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-rw-r--r--tests/check.mk3
-rwxr-xr-xtests/misc/pwd-unreadable-parent4
-rw-r--r--tests/test-lib.sh16
3 files changed, 13 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/tests/check.mk b/tests/check.mk
index 527e50581..db5f90093 100644
--- a/tests/check.mk
+++ b/tests/check.mk
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
# Include this file at the end of each tests/*/Makefile.am.
-# Copyright (C) 2007, 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+# Copyright (C) 2007-2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ TESTS_ENVIRONMENT = \
tmp__=$$TMPDIR; test -d "$$tmp__" || tmp__=.; \
. $(srcdir)/envvar-check; \
TMPDIR=$$tmp__; export TMPDIR; \
+ exec 9>&2; \
shell_or_perl_() { \
if grep '^\#!/usr/bin/perl' "$$1" > /dev/null; then \
if $(PERL) -e 'use warnings' > /dev/null 2>&1; then \
diff --git a/tests/misc/pwd-unreadable-parent b/tests/misc/pwd-unreadable-parent
index c79daad0c..f5c7ae237 100755
--- a/tests/misc/pwd-unreadable-parent
+++ b/tests/misc/pwd-unreadable-parent
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
# is unreadable. Perform this test only on systems with a usable getcwd
# function that has this capability.
-# Copyright (C) 2007-2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+# Copyright (C) 2007-2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ test $host_os != linux-gnu &&
# Linux ia64 has the gl_FUNC_GETCWD_ABORT_BUG, so we can't use
# the system getcwd.
test $REPLACE_GETCWD = 1 &&
- skip_test_ "can't use buggy system getcwd; skipping this test"
+ skip_test_ "can't use buggy system getcwd"
mkdir -p a/b || framework_failure
cd a/b || framework_failure
diff --git a/tests/test-lib.sh b/tests/test-lib.sh
index cf90b446b..b3aaf65db 100644
--- a/tests/test-lib.sh
+++ b/tests/test-lib.sh
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ fi
skip_test_()
{
+ echo "$0: skipping test: $@" | head -1 1>&9
echo "$0: skipping test: $@" 1>&2
Exit 77
}
@@ -85,9 +86,10 @@ require_controlling_input_terminal_()
tty -s || have_input_tty=no
test -t 0 || have_input_tty=no
if test "$have_input_tty" = no; then
- skip_test_ "This test must have a controlling input \`terminal'," \
- "so it may not be run via \`batch', \`at', or \`rsh'." \
- "On some systems, it may not even be run in the background."
+ skip_test_ 'requires controlling input terminal
+This test must have a controlling input "terminal", so it may not be
+run via "batch", "at", or "ssh". On some systems, it may not even be
+run in the background.'
fi
}
@@ -175,7 +177,7 @@ require_selinux_()
very_expensive_()
{
if test "$RUN_VERY_EXPENSIVE_TESTS" != yes; then
- skip_test_ '
+ skip_test_ 'very expensive: disabled by default
This test is very expensive, so it is disabled by default.
To run it anyway, rerun make check with the RUN_VERY_EXPENSIVE_TESTS
environment variable set to yes. E.g.,
@@ -188,7 +190,7 @@ environment variable set to yes. E.g.,
expensive_()
{
if test "$RUN_EXPENSIVE_TESTS" != yes; then
- skip_test_ '
+ skip_test_ 'expensive: disabled by default
This test is relatively expensive, so it is disabled by default.
To run it anyway, rerun make check with the RUN_EXPENSIVE_TESTS
environment variable set to yes. E.g.,
@@ -217,8 +219,8 @@ require_membership_in_two_groups_()
groups=${COREUTILS_GROUPS-`(id -G || /usr/xpg4/bin/id -G) 2>/dev/null`}
case "$groups" in
*' '*) ;;
- *) skip_test_ '
-$0: this test requires that you be a member of more than one group,
+ *) skip_test_ 'requires membership in two groups
+this test requires that you be a member of more than one group,
but running `id -G'\'' either failed or found just one. If you really
are a member of at least two groups, then rerun this test with
COREUTILS_GROUPS set in your environment to the space-separated list