GNU bug report logs - #24522
testing on any *BSD system exposes a bug

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Package: grep;

Reported by: Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>

Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2016 03:52:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>

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Report forwarded to bug-grep <at> gnu.org:
bug#24522; Package grep. (Sat, 24 Sep 2016 03:52:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.

Acknowledgement sent to Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>:
New bug report received and forwarded. Copy sent to bug-grep <at> gnu.org. (Sat, 24 Sep 2016 03:52:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.

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From: Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>
To: bug-grep <at> gnu.org
Cc: "Nelson H. F. Beebe" <beebe <at> math.utah.edu>
Subject: testing on any *BSD system exposes a bug
Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2016 20:50:31 -0700
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Nelson Beebe reported privately that some of grep's foad1 tests failed
on many different *BSD systems. It was a legitimate bug, introduced
since the 2.25 release. Here's the fix:
[grep-unwarranted-input-is-output.diff (application/octet-stream, attachment)]

Reply sent to Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>:
You have taken responsibility. (Sat, 24 Sep 2016 05:12:01 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.

Notification sent to Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>:
bug acknowledged by developer. (Sat, 24 Sep 2016 05:12:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.

Message #10 received at 24522-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>
To: 24522-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Cc: "Nelson H. F. Beebe" <beebe <at> math.utah.edu>
Subject: Re: bug#24522: testing on any *BSD system exposes a bug
Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2016 22:10:42 -0700
On Fri, Sep 23, 2016 at 8:50 PM, Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net> wrote:
> Nelson Beebe reported privately that some of grep's foad1 tests failed
> on many different *BSD systems. It was a legitimate bug, introduced
> since the 2.25 release. Here's the fix:

Pushed: http://git.sv.gnu.org/cgit/grep.git/commit/?id=eaa1541d8e714621a




bug archived. Request was from Debbugs Internal Request <help-debbugs <at> gnu.org> to internal_control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Sat, 22 Oct 2016 11:24:03 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.

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