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Re: [PATCH] t9600-cvsimport.sh: set HOME before checking for cvsps availability

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Mar 26, 2008, 17:55 UTC
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Gerrit Pape <pape@smarden.org> writes:
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> From: Frank Lichtenheld <djpig@debian.org>
>
> This actually sounds like a bug in cvsps, which requires an existing
> home directory when asked for the usage through -h
>
>  $ HOME=/nonexistent cvsps -h
>  Cannot create the cvsps directory '.cvsps': No such file or directory
Thanks.

In the longer run, we probably would want to do something similar for all tests to ensure a stable testing environment, don't we? $HOME/.gitconfig may affect the way tested programs behave otherwise.

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  1. t9600-cvsimport.sh: set HOME before checking for cvsps availabilityGerrit Pape, Mar 26, 2008
  2. Junio C HamanoMar 26, 2008
  3. Jeff KingMar 27, 2008
  4. Johannes SchindelinMar 27, 2008

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