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authorRalf Wildenhues <Ralf.Wildenhues@gmx.de>2010-09-12 09:45:34 +0200
committerRalf Wildenhues <Ralf.Wildenhues@gmx.de>2010-09-13 20:19:51 +0200
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Document and test AT_CHECK args shell execution environment.
* doc/autoconf.texi (Writing Testsuites): Document that COMMANDS is run in a subshell, but RUN-IF-FAIL and RUN-IF-PASS are not. * tests/autotest.at (AT@&t@_CHECK execution environment): New test. * NEWS: Update. Signed-off-by: Ralf Wildenhues <Ralf.Wildenhues@gmx.de>
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@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ GNU Autoconf NEWS - User visible changes.
** Autotest testsuites should not contain long text lines any more, and be
portable even when very many test groups are used.
-** The Autotest variable $at_status is documented now.
+** AT_CHECK semantics with respect to the Autotest variable $at_status and
+ shell execution environment of the arguments are documented now.
* Major changes in Autoconf 2.67 (2010-07-21) [stable]