bug#16302: 1.14.1: check-TESTS is not lazy enough

2013-12-30 Thread Stefano Lattarini
tags 16302 + patch severity 16302 minor stop On 12/30/2013 03:48 PM, Akim Demaille wrote: > Hi all, > Hi Akim. > I have this piece of software with several APIs, organized in clear > layers. Building the whole package is costly, especially because of > the top-level layers (dozens of binaries),

bug#16291: Use of /bin/rm

2013-12-30 Thread Ludovic Courtès
Stefano Lattarini skribis: > On 12/30/2013 09:55 PM, Ludovic Courtès wrote: >> >> [MEGA-SNIP] >> >> No; I’m asking because the tests specifically refer to /bin/rm. >> What’s the reason? >> > Copying from my first reply: > > Ludovic Courtès wrote: > > Would it be possible to change these t

bug#16291: Use of /bin/rm

2013-12-30 Thread Stefano Lattarini
On 12/30/2013 09:55 PM, Ludovic Courtès wrote: > > [MEGA-SNIP] > > No; I’m asking because the tests specifically refer to /bin/rm. > What’s the reason? > Copying from my first reply: Ludovic Courtès wrote: > Would it be possible to change these tests to use ‘rm’ > instead of /bin/rm?

bug#16291: Use of /bin/rm

2013-12-30 Thread Ludovic Courtès
Stefano Lattarini skribis: > On 12/30/2013 04:44 PM, Ludovic Courtès wrote: >> Stefano Lattarini skribis: >> >>> On 12/29/2013 10:49 PM, Ludovic Courtès wrote: >> >> [...] >> However, in general, I think packages should not rely on hardcoded file names, and instead use AC_PATH_PROG

bug#16291: Use of /bin/rm

2013-12-30 Thread Stefano Lattarini
On 12/30/2013 04:44 PM, Ludovic Courtès wrote: > Stefano Lattarini skribis: > >> On 12/29/2013 10:49 PM, Ludovic Courtès wrote: > > [...] > >>> However, in general, I think packages should not rely on hardcoded file >>> names, and instead use AC_PATH_PROG or similar mechanisms to get the >>> ri

bug#16291: Use of /bin/rm

2013-12-30 Thread Ludovic Courtès
Stefano Lattarini skribis: > On 12/29/2013 10:49 PM, Ludovic Courtès wrote: [...] >> However, in general, I think packages should not rely on hardcoded file >> names, and instead use AC_PATH_PROG or similar mechanisms to get the >> right file name. >> > Not in this case. The test is a "spy" ch

bug#16302: 1.14.1: check-TESTS is not lazy enough

2013-12-30 Thread Akim Demaille
Hi all, I have this piece of software with several APIs, organized in clear layers. Building the whole package is costly, especially because of the top-level layers (dozens of binaries), and the whole test suite is even costlier (because it requires to build the whole set of binaries, and then it