linux-kernel - Re: [Breakage] Git v2.21.0-rc0

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Date:   Fri, 8 Feb 2019 22:18:35 +0000
From:   "brian m. carlson" <sandals@...stytoothpaste.net>
To:     "Randall S. Becker" <rsbecker@...bridge.com>
Cc:     'Jeff King' <peff@...f.net>, 'Junio C Hamano' <gitster@...ox.com>,
        git@...r.kernel.org, 'Linux Kernel' <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        git-packagers@...glegroups.com
Subject: Re: [Breakage] Git v2.21.0-rc0 - t5318 (NonStop)

On Fri, Feb 08, 2019 at 05:12:43PM -0500, Randall S. Becker wrote:
> I'm happy to modify the test (it is in one spot), to make a decision based on:
> a) whether /dev/zero exists
> b) whether the system is a NonStop
> c) something else
> 
> What would you all prefer? It doesn't matter to me one way or another, as long as I can get the dependency to /dev/zero removed so tests will run here.

My preference is that we wrap the yes/tr invocation into a function
(maybe "infinite_nul") and use that where we currently require
/dev/zero.
-- 
brian m. carlson: Houston, Texas, US
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