Re: diff: Cannot compare character special file. (ITS#812)

[Kurt@OpenLDAP.org]

Use of GNU diff is the preferred work around on systems which
don't support "diff -i".

Kurt

At 06:39 PM 10/9/00 +0000, alan@esu.edu wrote:
>Full_Name: Alan Angulo
>Version: 2.0.6
>OS: Tru64 UNIX V4.0E
>URL: ftp://ftp.openldap.org/incoming/
>Submission from: (NULL) (192.147.113.163)
>
>
>PROBLEM:
>--------
>make test fails at the modrn section with the message:
>
>diff: Cannot compare character special file.
>
>SOLUTION:
>---------
>modify tests/scripts/defines.sh diff line as follows:
>CMP="diff -i" with CMP="gdiff -i"