From: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2018 12:14:45 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] t5562: do not reuse output files
Message-ID: <20181124121445.GD19257@sigill.intra.peff.net>
In-Reply-To: <xmqq7eh23ojc.fsf@gitster-ct.c.googlers.com>

On Sat, Nov 24, 2018 at 04:47:19PM +0900, Junio C Hamano wrote:

> I do agree that forcing the parent to wait, like you described in
> the comment, would be far more preferrable, [...]

Stray processes can sometimes have funny effects on an outer test
harness, too. E.g., I think I've seen hangs running t5562 under prove,
because some process is holding open a pipe descriptor. This would
probably fix that, too.

> but until that happens,[...]

But if we can't do that immediately for some reason, I do agree with
everything else you said here. ;)

-Peff