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1416,Testsuite doesn't always work on MSYS with Cygwin Python,simonpj,,"'''Problem 1'''. Using the Cygwin Python.  `testsuite/mk/test.mk` makes the GHC into `ghc-inplace.bat`.  But `testlib.py` (the `runCmd` procedure) invokes `timeout`, which always calls a Bourne shell, so `ghc-inplace.bat` doesn't work.

The timeout program must use a Bourne shell, because `testlib.py` often passes it a complex command in Bourne shell syntax.  

Current workaound: in `testsuite\mk\test.mk` disable the windows-specific setting of the GHC paths.

'''IDEA''': it's a mess having a `ghc-inplace` shell script ''and'' a `ghc-inplace.bat` script.  Instead we should have one executable, which we can invoke from anywhere.

''PS'' Why should we care about Cygwin Python and MSYS?  Well, it's exposed a fragility with this ghc-inplace stuff; and the testsuite doesn't work with native Python under MSYS either.",bug,closed,normal,6.8.1,Compiler,6.6.1,fixed,,,Unknown/Multiple,Unknown/Multiple,,Unknown,,,,