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Re: [PATCH 1/2] tests: make test_must_fail more verbose

From
Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Date
Aug 31, 2010, 19:35 UTC
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<20100831193515.GV2315@burratino>
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<20100831180618.GB15020@sigill.intra.peff.net>
Jeff King wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 12:10:55PM -0500, Jonathan Nieder wrote:
>> Can the exit status (e.g. from a shell function) be negative?
>
> I don't believe so. Both bash and dash complain about "return -1" (and
> POSIX says the number must be "an unsigned decimal integer").

Thanks for checking; missed that. It is clearer in POSIX that the exit status from an external command will be truncated to an 8-bit unsigned integer, which as you say is the most important thing.

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Message 8 of 17 in “fix quotes in maint-reflog-beyond-horizon and detached-stash”
  1. 0/2 fix quotes in maint-reflog-beyond-horizon and detached-stashJon Seymour, Aug 31, 2010
  2. 1/2 maint-reflog-beyond-horizon: fix broken test_must_fail callsJon Seymour, Aug 31, 2010
  3. 2/2 detached-stash: fix broken test_must_fail callsJon Seymour, Aug 31, 2010
  4. Jeff KingAug 31, 2010
  5. 1/2 tests: make test_must_fail more verboseJeff King, Aug 31, 2010
  6. Jonathan NiederAug 31, 2010
  7. Jeff KingAug 31, 2010
  8. Jonathan NiederAug 31, 2010
  9. Jon SeymourSep 1, 2010
  10. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonSep 1, 2010
  11. 2/2 tests: make test_must_fail fail on missing commandsJeff King, Aug 31, 2010
  12. Junio C HamanoAug 31, 2010
  13. Jeff KingAug 31, 2010
  14. Jonathan NiederAug 31, 2010
  15. Jeff KingAug 31, 2010
  16. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonAug 31, 2010
  17. Junio C HamanoAug 31, 2010

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