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Re: [PATCH] Fix expected values of setup tests on Windows

From
Johannes Sixt <j6t@kdbg.org>
Date
Dec 31, 2010, 22:21 UTC
Message-ID
<201012312321.31294.j6t@kdbg.org>
In-Reply-To
<20101231203019.GC5898@burratino>
On Freitag, 31. Dezember 2010, Jonathan Nieder wrote:
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> Johannes Sixt wrote:
> > On Freitag, 31. Dezember 2010, Nguyen Thai Ngoc Duy wrote:
> >> in your patch does not. Does bash auto convert value in
> >> TRASH_DIRECTORY="$TE..." line?
> >
> > No. When this line is executed:
> >
> > TEST_DIRECTORY=$(pwd)
> >
> > $(pwd) still has its default behavior to return the POSIX style path. pwd
> > is redefined to pwd -W only later.
>
> Would it make sense to change it to
>
>  TEST_DIRECTORY=$PWD
>
> for clarity and robustness against code movement, then?
Yes, that would make sense.
-- Hannes
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Message 4 of 12 in “Re: [PATCH] Fix expected values of setup tests on Windows”
  1. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyDec 31, 2010
  2. Johannes SixtDec 31, 2010
  3. Jonathan NiederDec 31, 2010
  4. Johannes SixtDec 31, 2010
  5. Junio C HamanoJan 2, 2011
  6. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyJan 1, 2011
  7. 2/2 t/README: hint about using $(pwd) rather than $PWD in testsJohannes Sixt, Jan 11, 2011
  8. Jonathan NiederJan 11, 2011
  9. Johannes SixtJan 11, 2011
  10. Jonathan NiederJan 11, 2011
  11. Johannes SixtJan 11, 2011
  12. Junio C HamanoJan 11, 2011

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