tests: don't risk hanging on the 'cl' requirement

[platform/upstream/automake.git] / t / ax / am-test-lib.sh

diff --git a/t/ax/am-test-lib.sh b/t/ax/am-test-lib.sh
index 91f8b45..26e58ef 100644 (file)
--- a/t/ax/am-test-lib.sh
+++ b/t/ax/am-test-lib.sh
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ unset DESTDIR
 unset prefix exec_prefix bindir datarootdir datadir docdir dvidir
 unset htmldir includedir infodir libdir libexecdir localedir mandir
 unset oldincludedir pdfdir psdir sbindir sharedstatedir sysconfdir
-# Unset variables that might influcence "make distcheck".
+# Unset variables that might influence "make distcheck".
 unset DISTCHECK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS AM_DISTCHECK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS
 # Used by install rules for info files.
 unset AM_UPDATE_INFO_DIR
@@ -398,7 +398,6 @@ grep_configure_help ()
   $EGREP "$2" am--our-help || exit 1
 }
 
-
 # using_gmake
 # -----------
 # Return success if $MAKE is GNU make, return failure otherwise.
@@ -509,7 +508,6 @@ am__useless_vpath_rebuild=""
 
 yl_distcheck () { useless_vpath_rebuild || run_make distcheck ${1+"$@"}; }
 
-
 null_install ()
 {
   for am__v in nulldirs destdir instdir; do
@@ -790,7 +788,11 @@ require_tool ()
       # in the environment "by hand" before calling the testsuite.
       export CC CPPFLAGS
       echo "$me: running $CC -?"
-      $CC -? || skip_all_ "Microsoft C compiler '$CC' not available"
+      # The IRAF package (http://iraf.noao.edu/) contains a 'cl' program
+      # which is interactive, and which could cause the testsuite to hang
+      # if its standard input is not redirected.  See automake bug#14707.
+      $CC -? </dev/null \
+        || skip_all_ "Microsoft C compiler '$CC' not available"
       ;;
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