Re: Ping: [PATCH] testsuite/C++: suppress filename canonicalization in module tests

[Jan Beulich <jbeulich@suse.com>]

On 28.04.2023 00:24, Nathan Sidwell wrote:
> On 4/25/23 11:04, Jan Beulich wrote:
>> On 28.06.2022 16:06, Jan Beulich wrote:
>>> The pathname underneath gcm.cache/ is determined from the effective name
>>> used for the main input file of a particular module. When modules are
>>> built, no canonicalization occurs for the main input file. Hence the
>>> module file wouldn't be found if a different (the canonicalized) file
>>> name was used when importing that same module. (This is an effect of
>>> importing happening in the preprocessor, just like #include handling.)
>>>
>>> Since it doesn't look easy to make module generation use libcpp's
>>> maybe_shorter_path() (in fact I'd consider this a layering violation,
>>> while cloning the logic would - at least in principle - be prone to both
>>> going out of sync), simply suppress system header path canonicalization
>>> for the respective tests.
>>
>> Ping: This still looks to apply as is.
> 
> ok -- I was unaware of this.  might be sensible to file a defect about this?

Sure: 109660.

Jan