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Re: [PATCH 01/12] tests: add initial bash completion tests

From
Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date
Apr 8, 2012, 05:42 UTC
Message-ID
<20120408054251.GA8100@sigill.intra.peff.net>
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<7v62daye43.fsf@alter.siamese.dyndns.org>
On Sat, Apr 07, 2012 at 10:41:32PM -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote:
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> > If bash is in posix mode (including "bash --posix" and being invoked as
> > "bin/sh"), it will set POSIXLY_CORRECT (but not export it). Similarly,
> > if POSIXLY_CORRECT is set in the outer environment, it will act more
> > like sh. So maybe that would be a better test.
> 
> Yes, but the check needs to be careful to make sure the shell that is
> running the check is indeed bash, so that it will explicitly exec bash for
> somebody who is running dash but exports POSIXLY_CORRECT to make GNU
> programs (other than bash) behave more standard compliant way.
Sorry, I thought that was obvious. Yes, this:
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> In other words,
> 
> 	if test -n "$POSIXLY_CORRECT" && test -n "$BASH"
> 	then
>         	: we are running bash under posix mode
> 	elif ...
> 
> or somesuch.

is what I meant. Replace the "does it end in /bash" bit with "POSIXLY_CORRECT" but, keep the $BASH check.

-Peff
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Message 6 of 48 in “Bash completion rework”
  1. 00/12 Bash completion reworkFelipe Contreras, Apr 8, 2012
  2. 01/12 tests: add initial bash completion testsFelipe Contreras, Apr 8, 2012
  3. Junio C HamanoApr 8, 2012
  4. Jeff KingApr 8, 2012
  5. Junio C HamanoApr 8, 2012
  6. Jeff KingApr 8, 2012
  7. Jeff KingApr 8, 2012
  8. Andreas SchwabApr 8, 2012
  9. Jeff KingApr 8, 2012
  10. Felipe ContrerasApr 11, 2012
  11. Junio C HamanoApr 11, 2012
  12. Jeff KingApr 8, 2012
  13. Jonathan NiederApr 8, 2012
  14. Jeff KingApr 8, 2012
  15. Junio C HamanoApr 9, 2012
  16. John KeepingApr 8, 2012
  17. 02/12 completion: simplify __gitcompFelipe Contreras, Apr 8, 2012
  18. SZEDER GáborApr 8, 2012
  19. Felipe ContrerasApr 8, 2012
  20. Jonathan NiederApr 8, 2012
  21. Felipe ContrerasApr 8, 2012
  22. Jonathan NiederApr 8, 2012
  23. Felipe ContrerasApr 8, 2012
  24. Johannes SixtApr 9, 2012
  25. Felipe ContrerasApr 9, 2012
  26. Felipe ContrerasApr 8, 2012
  27. Jonathan NiederApr 8, 2012
  28. Junio C HamanoApr 9, 2012
  29. 03/12 completion: simplify __gitcomp_1Felipe Contreras, Apr 8, 2012
  30. 04/12 completion: trivial simplificationFelipe Contreras, Apr 8, 2012
  31. 05/12 completion: add missing global optionsFelipe Contreras, Apr 8, 2012
  32. John KeepingApr 8, 2012
  33. SZEDER GáborApr 8, 2012
  34. 06/12 tests: add more bash completion testsFelipe Contreras, Apr 8, 2012
  35. 07/12 completion: simplify command stuffFelipe Contreras, Apr 8, 2012
  36. SZEDER GáborApr 11, 2012
  37. Felipe ContrerasApr 11, 2012
  38. SZEDER GáborApr 11, 2012
  39. Felipe ContrerasApr 11, 2012
  40. Felipe ContrerasApr 12, 2012
  41. 08/12 completion: simplify _git_bundleFelipe Contreras, Apr 8, 2012
  42. 09/12 completion: calculate argument position properlyFelipe Contreras, Apr 8, 2012
  43. 10/12 completion: add new git_complete helperFelipe Contreras, Apr 8, 2012
  44. SZEDER GáborApr 11, 2012
  45. Felipe ContrerasApr 11, 2012
  46. 11/12 test: add tests for aliases in bash completionFelipe Contreras, Apr 8, 2012
  47. Felipe ContrerasApr 8, 2012
  48. 12/12 completion: rename _git and _gitkFelipe Contreras, Apr 8, 2012

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