bug#41824: closed (Dejagnu's unknown proc aborts testsuite run when triggered in test-case)

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has caused the debbugs.gnu.org bug report #41824,
regarding Dejagnu's unknown proc aborts testsuite run when triggered in 
test-case
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> Dejagnu's unknown proc aborts testsuite run when triggered in test-case
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> Fri, 12 Jun 2020 10:35:43 +0200
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> Hi,
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> the gdb testsuite uses the dejagnu framework.
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> If I add a call to foobar at the end of a test-case in that testsuite,
> and I do a run of the testsuite, then the test-case aborts, and
> subsequently the testsuite run aborts, that is, no further tests are run.
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> While it is as expected that the test-case aborts, it's not desirable
> that the testsuite run aborts.
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> We've installed a hack in ${tool}_init/${tool}_finish to workaround this
> in the gdb testsuite (
> https://sourceware.org/git/?p=binutils-gdb.git;a=commit;h=26783bce15adc0316f9167a216519cebcf1ccac3
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> It would preferable though if this problem was addressed in dejagnu,
> such that we can eventually remove the hack.
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> A possible solution to this problem could be to make the exiting on
> error (which is done in dejagnu's version of proc unknown in
> framework.exp) optional.
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> Thanks,
> - Tom
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> The bugfix branch has landed on master and will be included in the 
> upcoming 1.6.3 release.
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> -- Jacob
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