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[PATCH v2 1/2] don't use test_must_fail with grep

From
Pranit Bauva <pranit.bauva@gmail.com>
Date
Jan 2, 2017, 18:45 UTC
Message-ID
<20170102184536.10488-1-pranit.bauva@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To
<20161231114412.23439-1-pranit.bauva@gmail.com>

test_must_fail should only be used for testing git commands. To test the failure of other commands use `!`.

Reported-by: Stefan Beller <sbeller@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Pranit Bauva <pranit.bauva@gmail.com>
---
 t/t3510-cherry-pick-sequence.sh  |  6 +++---
 t/t5504-fetch-receive-strict.sh  |  2 +-
 t/t5516-fetch-push.sh            |  2 +-
 t/t5601-clone.sh                 |  2 +-
 t/t6030-bisect-porcelain.sh      |  2 +-
 t/t7610-mergetool.sh             |  2 +-
 t/t9001-send-email.sh            |  2 +-
 t/t9117-git-svn-init-clone.sh    | 12 ++++++------
 t/t9813-git-p4-preserve-users.sh |  8 ++++----
 t/t9814-git-p4-rename.sh         |  6 +++---
 10 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)
diff --git a/t/t3510-cherry-pick-sequence.sh b/t/t3510-cherry-pick-sequence.sh
index 372307c21..0acf4b146 100755
--- a/t/t3510-cherry-pick-sequence.sh
+++ b/t/t3510-cherry-pick-sequence.sh
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ test_expect_success '--continue respects opts' '
 	git cat-file commit HEAD~1 >picked_msg &&
 	git cat-file commit HEAD~2 >unrelatedpick_msg &&
 	git cat-file commit HEAD~3 >initial_msg &&
-	test_must_fail grep "cherry picked from" initial_msg &&
+	! grep "cherry picked from" initial_msg &&
 	grep "cherry picked from" unrelatedpick_msg &&
 	grep "cherry picked from" picked_msg &&
 	grep "cherry picked from" anotherpick_msg
@@ -426,9 +426,9 @@ test_expect_failure '--signoff is automatically propagated to resolved conflict'
 	git cat-file commit HEAD~1 >picked_msg &&
 	git cat-file commit HEAD~2 >unrelatedpick_msg &&
 	git cat-file commit HEAD~3 >initial_msg &&
-	test_must_fail grep "Signed-off-by:" initial_msg &&
+	! grep "Signed-off-by:" initial_msg &&
 	grep "Signed-off-by:" unrelatedpick_msg &&
-	test_must_fail grep "Signed-off-by:" picked_msg &&
+	! grep "Signed-off-by:" picked_msg &&
 	grep "Signed-off-by:" anotherpick_msg
 '
 
diff --git a/t/t5504-fetch-receive-strict.sh b/t/t5504-fetch-receive-strict.sh
index 9b19cff72..49d3621a9 100755
--- a/t/t5504-fetch-receive-strict.sh
+++ b/t/t5504-fetch-receive-strict.sh
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ test_expect_success 'push with receive.fsck.missingEmail=warn' '
 	git --git-dir=dst/.git config --add \
 		receive.fsck.badDate warn &&
 	git push --porcelain dst bogus >act 2>&1 &&
-	test_must_fail grep "missingEmail" act
+	! grep "missingEmail" act
 '
 
 test_expect_success \
diff --git a/t/t5516-fetch-push.sh b/t/t5516-fetch-push.sh
index 26b2cafc4..0fc5a7c59 100755
--- a/t/t5516-fetch-push.sh
+++ b/t/t5516-fetch-push.sh
@@ -1004,7 +1004,7 @@ test_expect_success 'push --porcelain' '
 test_expect_success 'push --porcelain bad url' '
 	mk_empty testrepo &&
 	test_must_fail git push >.git/bar --porcelain asdfasdfasd refs/heads/master:refs/remotes/origin/master &&
-	test_must_fail grep -q Done .git/bar
+	! grep -q Done .git/bar
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'push --porcelain rejected' '
diff --git a/t/t5601-clone.sh b/t/t5601-clone.sh
index a43339420..4241ea5b3 100755
--- a/t/t5601-clone.sh
+++ b/t/t5601-clone.sh
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ test_expect_success 'clone --mirror does not repeat tags' '
 	git clone --mirror src mirror2 &&
 	(cd mirror2 &&
 	 git show-ref 2> clone.err > clone.out) &&
-	test_must_fail grep Duplicate mirror2/clone.err &&
+	! grep Duplicate mirror2/clone.err &&
 	grep some-tag mirror2/clone.out
 
