tests: make it easier to bypass alarm time in debugger

[gnulib.git] / tests / test-passfd.c

diff --git a/tests/test-passfd.c b/tests/test-passfd.c
index c11a828..6389e15 100644 (file)
--- a/tests/test-passfd.c
+++ b/tests/test-passfd.c
@@ -45,8 +45,9 @@ main ()
 
 # if HAVE_DECL_ALARM
   /* Avoid hanging on failure.  */
+  int alarm_value = 5;
   signal (SIGALRM, SIG_DFL);
-  alarm (5);
+  alarm (alarm_value);
 # endif
 
   fdnull = open ("/dev/null", O_RDWR);