On Alpine Linux 3.7.0 (x86_64), the gnulib-tests of a 'grep' snapshot fail:
FAIL: dfa-match.sh The problem is here: + timeout 10 dfa-match-aux a bb bb 1 timeout: can't execute '10': No such file or directory + fail=1 This distro has a 'timeout' program, and 'timeout --help' reports (on stderr!): BusyBox v1.27.2 (2018-01-29 15:48:57 GMT) multi-call binary. Usage: timeout [-t SECS] [-s SIG] PROG ARGS Runs PROG. Sends SIG to it if it is not gone in SECS seconds. Defaults: SECS: 10, SIG: TERM. This patch fixes it. 2018-12-15 Bruno Haible <br...@clisp.org> dfa tests: Avoid test failure on Alpine Linux. * tests/dfa-match.sh (timeout_10): Accommodate the BusyBox 'timeout' command found on Alpine Linux. diff --git a/tests/dfa-match.sh b/tests/dfa-match.sh index c06bb44..1923c2d 100755 --- a/tests/dfa-match.sh +++ b/tests/dfa-match.sh @@ -22,7 +22,11 @@ path_prepend_ . if (type timeout) >/dev/null 2>&1; then - timeout_10='timeout 10' + if timeout --help 2>&1 | grep BusyBox; then + timeout_10='timeout -t 10' + else + timeout_10='timeout 10' + fi else timeout_10= fi