tests/tail/inotify-only-regular.sh
#!/bin/sh
# ensure that tail -f only uses inotify for regular files or fifos

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. "${srcdir=.}/tests/init.sh"; path_prepend_ ./src
print_ver_ tail

grep '^#define HAVE_INOTIFY 1' "$CONFIG_HEADER" >/dev/null \
  || skip_ 'inotify support required'

require_strace_ 'inotify_add_watch'

returns_ 124 timeout .1 strace -e inotify_add_watch -o strace.out \
  tail -f /dev/null || fail=1

grep 'inotify' strace.out && fail=1

Exit $fail
