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Re: [PATCH 1/3] test-lib: Document short options in t/README

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Ramsay Jones <ramsay@ramsay1.demon.co.uk>
Date
Mar 24, 2014, 11:39 UTC
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On 24/03/14 08:49, Ilya Bobyr wrote:
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> Most arguments that could be provided to a test have short forms.
> Unless documented the only way to learn then is to read the code.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ilya Bobyr <ilya.bobyr@gmail.com>
> ---
>  t/README |   10 +++++-----
>  1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/t/README b/t/README
> index caeeb9d..ccb5989 100644
> --- a/t/README
> +++ b/t/README
> @@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ You can pass --verbose (or -v), --debug (or -d), and --immediate
>  (or -i) command line argument to the test, or by setting GIT_TEST_OPTS
>  appropriately before running "make".
>  
> ---verbose::
> +-v,--verbose::
OK
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>  	This makes the test more verbose.  Specifically, the
>  	command being run and their output if any are also
>  	output.
> @@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ appropriately before running "make".
>  	numbers matching <pattern>.  The number matched against is
>  	simply the running count of the test within the file.
>  
> ---debug::
> +-d,--debug::
>  	This may help the person who is developing a new test.
>  	It causes the command defined with test_debug to run.
>  	The "trash" directory (used to store all temporary data
> @@ -89,18 +89,18 @@ appropriately before running "make".
>  	failed tests so that you can inspect its contents after
>  	the test finished.
>  
> ---immediate::
> +-i,--immediate::
>  	This causes the test to immediately exit upon the first
>  	failed test. Cleanup commands requested with
>  	test_when_finished are not executed if the test failed,
>  	in order to keep the state for inspection by the tester
>  	to diagnose the bug.
>  
> ---long-tests::
> +-l,--long-tests::
>  	This causes additional long-running tests to be run (where
>  	available), for more exhaustive testing.
>  
> ---valgrind=<tool>::
> +-v,--valgrind=<tool>::
The -v short option is taken, above ... :-P
>  	Execute all Git binaries under valgrind tool <tool> and exit
>  	with status 126 on errors (just like regular tests, this will
>  	only stop the test script when running under -i).
> 

ATB, Ramsay Jones

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Message 3 of 23 in “Better control of the tests run by a test suite”
  1. Better control of the tests run by a test suiteIlya Bobyr, Mar 24, 2014
  2. 1/3 test-lib: Document short options in t/READMEIlya Bobyr, Mar 24, 2014
  3. Ramsay JonesMar 24, 2014
  4. Ilya BobyrMar 24, 2014
  5. Junio C HamanoMar 25, 2014
  6. Ilya BobyrMar 27, 2014
  7. Junio C HamanoMar 27, 2014
  8. Junio C HamanoMar 28, 2014
  9. Eric SunshineMar 25, 2014
  10. 2/3 test-lib: tests skipped by GIT_SKIP_TESTS say soIlya Bobyr, Mar 24, 2014
  11. 3/3 test-lib: '--run' to run only specific testsIlya Bobyr, Mar 24, 2014
  12. Jeff KingMar 24, 2014
  13. Junio C HamanoMar 25, 2014
  14. Ilya BobyrMar 27, 2014
  15. Better control of the tests run by a test suiteIlya Bobyr, Mar 27, 2014
  16. 1/3 test-lib: Document short options in t/READMEIlya Bobyr, Mar 27, 2014
  17. 2/3 test-lib: tests skipped by GIT_SKIP_TESTS say soIlya Bobyr, Mar 27, 2014
  18. 3/3 test-lib: '--run' to run only specific testsIlya Bobyr, Mar 27, 2014
  19. Eric SunshineMar 28, 2014
  20. Ilya BobyrMar 28, 2014
  21. Eric SunshineMar 30, 2014
  22. Junio C HamanoMar 31, 2014
  23. David TranMar 31, 2014

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