Re: [PATCH 4/4] test: set up the outcount file for T380.1

[Tomi Ollila <tomi.ollila@iki.fi>]

On Wed, Feb 09 2022, Michael J. Gruber wrote:

> If gdb is present but for some reason `atomicity.py` fails to write to
> the output file then the test fails with some ugly bash errors in the
> wrong places (because the outcount variable is empty).
>
> Therefore, set up the outcount file with `0` to get the test script to
> rund and the test to fail fpr a clearer reason.
>
> Background: We noticed this with arch armhfp emulated on x86_64 in
> Fedora's COPR test build environment.
>
> Signed-off-by: Michael J Gruber <git@grubix.eu>
> ---
>  test/T380-atomicity.sh | 1 +
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
>
> diff --git a/test/T380-atomicity.sh b/test/T380-atomicity.sh
> index 49df5c38..caac28a3 100755
> --- a/test/T380-atomicity.sh
> +++ b/test/T380-atomicity.sh
> @@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ if test_require_external_prereq gdb; then
>      # -tty /dev/null works around a conflict between the 'timeout' wrapper
>      # and gdb's attempt to control the TTY.
>      export MAIL_DIR
> +    echo -n 0 > outcount

printf 0 > outcount (is my suggestion)

>      ${TEST_GDB} -tty /dev/null -batch -x $NOTMUCH_SRCDIR/test/atomicity.py notmuch 1>gdb.out 2>&1
>  
>      # Get the final, golden output
> -- 
> 2.35.1.306.ga00bde9711