[Python-checkins] r83079 - python/branches/release27-maint/Lib/test/test_subprocess.py

[ronald.oussoren]

Author: ronald.oussoren
Date: Fri Jul 23 14:26:30 2010
New Revision: 83079

Log:
Merged revisions 83067 via svnmerge from 
svn+ssh://pythondev@svn.python.org/python/branches/py3k

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  r83067 | ronald.oussoren | 2010-07-23 10:50:05 +0100 (Fri, 23 Jul 2010) | 8 lines
  
  Workaround for issue 4047: in some configurations of
  the Crash Reporter on OSX test_subprocess will trigger
  the reporter. 
  
  This patch prints a warning when the Crash Reporter will
  get triggered intentionally, which should avoid confusing
  people.
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Modified:
   python/branches/release27-maint/Lib/test/test_subprocess.py

Modified: python/branches/release27-maint/Lib/test/test_subprocess.py
==============================================================================
--- python/branches/release27-maint/Lib/test/test_subprocess.py	(original)
+++ python/branches/release27-maint/Lib/test/test_subprocess.py	Fri Jul 23 14:26:30 2010
@@ -548,6 +548,20 @@
         except (ImportError, ValueError, resource.error):
             pass
 
+        if sys.platform == 'darwin':
+            # Check if the 'Crash Reporter' on OSX was configured
+            # in 'Developer' mode and warn that it will get triggered
+            # when it is.
+            #
+            # This assumes that this context manager is used in tests
+            # that might trigger the next manager.
+            value = subprocess.Popen(['/usr/bin/defaults', 'read',
+                    'com.apple.CrashReporter', 'DialogType'],
+                    stdout=subprocess.PIPE).communicate()[0]
+            if value.strip() == b'developer':
+                print "this tests triggers the Crash Reporter, that is intentional"
+                sys.stdout.flush()
+
     def __exit__(self, *args):
         """Return core file behavior to default."""
         if self.old_limit is None: