Some people build software and run the regression tests as root. (Possibly in some restricted environment.)
<packager hat>I've been asked to make sure this works.</> Unfortunately, the FLAC tests currently error out in two places if run as root: ===> test_libFLAC ++++++ testing level 1 interface simple iterator on read-only file generating FLAC file for test testing 'metadata.flac'... 0... 1... 2... content... PASSED is writable = 1 ERROR: iterator claims file is writable when tester thinks it should not be; are you running as root? ===> test_libFLAC++ ++++++ testing level 1 interface simple iterator on read-only file generating FLAC file for test testing 'metadata.flac'... 0... 1... 2... content... PASSED is writable = 1 ERROR: iterator claims file is writable when tester thinks it should not be; are you running as root? Can we skip that test when root? Something along the lines of the following...? --- src/test_libFLAC++/metadata_manip.cpp.orig 2022-09-27 20:22:19 UTC +++ src/test_libFLAC++/metadata_manip.cpp @@ -818,13 +818,16 @@ static bool test_level_1_() printf("\n\n++++++ testing level 1 interface\n"); + if(!generate_file_(/*include_extras=*/false, /*is_ogg=*/false)) + return false; + + if (getuid() == 0) + goto next; + /************************************************************/ { printf("simple iterator on read-only file\n"); - if(!generate_file_(/*include_extras=*/false, /*is_ogg=*/false)) - return false; - if(!change_stats_(flacfilename(/*is_ogg=*/false), /*read_only=*/true)) return false; @@ -912,6 +915,7 @@ static bool test_level_1_() } /************************************************************/ +next: { printf("simple iterator on writable file\n"); --- src/test_libFLAC/metadata_manip.c.orig 2022-09-27 20:17:48 UTC +++ src/test_libFLAC/metadata_manip.c @@ -786,11 +786,14 @@ static FLAC__bool test_level_1_(void) /************************************************************/ - printf("simple iterator on read-only file\n"); - if(!generate_file_(/*include_extras=*/false, /*is_ogg=*/false)) return false; + if (getuid() == 0) + goto next; + + printf("simple iterator on read-only file\n"); + if(!change_stats_(flacfilename(/*is_ogg=*/false), /*read_only=*/true)) return false; @@ -874,7 +877,7 @@ static FLAC__bool test_level_1_(void) FLAC__metadata_simple_iterator_delete(iterator); /************************************************************/ - +next: printf("simple iterator on writable file\n"); if(!change_stats_(flacfilename(/*is_ogg=*/false), /*read-only=*/false)) -- Christian "naddy" Weisgerber na...@mips.inka.de _______________________________________________ flac-dev mailing list flac-dev@xiph.org http://lists.xiph.org/mailman/listinfo/flac-dev