Paul Eggert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Jim Meyering <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> FYI: I've just added this warning to coreutils' README file: >> *********************** >> FreeBSD 5.0 `make test' infinite loop with /bin/sh >> ----------------------- >> >> When building and running `make test' on a FreeBSD 5.0 system, >> expect the tests/install/trap test to get stuck in an infinite >> loop. That appears to be due to a bug in /bin/sh. > > I didn't see the original bug report, but if that /bin/sh bug is what
Nelson Beebe reported it privately. > I think it might be, the following patch would work around the > problem. Can this be tried out on FreeBSD 5.0? That works, so I've applied it and reverted the README change. Thanks. > 2005-09-28 Paul Eggert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > * tests/install/trap: Work around a bug in FreeBSD 5.0. _______________________________________________ Bug-coreutils mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-coreutils
