Re: [RFA] Run follow-fork tests on Linux

Michael Snyder
2005-11-26T04:01:37Z

Mark Kettenis wrote:
>>Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2005 14:33:48 -0800
>>From: Michael Snyder <msnyder@redhat.com>
>>
>>This allows the tests "foll-fork" and "foll-vfork" to run on Linux,
>>where they mostly pass. A little more verbose output from linux-nat.c
>>will fix the remaining failures.
>
>
> I think Dan J. and I basically agreed that actually the verbose output
> seen on HP-UX is undesirable. So we should probably fix the testsuite
> instead.

I'm happy to go along with that.

> I think that makes the second chunck of the patch
> unecessary.

Oh well, it's harmless, and it makes the test strings
consistant. If that doesn't convince you, it can go.

> Oh, and I really think you should check for *-*-linux*
> instead of *-pc-linux*.

Roger. Habit, that's what I meant.

> That said I'd like to see these tests enabled on *-*-openbsd3.9 and up
> too. Feel free to add those. If you don't I'll consider it to be an
> obvious patch once you've committed the Linux stuff.

I'd rather let you, since I can't easily test it.

Michael