# HG changeset patch
# User Bruno Haible <bruno@clisp.org>
# Date 1222436683 -7200
# Node ID c8c21ddfe3baac997799a37170663c152103ef91
# Parent  d001c234268fd6e955bdac3821ef4f845d660d95
Explain reason for skipping tests.

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2008-09-26  Bruno Haible  <bruno@clisp.org>
+
+	* tests/test-vc-list-files-git.sh: Explain reason for skipping test.
+	* tests/test-vc-list-files-cvs.sh: Likewise.
+
 2008-09-26  Bruno Haible  <bruno@clisp.org>
 
 	* doc/posix-headers/sys_resource.texi: Reorder items.
diff --git a/tests/test-vc-list-files-cvs.sh b/tests/test-vc-list-files-cvs.sh
--- a/tests/test-vc-list-files-cvs.sh
+++ b/tests/test-vc-list-files-cvs.sh
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@
   mkdir $tmpdir && cd $tmpdir &&
     # without cvs, skip the test
     # The double use of 'exit' is needed for the reference to $? inside the trap.
-    { ( cvs -Q -d "$repo" init ) > /dev/null 2>&1 || { (exit 77); exit 77; }; } &&
+    { ( cvs -Q -d "$repo" init ) > /dev/null 2>&1 \
+      || { echo "Skipping test: cvs not found in PATH"; (exit 77); exit 77; }; } &&
     mkdir w && cd w &&
     mkdir d &&
     touch d/a b c &&
diff --git a/tests/test-vc-list-files-git.sh b/tests/test-vc-list-files-git.sh
--- a/tests/test-vc-list-files-git.sh
+++ b/tests/test-vc-list-files-git.sh
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@
 mkdir $tmpdir && cd $tmpdir &&
   # without git, skip the test
   # The double use of 'exit' is needed for the reference to $? inside the trap.
-  { ( git init -q ) > /dev/null 2>&1 || { (exit 77); exit 77; }; } &&
+  { ( git init -q ) > /dev/null 2>&1 \
+    || { echo "Skipping test: git not found in PATH"; (exit 77); exit 77; }; } &&
   mkdir d &&
   touch d/a b c &&
   git add . > /dev/null &&