Re: bin/49005: [patch] t_truncate: use /etc/motd instead of /usr/bin/fpr

[Garrett Cooper <yaneurabeya%gmail.com@localhost>]

On Thu, Jul 17, 2014 at 12:19 PM, Garrett Cooper 
<yaneurabeya%gmail.com@localhost> wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 17, 2014 at 2:10 AM, David Holland 
> <dholland-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost> wrote:
>> The following reply was made to PR bin/49005; it has been noted by GNATS.
>>
>> From: David Holland <dholland-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost>
>> To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
>> Cc:
>> Subject: Re: bin/49005: [patch] t_truncate: use /etc/motd instead of
>>  /usr/bin/fpr
>> Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2014 09:05:40 +0000
>>
>>  On Thu, Jul 17, 2014 at 05:40:00AM +0000, yaneurabeya%gmail.com@localhost 
>> wrote:
>>   > >Description:
>>   > FreeBSD doesn't have /usr/bin/fpr, but it does have /etc/motd, so the 
>> testcase should be changed to use /etc/motd.
>>
>>  /usr/bin/fpr was chosen on the grounds that it's expendable if
>>  something goes wrong and it gets truncated. The motd isn't.
>
>     Ah, ok. It might be better to install a file into the source

source -> tests

> directory that's owned by root and 0644, then try and truncate it so
> the test is more portable and doesn't accidentally hose a utility or
> other file that it shouldn't as that's the purpose of the testcase (to
> test EACESS). Does that sound like a good approach?