[FYI 3/4] {testsuite-work} tests: an explicative comment on signal-related woes

[Stefano Lattarini]

* tests/self-check-exit.tap: Add pointer to a bug-autoconf
discussion explaining why this test needs to temporarily block
SIGINT.
---
 ChangeLog                 |    7 +++++++
 tests/self-check-exit.tap |    5 +++--
 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 909b337..8c9615b 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 2011-09-13  Stefano Lattarini  <address@hidden>
 
+       tests: an explicative comment on signal-related woes
+       * tests/self-check-exit.tap: Add pointer to a bug-autoconf
+       discussion explaining why this test needs to temporarily block
+       SIGINT.
+
+2011-09-13  Stefano Lattarini  <address@hidden>
+
        tests: also trap SIGQUIT; other fixes
        Some shells seems to just ignore SIGQUIT under some circumstances,
        even when it is not blocked; however, if the signal it trapped,
diff --git a/tests/self-check-exit.tap b/tests/self-check-exit.tap
index 563500b..5ac8b8f 100755
--- a/tests/self-check-exit.tap
+++ b/tests/self-check-exit.tap
@@ -46,8 +46,9 @@ for sig in 1 2 13 15; do
     continue
   fi
   if test $sig -eq 2; then
-    # Some Korn shells might otherwise get a spurious SIGINT
-    # signal when one is sent to the child $SHELL.
+    # Some Korn shells might otherwise get a spurious SIGINT signal when
+    # one is sent to the child $SHELL.  For more details, see:
+    # <http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-autoconf/2011-09/msg00004.html>
     trap : 2
   fi
   $SHELL -c  "$init; kill -$sig \$\$; :"
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