[JOSHUA-71] OS X installation depends on coreutils to run thrax test

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 6.1
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Luke Orland
• Created: 12/Nov/12 18:51
• Updated: 26/Oct/16 07:27
• Resolved: 26/Oct/16 07:27

Description

the gstat command from coreutils is not installed in Darwin by default. One must resolve that dependency via Homebrew, Macports, etc.
The test/thrax/test.sh test will fail on an OS X system that does not have coreutils installed. We should either change the test so that it does not require coreutils in Darwin or make it clear in the (developer) installation/setup instructions that coreutils are required for this test, check for coreutils when running the thrax test, and output a helpful message instructing the developer to go install coreutils if gstat is not found.