Henry E. Thorpe writes:
> The test in the 1.409 version of tramp seems to assume that "test -e
> filename/" will return a non-zero value if filename is not a
> directory. Unfortunately, it doesn't on Solaris 2.6:
>
> <wnpwp02:thorpe> uname -a
> SunOS wnpwp02 5.6 Generic_105181-17 sun4u sparc SUNW,Ultra-60
>
> <wnpwp02:thorpe> test -e /home/thorpe/.envfile/ ; echo tramp_exit_status $?
> tramp_exit_status 0
>
> <wnpwp02:thorpe> test -e /home/thorpe/.envfil ; echo tramp_exit_status $?
> tramp_exit_status 1
>
> <wnpwp02:thorpe> ls -l /home/thorpe/.envfil*
> -rw-r--r-- 1 thorpe inet 328 Jul 27 1998 /home/thorpe/.envfile
Those checks work for me on Solaris 2.6 and 7. Henry, can you tell us
which shell you were using and which "test" you were picking up. I
was unable to find any combination that would result in
"tramp_exit_status 1".
Here is a summary of "test" versions on Solaris 2.6 and 7
characterized by their suppport for "-e". The files checked were a
directory and regular file both beginning with '.'. In all cases it
does not seem to matter whether or not a '/' is appended to the
directory or file being tested.
1) "test -e" works
-Return is-
exit_status 0
-or-
exit_status 1
-as appropriate-
/usr/xpg4/bin/sh builtin
/usr/bin/ksh builtin
/usr/bin/test
bash 2.03 builtin
2) "test -e" does not check the file but the following echo does something
-Return is-
test: argument expected
exit_status 255
-whether the file exists or not-
/usr/ucb/test
3) "test -e" does not check the file and the rest of the line is lost
-Return is-
test: argument expected
-whether the file exists or not-
An "echo $?" on the next line will return "1". This reflects the fact
that the builtin "test" has failed rather than what it was checking for.
/usr/bin/sh builtin
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