Re: [PATCH 2/2] t/lib-http.sh: Enable httpd tests by default.

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Nov 20, 2009, 20:54 UTC
Message-ID: <7v6394x6ha.fsf@alter.siamese.dyndns.org>
In-Reply-To: <905315640911201103w6d1da86duf41a53537672be8e@mail.gmail.com>

Tarmigan <tarmigan+git@gmail.com> writes:

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> On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 12:03 AM, Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
>> Tarmigan <tarmigan+git@gmail.com> writes:
>>
>>> With smart http, git over http is likely to become much more common.
>>> To increase testing of smart http, enable the http tests by default.
>>
>> Sorry, but no test that listens to network ports should be enabled by
>> default; otherwise it will break automated, unattended tests people have
>> already set up randomly, depending on when the port happens to be
>> available for use by the tests.
>
> Is this the only concern or are there security or other issues as well?

I thought security was too obvious to mention.