Re: infloop in `make check' on FreeBSD 5.0: due to /bin/sh?

[Jim Meyering]

Paul Eggert <address@hidden> wrote:
> Jim Meyering <address@hidden> 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  <address@hidden>
>
>       * tests/install/trap: Work around a bug in FreeBSD 5.0.