Re: (ITS#5898) test044 abort with back-ldif

Pierangelo Masarati writes:

Probably related; in any case, misused in slapo-dynlist(5). Now slapd doesn't assert() any more. However, the test fails because back-ldif does not implement compare, and falls back to be_fetch(), which does not trigger dynlist expansion.

Yes, the "compare without help from the backend" functionality has been broken for years - which I presume means it's hard to fix, or needs a different design.

Should we patch it over by adding Compare to back-ldif and whatever else lacks it? Or is this a "fix coming Real Soon Now" issue so it's good to have this reminder from a backend which doesn't provide Compare?