Re: [Problem] test_must_fail makes possibly questionable assumptions about exit_code.

From

Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>

Date

Feb 28, 2018, 18:51 UTC

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Randall S. Becker wrote:

> On February 28, 2018 12:44 PM, Jonathan Nieder wrote:
>> Randall S. Becker wrote:

>>> The problem is actually in git code in its test suite that uses perl
>>> inline, not in my test code itself.

[...]

>> Can you elaborate with an example?  My understanding was that
>> test_must_fail is only for running git.

[...]

> Have a look at a recent t1404 as a sample. Line 615 is the one causing the
> platform grief, because it triggers a 'die'. However, the particular test
> case #54, had no difference on platform with test_must_fail or !, which has
> the same underlying EBADF completion after digging and digging.

Sorry to be dense: what I see on that line is

	test_must_fail git update-ref -d $prefix/foo >out 2>err &&

How is perl involved?