Bauke Jan Douma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Paul Eggert wrote: >> Bauke Jan Douma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> >>> cp: cannot open >>> `/sw/coreutils/coreutils-6.3/tests/install/../../src/dd' for reading: >> What are the permissions of that file? That is, what is the output >> of >> this command: >> ls -l /sw/coreutils/coreutils-6.3/tests/install/../../src/dd > > $> ls -l /sw/coreutils/coreutils-6.3/tests/install/../../src/dd > -rwx--x--x 1 root staff 45532 Oct 3 18:06 > /sw/coreutils/coreutils-6.3/tests/install/../../src/dd
That file is readable only by root. So if you're running tests as some other user, that would explain the failure you saw. _______________________________________________ Bug-coreutils mailing list Bug-coreutils@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-coreutils