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* README: Remove a note about failing tests on SunOS 4. On Mac OS 10.5.1 (Darwin 9.1), you'll need --disable-acl. (Running tests as root): Recommend using "check-root", not "check".
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2008-01-18 Jim Meyering <meyering@redhat.com>
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Update README.
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* README: Remove a note about failing tests on SunOS 4.
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On Mac OS 10.5.1 (Darwin 9.1), you'll need --disable-acl.
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(Running tests as root): Recommend using "check-root", not "check".
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2008-01-17 Jim Meyering <meyering@redhat.com>
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Do not define-away __attribute__ when __STRICT_ANSI__ is set.
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@@ -58,9 +58,16 @@ and from the corresponding --help usage message. Patches to the template
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files (man/*.x) are welcome. However, the authoritative documentation
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is in texinfo form in the doc directory.
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If you run the tests on a SunOS4.1.4 system, expect the ctime-part of
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the ls `time-1' test to fail. I believe that is due to a bug in the
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way Sun implemented link(2) and chmod(2).
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*****************************************
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On Mac OS X 10.5.1 (Darwin 9.1), test failure
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-----------------------------------------
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Mac OS X 10.5.1 (Darwin 9.1) provides only partial (and incompatible)
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ACL support, so although "./configure && make" succeeds, "make check"
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exposes numerous failures. The solution is to turn off ACL support
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manually via "./configure --disable-acl". For details, see
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<http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.gnu.coreutils.bugs/12292/focus=12318>.
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@@ -139,7 +146,7 @@ I find that it is best to unpack and build as a non-privileged
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user, and then to run the following command as that user in order
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to run the privilege-requiring tests:
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sudo env NON_ROOT_USERNAME=$USER make -k check
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sudo env NON_ROOT_USERNAME=$USER make -k check-root
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If you can run the tests as root, please do so and report any
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problems. We get much less test coverage in that mode, and it's
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