Re: [bug-inetutils] [SCM] GNU Inetutils branch, master, updated. inetutils-1_9_1-36-gb4a938f

[Mats Erik Andersson]

söndag den 26 februari 2012 klockan 10:40 skrev Alfred M. Szmidt detta:
> Keep up the good work Mats!
> 
>    +# Prerequisites:
>    +#
>    +#  * Shell: SVR4 Bourne shell, or newer.
>    +#
>    +#  * cat(1), expr(1), head(1), kill(1), pwd(1), rm(1).
>    +#
>    +#  * id(1), grep(1), mktemp(1), ps(1).
> 
> Is there a reason for these type of comments?  I don't see why this is
> useful.  

Mostly to give a hint to any external tester, in a hope that he or she
takes a look at the failing script before filing a bug. The information
in itself will only have a bearing on automated build servers, since
development systems for manual use will presumably never lack any of
the mentioned utilities. On the other hand, a continuous builder like
Hydra at Nixos.org, or rather its jobset maintainer, gets important
hints on required packages for automated test runs. It is only since
I have begun collaborating with Ludovic Coutès on their setup that
these ideas came up. Now only the coverage jobset on x86_64 and the
build_shishi jobset on solaris, i.e., OpenIndiana, are failing, but
not due to GNU Inetutils. We get positive results for i686-linux,
x86_64-linux, i686-freebsd, and i686-solaris for all other jobsets.

Best regards,
  Mats