* tests/tail/inotify-dir-recreate.sh: Add an extra check
that inotify is in use, as it's required for this test.
Inotify is avoided with overlayfs for which the
df --local check is not sufficient exclusion for.
---
tests/tail/inotify-dir-recreate.sh | 8 ++++++++
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)
diff --git a/tests/tail/inotify-dir-recreate.sh
b/tests/tail/inotify-dir-recreate.sh
index e99abd842..569a3b1aa 100755
--- a/tests/tail/inotify-dir-recreate.sh
+++ b/tests/tail/inotify-dir-recreate.sh
@@ -24,6 +24,14 @@ print_ver_ tail
grep '^#define HAVE_INOTIFY 1' "$CONFIG_HEADER" >/dev/null && is_local_dir_ . \
|| skip_ 'inotify is not supported'
+# There may be a mismatch between is_local_dir_ (gnulib's remoteness check),
+# and coreutils' is_local_fs_type(), so double check we're using inotify.
+touch file.strace
+require_strace_ 'inotify_add_watch'
+returns_ 124 timeout .1 strace -e inotify_add_watch -o strace.out \
+ tail -F file.strace || fail=1
+grep 'inotify' strace.out || skip_ 'inotify not detected'
+
# Terminate any background tail process
cleanup_() { kill $pid 2>/dev/null && wait $pid; }
--
2.50.1
