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Re: [PATCH 3/3] t9200-git-cvsexportcommit.sh: quiet down commit

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EWEric Wong <normalperson@yhbt.net>
Date
Dec 28, 2006, 18:14 UTC
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Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net> wrote:
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> Eric Wong <normalperson@yhbt.net> writes:
> 
> > Also, fixed an unportable use of 'export'.
> 
> As a traditionalist, I tend to prefer "var=val; export var" over
> "export var=val" myself, but I wonder how unportable this is
> these days.
> 
> Just wondering, no objection.
> 
> Do you have a specific shell in mind that groks other constructs
> used in our tests but not "export var=val" form?

I can't remember, and I can't seem to find one, either. Even posh (latest debian unstable) and ash (from woody) seem to support it...

On a related note, how portable is mkdir -p these days? I remember seeing systems that don't have it, too.

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Eric Wong
Previous: Junio C Hamano
Message 6 of 6 in “quieting down git-commit (and init-db) in tests”
  1. Eric WongDec 28, 2006
  2. 1/3 t6024-recursive-merge: quiet down this testEric Wong, Dec 28, 2006
  3. 2/3 test-lib: quiet down init-db output for testsEric Wong, Dec 28, 2006
  4. 3/3 t9200-git-cvsexportcommit.sh: quiet down commitEric Wong, Dec 28, 2006
  5. Junio C HamanoDec 28, 2006
  6. Eric WongDec 28, 2006

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