Jos points out that test -L is still broken on Solaris. Now we try up

front to detect a command that will work properly, and use that
consistently.

Also, in test report, show setting of $preserve_scratch.

Reset version.

NEWS

-rsync release candidate 2.5.5rc1 (26 March 2002)
+rsync changes since last release
 
   ENHANCEMENTS:
 
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ rsync release candidate 2.5.5rc1 (26 March 2002)
       slots) would cause rsync to kill all processes owned by the
       current user.  Yes, really!  (Paul Haas, Martin Pool)
 
-    * Fix test suite on Solaris.  (Jos Backus)
+    * Fix test suite on Solaris.  (Jos Backus, Martin Pool)
 
     * Fix minor memory leak in socket code.  (Dave Dykstra, Martin
       Pool.)

configure.in

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([byteorder.h])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADER(config.h)
 AC_PREREQ(2.52)
 
-RSYNC_VERSION=2.5.5rc1
+RSYNC_VERSION=2.5.5cvs
 AC_SUBST(RSYNC_VERSION)
 AC_MSG_NOTICE([Configuring rsync $RSYNC_VERSION])
 

runtests.sh

@@ -147,6 +147,15 @@ testuser=`whoami || echo UNKNOWN`
 echo "    testuser=$testuser"
 echo "    os=`uname -a`"
 
+# It must be "yes", not just nonnull
+if test "x$preserve_scratch" = xyes
+then
+    echo "    preserve_scratch=yes"
+else
+    echo "    preserve_scratch=no"
+fi    
+
+
 if test ! -f $rsync_bin
 then
     echo "rsync_bin $rsync_bin is not a file" >&2

testsuite/rsync.fns

@@ -260,9 +260,35 @@ test_xfail() {
     exit 78
 }
 
+# Determine what shell command will appropriately test for links.
+ln -s foo "$scratchdir/testlink"
+for cmd in test /bin/test /usr/bin/test /usr/ucb/bin/test /usr/ucb/test
+do
+    for switch in -h -L
+    do
+        if $cmd $switch "$scratchdir/testlink" 2>/dev/null
+	then
+	    # how nice
+	    TEST_SYMLINK_CMD="$cmd $switch"
+	    # i wonder if break 2 is portable?
+	    break 2
+	fi
+   done
+done
+
+
+if [ "x$TEST_SYMLINK_CMD" = 'x' ]
+then
+    test_fail "Couldn't determine how to test for symlinks"
+else
+    echo "Testing for symlinks using '$TEST_SYMLINK_CMD'"
+fi
+	
+
 # Test whether something is a link, allowing for shell peculiarities
 is_a_link() {
-    test -L "$1" || test -h "$1" || /usr/bin/test -L "$1" || /usr/bin/test -h "$1"
+    # note the variable contains the first option and therefore is not quoted
+    $TEST_SYMLINK_CMD "$1"
 }