Re: [PATCH] docs: other issues with parallel BSD make (was: Re: bug#9245: FreeBSD make in concurrent mode report spurious success in automake-generated tests harness)

On Thu, 18 Aug 2011, Stefano Lattarini wrote: OK, given your considerations, I've updated my patch with the attached squash-in. The amended patch is attached too. Let me know if it is good to apply now. This seems much better to me. Bob -- Bob Friesenhahn bfrie...@simple.dallas.tx.us, http

Re: [PATCH] docs: other issues with parallel BSD make (was: Re: bug#9245: FreeBSD make in concurrent mode report spurious success in automake-generated tests harness)

On Tuesday 16 August 2011, Bob Friesenhahn wrote: > On Tue, 16 Aug 2011, Stefano Lattarini wrote: > >> > >> What is useful information today may become 'lore' in a few years so > >> it would be good to add additional data so that the reader (and > >> documentation maintainer) knows the vintage of t

Re: [PATCH] docs: other issues with parallel BSD make (was: Re: bug#9245: FreeBSD make in concurrent mode report spurious success in automake-generated tests harness)

On Tue, 16 Aug 2011, Stefano Lattarini wrote: What is useful information today may become 'lore' in a few years so it would be good to add additional data so that the reader (and documentation maintainer) knows the vintage of the information. That's a good point. Do you think it would be OK t

Re: [PATCH] docs: other issues with parallel BSD make (was: Re: bug#9245: FreeBSD make in concurrent mode report spurious success in automake-generated tests harness)

Hi Bob. On Tuesday 16 August 2011, Bob Friesenhahn wrote: > On Tue, 16 Aug 2011, Stefano Lattarini wrote: > >>> > >> I'll have a "draft patch" read soonish. There is ample room for > >> improvements, > >> but I'll post it here anyway since it can benefit from early feedback. > >> > > Here it is.

Re: [PATCH] docs: other issues with parallel BSD make (was: Re: bug#9245: FreeBSD make in concurrent mode report spurious success in automake-generated tests harness)

On Tue, 16 Aug 2011, Stefano Lattarini wrote: I'll have a "draft patch" read soonish. There is ample room for improvements, but I'll post it here anyway since it can benefit from early feedback. Here it is. As usual, comments and suggestions welcome. The proposed documentation seems quite

[PATCH] docs: other issues with parallel BSD make (was: Re: bug#9245: FreeBSD make in concurrent mode report spurious success in automake-generated tests harness)

[dropping bug-automake, adding autoconf-patches] References: On Tuesday 16 August 2011, Stefano Lattarini wrote: > Hi Eric. > > On Tuesday 16 August 2011, Eric Blake wrote: > > On 08/16/2011

Re: bug#9245: FreeBSD make in concurrent mode report spurious success in automake-generated tests harness

Hi Eric. On Tuesday 16 August 2011, Eric Blake wrote: > On 08/16/2011 10:04 AM, Stefano Lattarini wrote: > > The "proper fix" is even easier BTW: just use "$$exit || exit 1" instead. > > > > The updated patch should now work (and I've tested it properly this time). > > This new patch hasn't been d

Re: bug#9245: FreeBSD make in concurrent mode report spurious success in automake-generated tests harness

On 08/16/2011 10:04 AM, Stefano Lattarini wrote: The "proper fix" is even easier BTW: just use "$$exit || exit 1" instead. The updated patch should now work (and I've tested it properly this time). This new patch hasn't been derived by "cargo-cult guessing", but from the explanation of the relev