Re: [GNU Autoconf 2.72e] testsuite: 11 119 261 failed on Solaris 11.4 x86

On Thu, Dec 21, 2023, at 11:54 PM, Nick Bowler wrote:
> On 2023-12-21 19:26, Paul Eggert wrote:
>> On 2023-12-21 13:19, Zack Weinberg wrote:
>>> Sorry, I'm with GNU here: failure to report errors on writing to
>>> stdout is a bug.  No excuses will be accepted.
>> 
>> Agreed. printf commands that silently succeed when they can't do the
>> requested action are simply broken.
>
> I tested several modern, current operating systems, including:
>   OpenBSD 7, NetBSD 9, FreeBSD 13, Alpine Linux 3.15
> I also tested several not-so-modern systems, including:
>   DJGPP, HP-UX 11, Solaris 8.
>
> On every single one of these systems, the /usr/bin/printf (or equivalent)
> does not generally diagnose errors that occur when writing to standard
> output, and an exit status of 0 is returned.

Right, I'm starting a campaign when I get back from vacation in January.

(But I'll also see if it's practical to mark this test as an expected
failure on systems where the write error isn't detected.)

zw