Re: Checks in m4 and different format of error messages

[Eric Blake]

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On 2/18/20 9:01 AM, Mikhail Sviridov wrote:
> Hi Gary, Eric
>
> I'm not sure if there is any possibility to specify a pattern instead of
> fixed text in the following line of checks/137.include and many other files
> there:
> dnl @error{}m4:stdin:1: cannot open `none': No such file or directory
>
> because in our system we have a different format of the message:
>
> cannot open `none': EDC5129I No such file or directory. (errno2=0x05620062)
>
> The first solution that comes to mind is to change the error message under
> @error macro, but is there any crossplatform way to do that or specify a
> pattern instead of fixed text?

You didn't mention what system this is on.

If you'll look at the script checks/check-them, you will see that the 
testsuite already does some post-processing filtering on the actual m4 
output to move it into a form that it can be compared against the 
expected output embedded in the tests themselves (for example, look at 
the setting and use of the $m4name variable).  It sounds like your 
system's strerror() output (with the extra "EDC5129I" and 
"(errno2=0x05620062)" information) would be the perfect candidate for 
adding yet another filter to that script.

Patches are welcome.

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