On 20/12/2024 15:33, Glenn Golden wrote:
On Fri, Dec 20, 2024, at 07:51, Pádraig Brady wrote:* src/tail.c (tail forever): Exit with failure status like we do for the inotify case. This is also consistent with the failure exit if no file was accessible at tail startup. * tests/tail/follow-stdin.sh: Tweak due to earlier exit. * tests/tail/follow-name.sh: Test with and without inotify. * NEWS: Mention the bug fix. [ ... ]Q: Will this patch affect the behavior of "tail --follow=myfile --retry" in the case where myfile is a device special file, and the intent is to keep watching it until it re-appears?
No, the --retry is a separate case. cheers, Pádraig
