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Re: [PATCH] tests: git push mirror mode tests V2

From
Andy Whitcroft <apw@shadowen.org>
Date
Nov 12, 2007, 15:25 UTC
Message-ID
<20071112152541.GJ301@shadowen.org>
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On Fri, Nov 09, 2007 at 12:05:43PM -0800, Junio C Hamano wrote:
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> Andy Whitcroft <apw@shadowen.org> writes:
> 
> > +test_expect_success 'push mirror does not create new branches' '
> > +
> > +	mk_repo_pair &&
> > +	(
> > +		cd master &&
> > +		echo one >foo && git add foo && git commit -m one &&
> > +		git push --mirror up
> > +	) &&
> > +	master_master=$(cd master && git show-ref -s --verify refs/heads/master) &&
> > +	mirror_master=$(cd mirror && git show-ref -s --verify refs/heads/master) &&
> > +	test "$master_master" = "$mirror_master"
> > +
> > +'
> 
> I am quite puzzled by this and many other "does not" in the test
> description.  The --mirror option is advertised as
> 
>  - newly created will be pushed;
>  - locally updated will be force pushed;
>  - locally deleted will be removed.
> 
> which makes sense as we do want these things to happen for
> "mirrors".  Indeed the above updates master branch at the master
> repository and makes sure that change is propagated to the
> mirror repository.  The description should read "push mirror
> creates new branches" shouldn't it?

Indeed, I think the problem was a miss-understanding of the example I copied from. I think partly I thought that the message was only displayed on failure. Which is firstly demonstrably false, and secondly I am not consistent in applying that false knowledge.

If these are not already fixed up in pu I will check and sort them out.
-apw
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Message 20 of 23 in “git push mirror mode”
  1. Andy WhitcroftNov 8, 2007
  2. 1/2 mirror pushingAndy Whitcroft, Nov 8, 2007
  3. 2/2 git-push: plumb in --mirror modeAndy Whitcroft, Nov 8, 2007
  4. Johannes SchindelinNov 8, 2007
  5. Andy WhitcroftNov 8, 2007
  6. Andreas EricssonNov 8, 2007
  7. Andy WhitcroftNov 8, 2007
  8. Andreas EricssonNov 8, 2007
  9. Andy WhitcroftNov 8, 2007
  10. Junio C HamanoNov 8, 2007
  11. 1/2 mirror pushingAndy Whitcroft, Nov 8, 2007
  12. Johannes SchindelinNov 8, 2007
  13. 2/2 git-push: plumb in --mirror modeAndy Whitcroft, Nov 8, 2007
  14. git push mirror mode V3Andy Whitcroft, Nov 8, 2007
  15. 4/4 tests: git push mirror mode testsAndy Whitcroft, Nov 8, 2007
  16. tests: git push mirror mode tests V2Andy Whitcroft, Nov 9, 2007
  17. tests: git push mirror mode tests V2 -- add tag testsAndy Whitcroft, Nov 9, 2007
  18. git-push: add documentation for the newly add --mirror modeAndy Whitcroft, Nov 9, 2007
  19. Junio C HamanoNov 9, 2007
  20. Andy WhitcroftNov 12, 2007
  21. 2/4 mirror pushing -- clean up match_refs flagsAndy Whitcroft, Nov 8, 2007
  22. 3/4 git-push: plumb in --mirror modeAndy Whitcroft, Nov 8, 2007
  23. 1/4 mirror pushingAndy Whitcroft, Nov 8, 2007

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