[PATCH] test: atomicity.py: improve exit probability on failure

Subject: [PATCH] test: atomicity.py: improve exit probability on failure

Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2017 16:53:47 +0200

To: notmuch@notmuchmail.org

Cc: tomi.ollila@iki.fi

From: Tomi Ollila

Some gdb python exceptions on some os environments (e.g. macOS
Sierra, non-codesigned gdb) do not make gdb exit (but to drop down
to nonexistent command line?).
Mitigate this chance by explict SystemExit on all exceptions.
The contents of output file 'gdb.out' is unchanged.
---
 test/atomicity.py | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/test/atomicity.py b/test/atomicity.py
index 1ca52b9c4f73..389517e1571e 100644
--- a/test/atomicity.py
+++ b/test/atomicity.py
@@ -71,4 +71,8 @@ class RenameBreakpoint(gdb.Breakpoint):
         return False
 RenameBreakpoint('rename')
 
-gdb.execute('run')
+try:
+    gdb.execute('run')
+except Exception:
+    import traceback
+    raise SystemExit(traceback.format_exc())
-- 
2.8.2

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