 '
diff --git a/t/t6030-bisect-porcelain.sh b/t/t6030-bisect-porcelain.sh
index 5e5370feb..8c2c6eaef 100755
--- a/t/t6030-bisect-porcelain.sh
+++ b/t/t6030-bisect-porcelain.sh
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ test_expect_success 'good merge base when good and bad are siblings' '
 	test_i18ngrep "merge base must be tested" my_bisect_log.txt &&
 	grep $HASH4 my_bisect_log.txt &&
 	git bisect good > my_bisect_log.txt &&
-	test_must_fail grep "merge base must be tested" my_bisect_log.txt &&
+	! grep "merge base must be tested" my_bisect_log.txt &&
 	grep $HASH6 my_bisect_log.txt &&
 	git bisect reset
 '
diff --git a/t/t7610-mergetool.sh b/t/t7610-mergetool.sh
index 63d36fb28..0fe7e58cf 100755
--- a/t/t7610-mergetool.sh
+++ b/t/t7610-mergetool.sh
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ test_expect_success MKTEMP 'temporary filenames are used with mergetool.writeToT
 	test_config mergetool.myecho.trustExitCode true &&
 	test_must_fail git merge master &&
 	git mergetool --no-prompt --tool myecho -- both >actual &&
-	test_must_fail grep ^\./both_LOCAL_ actual >/dev/null &&
+	! grep ^\./both_LOCAL_ actual >/dev/null &&
 	grep /both_LOCAL_ actual >/dev/null &&
 	git reset --hard master >/dev/null 2>&1
 '
diff --git a/t/t9001-send-email.sh b/t/t9001-send-email.sh
index 3dc4a3454..0f398dd16 100755
--- a/t/t9001-send-email.sh
+++ b/t/t9001-send-email.sh
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ test_no_confirm () {
 		--smtp-server="$(pwd)/fake.sendmail" \
 		$@ \
 		$patches >stdout &&
-		test_must_fail grep "Send this email" stdout &&
+		! grep "Send this email" stdout &&
 		>no_confirm_okay
 }
 
diff --git a/t/t9117-git-svn-init-clone.sh b/t/t9117-git-svn-init-clone.sh
index 69a675052..044f65e91 100755
--- a/t/t9117-git-svn-init-clone.sh
+++ b/t/t9117-git-svn-init-clone.sh
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ test_expect_success 'clone to target directory with --stdlayout' '
 test_expect_success 'init without -s/-T/-b/-t does not warn' '
 	test ! -d trunk &&
 	git svn init "$svnrepo"/project/trunk trunk 2>warning &&
-	test_must_fail grep -q prefix warning &&
+	! grep -q prefix warning &&
 	rm -rf trunk &&
 	rm -f warning
 	'
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ test_expect_success 'init without -s/-T/-b/-t does not warn' '
 test_expect_success 'clone without -s/-T/-b/-t does not warn' '
 	test ! -d trunk &&
 	git svn clone "$svnrepo"/project/trunk 2>warning &&
-	test_must_fail grep -q prefix warning &&
+	! grep -q prefix warning &&
 	rm -rf trunk &&
 	rm -f warning
 	'
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ EOF
 test_expect_success 'init with -s/-T/-b/-t assumes --prefix=origin/' '
 	test ! -d project &&
 	git svn init -s "$svnrepo"/project project 2>warning &&
-	test_must_fail grep -q prefix warning &&
+	! grep -q prefix warning &&
 	test_svn_configured_prefix "origin/" &&
 	rm -rf project &&
 	rm -f warning
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ test_expect_success 'init with -s/-T/-b/-t assumes --prefix=origin/' '
 test_expect_success 'clone with -s/-T/-b/-t assumes --prefix=origin/' '
 	test ! -d project &&
 	git svn clone -s "$svnrepo"/project 2>warning &&
-	test_must_fail grep -q prefix warning &&
+	! grep -q prefix warning &&
 	test_svn_configured_prefix "origin/" &&
 	rm -rf project &&
 	rm -f warning
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ test_expect_success 'clone with -s/-T/-b/-t assumes --prefix=origin/' '
 test_expect_success 'init with -s/-T/-b/-t and --prefix "" still works' '
 	test ! -d project &&
 	git svn init -s "$svnrepo"/project project --prefix "" 2>warning &&
-	test_must_fail grep -q prefix warning &&
+	! grep -q prefix warning &&
 	test_svn_configured_prefix "" &&
 	rm -rf project &&
 	rm -f warning
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ test_expect_success 'init with -s/-T/-b/-t and --prefix "" still works' '
 test_expect_success 'clone with -s/-T/-b/-t and --prefix "" still works' '
 	test ! -d project &&
 	git svn clone -s "$svnrepo"/project --prefix "" 2>warning &&
-	test_must_fail grep -q prefix warning &&
+	! grep -q prefix warning &&
 	test_svn_configured_prefix "" &&
 	rm -rf project &&
 	rm -f warning
diff --git a/t/t9813-git-p4-preserve-users.sh b/t/t9813-git-p4-preserve-users.sh
index 0fe231280..798bf2b67 100755
--- a/t/t9813-git-p4-preserve-users.sh
+++ b/t/t9813-git-p4-preserve-users.sh
@@ -126,13 +126,13 @@ test_expect_success 'not preserving user with mixed authorship' '
 		grep "git author charlie@example.com does not match" &&
 
