bug#16291: Use of /bin/rm

2013-12-30 Thread Ludovic Courtès
Stefano Lattarini skribis: > On 12/30/2013 09:55 PM, Ludovic Courtès wrote: >> >> [MEGA-SNIP] >> >> No; I’m asking because the tests specifically refer to /bin/rm. >> What’s the reason? >> > Copying from my first reply: > > Ludovic Courtès wrote: > > Would it be possible to change these t

bug#16291: Use of /bin/rm

2013-12-30 Thread Stefano Lattarini
On 12/30/2013 09:55 PM, Ludovic Courtès wrote: > > [MEGA-SNIP] > > No; I’m asking because the tests specifically refer to /bin/rm. > What’s the reason? > Copying from my first reply: Ludovic Courtès wrote: > Would it be possible to change these tests to use ‘rm’ > instead of /bin/rm?

bug#16291: Use of /bin/rm

2013-12-30 Thread Ludovic Courtès
Stefano Lattarini skribis: > On 12/30/2013 04:44 PM, Ludovic Courtès wrote: >> Stefano Lattarini skribis: >> >>> On 12/29/2013 10:49 PM, Ludovic Courtès wrote: >> >> [...] >> However, in general, I think packages should not rely on hardcoded file names, and instead use AC_PATH_PROG

bug#16291: Use of /bin/rm

2013-12-30 Thread Stefano Lattarini
On 12/30/2013 04:44 PM, Ludovic Courtès wrote: > Stefano Lattarini skribis: > >> On 12/29/2013 10:49 PM, Ludovic Courtès wrote: > > [...] > >>> However, in general, I think packages should not rely on hardcoded file >>> names, and instead use AC_PATH_PROG or similar mechanisms to get the >>> ri

bug#16291: Use of /bin/rm

2013-12-30 Thread Ludovic Courtès
Stefano Lattarini skribis: > On 12/29/2013 10:49 PM, Ludovic Courtès wrote: [...] >> However, in general, I think packages should not rely on hardcoded file >> names, and instead use AC_PATH_PROG or similar mechanisms to get the >> right file name. >> > Not in this case. The test is a "spy" ch

bug#16291: Use of /bin/rm

2013-12-29 Thread Stefano Lattarini
tags 16291 notabug close 16291 stop On 12/29/2013 10:49 PM, Ludovic Courtès wrote: > Hello! > > While upgrading the GNU system to Automake 1.14.1, I noticed that a few > tests emit warnings like this: > SKIPs are not warning, just informative messages explaining why some tests couldn't be run. >

bug#16291: Use of /bin/rm

2013-12-29 Thread Ludovic Courtès
Hello! While upgrading the GNU system to Automake 1.14.1, I noticed that a few tests emit warnings like this: --8<---cut here---start->8--- SKIP: t/spy-rm.tap 1 # SKIP /bin/rm not found PASS: t/spy-rm.tap 2 - rm -f SKIP: t/spy-rm.tap 3 # SKIP /bin/rm not found