- (let ((s (make-instance 'local-socket :type :datagram)))
- (format t "Connecting ~A... " s)
- (finish-output)
- (handler-case
- (socket-connect s "/dev/log")
- (sb-bsd-sockets::socket-error ()
- (setq s (make-instance 'local-socket :type :stream))
- (format t "failed~%Retrying with ~A... " s)
+ (progn
+ ;; SunOS (Solaris) and Darwin systems don't have a socket at
+ ;; /dev/log. We might also be building in a chroot or
+ ;; something, so don't fail this test just because the file is
+ ;; unavailable, or if it's a symlink to some weird character
+ ;; device.
+ (when (and (probe-file "/dev/log")
+ (sb-posix:s-issock
+ (sb-posix::stat-mode (sb-posix:stat "/dev/log"))))
+ (let ((s (make-instance 'local-socket :type :datagram)))
+ (format t "Connecting ~A... " s)