If tests are skipped, explain why.

diff --git a/runtests.sh b/runtests.sh
index 9f32448..31c4936 100755 (executable)
--- a/runtests.sh
+++ b/runtests.sh
@@ -220,7 +220,8 @@ do
        maybe_discard_scratch
        ;;
     77)
-       echo "SKIP    $testbase"
+       # backticks will fill the whole file onto one line, which is a feature
+       echo "SKIP    $testbase (`cat \"$scratchdir/whyskipped\"`)"
        skipped=`expr $skipped + 1`
        maybe_discard_scratch
        ;;

diff --git a/testsuite/rsync.fns b/testsuite/rsync.fns
index ddeafb1..4682b4f 100644 (file)
--- a/testsuite/rsync.fns
+++ b/testsuite/rsync.fns
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ test_fail() {
 
 test_skipped() {
     echo "$@" >&2
+    echo "$@" > "$TMP/whyskipped"
     exit 77
 }