 		make_change_by_user usernamefile3 alice alice@example.com &&
-		git p4 commit |\
-		test_must_fail grep "git author.*does not match" &&
+		git p4 commit >actual 2>&1 &&
+		! grep "git author.*does not match" actual &&
 
 		git config git-p4.skipUserNameCheck true &&
 		make_change_by_user usernamefile3 Charlie charlie@example.com &&
-		git p4 commit |\
-		test_must_fail grep "git author.*does not match" &&
+		git p4 commit >actual 2>&1 &&
+		! grep "git author.*does not match" actual &&
 
 		p4_check_commit_author usernamefile3 alice
 	)
diff --git a/t/t9814-git-p4-rename.sh b/t/t9814-git-p4-rename.sh
index c89992cf9..e7e0268e9 100755
--- a/t/t9814-git-p4-rename.sh
+++ b/t/t9814-git-p4-rename.sh
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ test_expect_success 'detect copies' '
 		git diff-tree -r -C HEAD &&
 		git p4 submit &&
 		p4 filelog //depot/file8 &&
-		p4 filelog //depot/file8 | test_must_fail grep -q "branch from" &&
+		! p4 filelog //depot/file8 | grep -q "branch from" &&
 
 		echo "file9" >>file2 &&
 		git commit -a -m "Differentiate file2" &&
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ test_expect_success 'detect copies' '
 		git config git-p4.detectCopies true &&
 		git p4 submit &&
 		p4 filelog //depot/file9 &&
-		p4 filelog //depot/file9 | test_must_fail grep -q "branch from" &&
+		! p4 filelog //depot/file9 | grep -q "branch from" &&
 
 		echo "file10" >>file2 &&
 		git commit -a -m "Differentiate file2" &&
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ test_expect_success 'detect copies' '
 		git config git-p4.detectCopies $(($level + 2)) &&
 		git p4 submit &&
 		p4 filelog //depot/file12 &&
-		p4 filelog //depot/file12 | test_must_fail grep -q "branch from" &&
+		! p4 filelog //depot/file12 | grep -q "branch from" &&
 
 		echo "file13" >>file2 &&
 		git commit -a -m "Differentiate file2" &&
-- 
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  1. don't use test_must_fail with grepPranit Bauva, Dec 31, 2016
  2. Luke DiamandJan 1, 2017
  3. Johannes SixtJan 1, 2017
  4. Luke DiamandJan 1, 2017
  5. Pranit BauvaJan 2, 2017
  6. Junio C HamanoJan 7, 2017
  7. Pranit BauvaJan 8, 2017
  8. 1/2 don't use test_must_fail with grepPranit Bauva, Jan 2, 2017
  9. 2/2 t9813: avoid using pipesPranit Bauva, Jan 2, 2017
  10. Stefan BellerJan 3, 2017
  11. Pranit BauvaJan 3, 2017
  12. Stefan BellerJan 3, 2017
  13. 1/2 don't use test_must_fail with grepPranit Bauva, Jan 3, 2017
  14. 2/2 t9813: avoid using pipesPranit Bauva, Jan 3, 2017
  15. Luke DiamandJan 4, 2017
  16. Pranit BauvaJan 4, 2017
  17. 1/2 don't use test_must_fail with grepPranit Bauva, Jan 8, 2017
  18. 2/2 t9813: avoid using pipesPranit Bauva, Jan 8, 2017
  19. Luke DiamandJan 9, 2017
  20. Junio C HamanoJan 9, 2017
  21. Stefan BellerJan 3, 2017

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