter Ekberg <address@hidden>.

Works! Please apply...

Cheer,
Peter