Re: [PATCH] selftests/exec: Add Makefile to install list since exec test expect it

[Shuah Khan <shuahkh@osg.samsung.com>]

On 06/14/2016 01:15 PM, Yannick Brosseau wrote:
> On 06/14/2016 12:09 PM, Shuah Khan wrote:
>> On 06/14/2016 12:45 PM, Yannick Brosseau wrote:
>>> When running the execveat test once installed, the Makefile it not available and the
>>> test fail. Bundling the Makefile file with the installed files fix that.
>> Install is for installing kselftest binaries and run-time dependencies
>> if any on a target system. It is not for being able to build it on the
>> target. Bundling Makefile doesn't make sense.
> The test tries to exec the Makefile file:
>     fail += check_execveat_fail(dot_dfd, "Makefile", 0, EACCES);
> 
> So it's a runtime dependency at the moment.
> We can either change the test to try to open another file or add the
> Makefile

Ah I see why Makefile is necessary. No point in adding a new file.
Please add a comment in the file to indicate that Makefile is a
run-time dependency. Could you also rephrase the change log to make
it clear that Makefile is run-time dependency.

Thanks for catching it.

-- Shuah