[Python-Dev] test_posix failures?

Neal Norwitz neal@metaslash.com
Mon, 17 Mar 2003 15:29:47 -0500


On Mon, Mar 17, 2003 at 03:06:32PM -0500, Barry A. Warsaw wrote:
> 
> >>>>> "TW" == Thomas Wouters <thomas@xs4all.net> writes:
> 
>     TW> I'm guessing you updated your (X)Emacs, your libc or something
>     TW> else on your platform that causes this problem for you,
>     TW> Barry.
> 
> Who knows? :)
>     
>     TW> Perhaps the 'getlogin' test needs a 'utmp' resource ? 
>     TW> :-)
> 
> Maybe we should just ditch the test.  It's only there to make sure
> that getlogin() takes no arguments.

I think the test should be removed. I'm the one who added it, but
there have been too many problems with it to make it useful.
I will remove it later, unless someone beats me to it.

Neal