From: Ramsay Jones <ramsay@ramsay1.demon.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:46:02 GMT
Subject: Re: Test failures on cygwin (v1.6.0)
Message-ID: <48B6C83A.3080506@ramsay1.demon.co.uk>
In-Reply-To: <20080827061239.GA7805@blimp.local>

Alex Riesen wrote:
> Ramsay Jones, Tue, Aug 26, 2008 19:41:50 +0200:
>> Also, the new test summary shows (on Linux and cygwin):
>>
>>           Linux    Cygwin
>> fixed     1        3
>> success   3748     3511
>> failed    0        0
> 
> You have no failed tests.
> 

True. But I guess I didn't make clear that the cygwin numbers relate
to the test summary, *after* skipping the tests that fail ;-)

>> Note the number of fixed on cygwin. It took some time to find, but it
>> appears that the additional FIXED where t0050-filsystem.sh tests
>> 5 "merge (case change)" and 6 "add (with different case)".  Again, I
>> haven't investigated yet.
> 
> That's normal for cygwin: the microsoft filesystems are
> case-insensitive and the tests were skipped because of that.
> 
> 

OK, Thanks.

ATB,

Ramsay Jones