Re: [PATCH v4 1/2] t/t1517: automate `git subcmd -h` tests outside a repository

> On Tue, Aug 26, 2025 at 12:04 PM Phillip Wood <phillip.wood123@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> +for cmd in $(git --list-cmds=main)
>>
>> This lists all the git commands in $PATH which is causing "make test" to
>> fail when I run it locally as it is testing all my local "git-*" scripts
>> most of which apparently fail this test. If there isn't already we
>> should add a option that lists the commands only in $GIT_EXEC_PATH and
>> use it here.
> 
> That should only happen if you set GIT_TEST_INSTALLED or something,
> right? Or maybe some even more exotic setup: even with my
> distro-installed Git, the command doesn't list my git-* scripts in
> $PATH or installed extensions (like git-when-merged).

>> Also when I run the test with '-i' it does not stop at the first
>> failure. I'm not sure what's causing that as I thought
>> test_expect_success should exit on failure even when it is called in a loop.
> 
> That's odd: when I make some modifications that cause a failure and
> run with "-i," it does stop early. Hm.
> 
> Thanks for looking carefully! I'm personally having a hard time
> reproducing the issue though :/