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Re: [PATCH v2] tests: set temp variables using 'env' in test function instead of subshell

From
Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date
Mar 18, 2014, 21:45 UTC
Message-ID
<20140318214536.GA10076@sigill.intra.peff.net>
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On Tue, Mar 18, 2014 at 01:37:39PM -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote:
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> > diff --git a/t/t1300-repo-config.sh b/t/t1300-repo-config.sh
> > index c9c426c..3e3f77b 100755
> > --- a/t/t1300-repo-config.sh
> > +++ b/t/t1300-repo-config.sh
> > @@ -974,24 +974,15 @@ test_expect_success SYMLINKS 'symlinked configuration' '
> >  '
> >
> >  test_expect_success 'nonexistent configuration' '
> > -	(
> > -		GIT_CONFIG=doesnotexist &&
> > -		export GIT_CONFIG &&
> > -		test_must_fail git config --list &&
> > -		test_must_fail git config test.xyzzy
> > -	)
> > +	test_must_fail env GIT_CONFIG=doesnotexist git config --list &&
> > +	test_must_fail env GIT_CONFIG=doesnotexist git config test.xyzzy
> >  '
Isn't GIT_CONFIG here another way of saying:
  test_must_fail git config -f doesnotexist --list

Perhaps that is shorter and more readable still (and there are a few similar cases in this patch.

-Peff
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Message 3 of 28 in “tests: set temp variables using 'env' in test function instead of subshell”
  1. tests: set temp variables using 'env' in test function instead of subshellDavid Tran, Mar 18, 2014
  2. Junio C HamanoMar 18, 2014
  3. Jeff KingMar 18, 2014
  4. Junio C HamanoMar 18, 2014
  5. Jeff KingMar 18, 2014
  6. Junio C HamanoMar 19, 2014
  7. 0/12 GIT_CONFIG in the test suiteJeff King, Mar 20, 2014
  8. 01/12 t/Makefile: stop setting GIT_CONFIGJeff King, Mar 20, 2014
  9. 02/12 t/test-lib: drop redundant unset of GIT_CONFIGJeff King, Mar 20, 2014
  10. 03/12 t: drop useless sane_unset GIT_* callsJeff King, Mar 20, 2014
  11. Junio C HamanoMar 21, 2014
  12. Jeff KingMar 24, 2014
  13. Junio C HamanoMar 24, 2014
  14. Junio C HamanoMar 25, 2014
  15. 04/12 t: stop using GIT_CONFIG to cross repo boundariesJeff King, Mar 20, 2014
  16. Junio C HamanoMar 21, 2014
  17. Jeff KingMar 24, 2014
  18. 05/12 t: prefer "git config --file" to GIT_CONFIG with test_must_failJeff King, Mar 20, 2014
  19. 06/12 t: prefer "git config --file" to GIT_CONFIGJeff King, Mar 20, 2014
  20. 07/12 t0001: make symlink reinit test more carefulJeff King, Mar 20, 2014
  21. 08/12 t0001: use test_path_is_*Jeff King, Mar 20, 2014
  22. 09/12 t0001: use test_config_globalJeff King, Mar 20, 2014
  23. 10/12 t0001: use test_must_failJeff King, Mar 20, 2014
  24. 11/12 t0001: drop useless subshellsJeff King, Mar 20, 2014
  25. Eric SunshineMar 21, 2014
  26. 12/12 t0001: drop subshells just for "cd"Jeff King, Mar 20, 2014
  27. Eric SunshineMar 18, 2014
  28. Eric SunshineMar 18, 2014

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