I'm on SuSE 9 and the test `assert-msg-test´ fails.

 jesus@linux:/tmp/glib-2.24.1/tests> ./run-assert-msg-test.sh -v
 Running assert-msg-test
 Running gdb on assert-msg-test
 Checking if assert message is in __glib_assert_msg
 Test failed: __glib_assert_msg does not have assertion message

The command that is running is:
  gdb --batch --ex run --ex "print (char*) __glib_assert_msg" .libs/$msg_test

where $msg_test is lt-assert-msg-test

The problem is that my gdb version doesn't support --ex parameter. My GDB version is GNU gdb 5.3.92. But it supports the -x parameter, to pass the file that contains the commands to run.

I've created a file containing those lines:
 run
 print (char*) __glib_assert_msg

And ran the gdb with the -x parameter and it worked.

Maybe my gdb is too old, probably it's not worth to spend time on fixing this, but just to let you know that a more "compatible" way of doing this test exists.

Thanks.