tests: ensure utilties exit promptly upon write error

* tests/local.mk: Reference the new test.
* tests/misc/write-errors.sh: A new test to ensure utilities
exit promptly upon writing to /dev/full.

1 files changed, 70 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/tests/misc/write-errors.sh b/tests/misc/write-errors.sh
new file mode 100755
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/misc/write-errors.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+# Make sure all of these programs promptly diagnose write errors.
+
+# Copyright (C) 2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+. "${srcdir=.}/tests/init.sh"; path_prepend_ ./src
+print_ver_ timeout
+
+if ! test -w /dev/full || ! test -c /dev/full; then
+  skip_ '/dev/full is required'
+fi
+
+# Writers that may output data indefinitely
+# First word in command line is checked against built programs
+echo "\
+cat /dev/zero
+# TODO: comm -z /dev/zero /dev/zero
+# TODO: cut -z -c1- /dev/zero
+dd if=/dev/zero
+expand /dev/zero
+# TODO: avoid double error from expand
+factor --version; yes 1 | factor
+# TODO: avoid double error from factor
+# TODO: fmt /dev/zero
+# TODO: fold -b /dev/zero
+head -z -n-1 /dev/zero
+# TODO: join -a 1 -z /dev/zero /dev/null
+# TODO: nl --version; yes | nl
+# TODO: numfmt --version; yes 1 | numfmt
+# TODO: od -v /dev/zero
+paste /dev/zero
+# TODO: avoid double error from paste
+# TODO: pr /dev/zero
+seq inf
+# TODO: avoid double error from shuf
+tail -n+1 -z /dev/zero
+tee < /dev/zero
+tr . . < /dev/zero
+# TODO: avoid double error from tr
+unexpand /dev/zero
+# TODO: avoid double error from unexpand
+# TODO: uniq -z -D /dev/zero
+yes
+" |
+sort -k 1b,1 > all_writers || framework_failure_
+
+printf '%s\n' $built_programs |
+sort -k 1b,1 > built_programs || framework_failure_
+
+join all_writers built_programs > built_writers || framework_failure_
+
+while read writer; do
+  timeout 10 $SHELL -c "$writer > /dev/full"
+  test $? = 124 && { fail=1; echo "$writer: failed to exit" >&2; }
+done < built_writers
+
+Exit $fail