Peripheral test files

scripts/ci-github.sh

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ echo GNAT VERSION:
 gnatls -v
 echo ............................
 
-echo ALR VERSION:
+echo "ALR VERSION (at $(which alr)):"
 alr version
 echo ............................
 
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ if [ "${INDEX:-}" != "" ]; then
     alr index --name default --add "$INDEX"
 fi
 
+echo "ALR SETTINGS (global):"
+alr settings --global
+
 echo ALR SEARCH:
 # List releases for the record
 alr -q -d search --list --external

testsuite/tests/install/softlinks/test.py

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 """
 Test that binary files containing softlinks can be installed properly. The test
-crate contains all kinds of pernicious links (broken, recursive, etc.):
+crate contains all kinds of pernicious links (broken, recursive, etc.).
+
+This test is Unix-only, as Windows' tar cannot recreate the broken links:
 
 crate/
 ├── bin -> subdir/bin
@@ -31,7 +33,7 @@
 import os
 import shutil
 from drivers.alr import run_alr, crate_dirname
-from drivers.helpers import contents, on_windows
+from drivers.helpers import contents
 
 
 def kind(file):
@@ -42,11 +44,6 @@ def ls(path):
     return out.stdout
 
 
-# Does not apply to Windows as it does not support softlinks
-if on_windows():
-    print('SKIP: on Windows, unapplicable')
-    sys.exit(0)
-
 # This command should succeed normally
 run_alr("install", "--prefix=install", "crate")