Re: [Elbert Pol] Re: coreutils-6.11 released

[Jim Meyering]

Elbert Pol <address@hidden> wrote:
> Jim Meyering wrote:
>> Elbert Pol<address@hidden>  wrote:
>>> Hoi Jim,
>>>
>>> When i use the new rm.exe and use it with the ./configure i get all
>>> kind of errors like :
>>>
>>> rm.exe: cannot remove `conftest': Is a directory
>>> rm.exe: cannot remove `conftest.dir': Is a directory
>>> rm.exe: FATAL: cannot enter directory `conftest': Bad file number
>>> rm.exe: FATAL: cannot enter directory `conftest.dir': Bad file number
>>>
>>> I don't have it when i use the rm.exe from 5.94
>>> I attach the log file.
>>> Mayby you know what wrong ?
>>
>> Not yet.
>>
>> Remember when you chose not to run "make -k check"? ;-)
>> Well, now would be a good time to go back and do that,
>> but with working tools in your PATH, of course.
>>
> Hoi again,
>
> Hope i attach now the good one :)

Lots of unusual errors.  No diff program?
I think "diff" must be missing or non-functional.
Otherwise, we'd have better output telling us about particular
test failures.

The number and distribution of failures make me pretty sure
that the tests are failing due to a mismatch between the tests'
expecting newlines in output and your executables generating CRs.

For example, run these

    cd tests/cut &&
      ../../src/cut.exe -d: -f1,3- 1.I | diff -u - 1.O

[or if you lack "diff", do this: ]

    cd tests/cut &&
      ../../src/cut.exe -d: -f1,3- 1.I | cmp - 1.O

    ../../src/cut.exe -d: -f1,3- 1.I | cat -A

    ../../src/cut.exe -d: -f1,3- 1.I | od -ac

That last one gives me this:

    $ ../../src/cut -d: -f1,3- 1.I | od -ac
    0000000   a   :   c  nl
              a   :   c  \n
    0000004

Also, the test output suggests that there is a broken "rm" command
in your path.