In test-post-common.sh and test-mhmail, wait for fakesmtp to start

[mmh] / test / post / test-post-common.sh

diff --git a/test/post/test-post-common.sh b/test/post/test-post-common.sh
index 7bc67e3..4535ff8 100755 (executable)
--- a/test/post/test-post-common.sh
+++ b/test/post/test-post-common.sh
@@ -21,13 +21,30 @@ echo "clientname: nosuchhost.example.com" >> ${MHMTSCONF}
 #
 # One "post" test run.  Ok, yeah, we're using "send", but that's just
 # because it's easier.
-#
+# $1: output filename for fakesmtp, i.e., the sent message
+# $2: expected output
+# $3: optional switches for send
 
 test_post ()
 { "${MH_OBJ_DIR}/test/fakesmtp" "$1" $localport &
     pid="$!"
 
-    send -draft -server 127.0.0.1 -port $localport || exit 1
+    # The server doesn't always come up fast enough, so sleep and
+    # retry a few times if it fails...
+    status=1
+    for i in 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20; do
+        if send -draft -server 127.0.0.1 -port $localport $3
+        then
+            status=0
+            break
+        fi
+        sleep 2
+    done
+    if [ $status -ne 0 ]; then
+      printf '%s: send failed, was fakesmtp given enough time to start?\n' \
+             "$0" >&2
+      exit 1
+    fi
 
     wait ${pid}