[Python-checkins] cpython (3.3): Issue #16170: Remove Linux skip from test_subprocess's test_executable test.

[chris.jerdonek]

http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/9451908da615
changeset:   79630:9451908da615
branch:      3.3
parent:      79628:4d5cb87230f4
user:        Chris Jerdonek <chris.jerdonek at gmail.com>
date:        Tue Oct 09 13:17:49 2012 -0700
summary:
  Issue #16170: Remove Linux skip from test_subprocess's test_executable test.

files:
  Lib/test/test_subprocess.py |  13 ++++++++-----
  1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)


diff --git a/Lib/test/test_subprocess.py b/Lib/test/test_subprocess.py
--- a/Lib/test/test_subprocess.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_subprocess.py
@@ -200,13 +200,16 @@
         p.wait()
         self.assertEqual(47, p.returncode)
 
-    # TODO: make this test work on Linux.
-    # This may be failing on Linux because of issue #7774.
-    @unittest.skipIf(sys.platform not in ('win32', 'darwin'),
-                     "possible bug using executable argument on Linux")
     def test_executable(self):
         # Check that the executable argument works.
-        self._assert_python(["doesnotexist", "-c"], executable=sys.executable)
+        #
+        # On Unix (non-Mac and non-Windows), Python looks at args[0] to
+        # determine where its standard library is, so we need the directory
+        # of args[0] to be valid for the Popen() call to Python to succeed.
+        # See also issue #16170 and issue #7774.
+        doesnotexist = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(sys.executable),
+                                    "doesnotexist")
+        self._assert_python([doesnotexist, "-c"], executable=sys.executable)
 
     def test_executable_takes_precedence(self):
         # Check that the executable argument takes precedence over args[0].

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Repository URL: http://hg.python.org/cpython