On Thu, 19 Feb 2004, spage wrote:

> I had to modify runtests.pl to use a different value for $HOSTPORT since
> port 8999 is in use on my server (see
> http://curl.haxx.se/mail/archive-2004-02/0084.html). It seems an easy
> workaround that users can make...
>
> But I think many of the tests verify that the server's reply contains port
> 8999:
> Host: 127.0.0.1:8999
> so they fail.
>
> This isn't worth fixing, but it would be nice if

I actually think this _is_ worth fixing. It would basicly mean that we should
use the "subVariables" function more and use %HOSTPORT% instead of 8999 in
lots of places.

Then again, I would need help to fix this.

> b) tests/README mention that the tests assume some fixed port numbers.

I applied a slightly edited version of your patch, thanks!

> P.S. It's impressive that curl's authors wrote an HTTP server in the tests
> directory. I will convert my company's site to use it -- who needs a
> 14-server Apache cluster? :-)

Yeps, they're exactly equivalent! B-P

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