From 1b7a708fa3e1350ed402c3dc9a4bc563761c8ac7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: mj-xmr <mjxmr@protonmail.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2021 16:17:25 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Mac: UT node server fix IP localhost by aliasing

---
 tests/unit_tests/node_server.cpp | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/node_server.cpp b/tests/unit_tests/node_server.cpp
index cab600b3d..cc7790c1a 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/node_server.cpp
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/node_server.cpp
@@ -303,6 +303,9 @@ TEST(node_server, bind_same_p2p_port)
 
     Relevant part about REUSEADDR from man:
     https://www.man7.org/linux/man-pages/man7/ip.7.html
+
+    For Mac OSX, set the following alias, before running the test, or else it will fail:
+    sudo ifconfig lo0 alias 127.0.0.2
     */
     vm.find(nodetool::arg_p2p_bind_ip.name)->second   = boost::program_options::variable_value(std::string("127.0.0.2"), false);
     vm.find(nodetool::arg_p2p_bind_port.name)->second = boost::program_options::variable_value(std::string(port), false);