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Re: [PATCH] Documentation: running test with --debug keeps "trash" directory

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Mar 14, 2011, 21:32 UTC
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Piotr Krukowiecki <piotr.krukowiecki@gmail.com> writes:
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> Signed-off-by: Piotr Krukowiecki <piotr.krukowiecki@gmail.com>
> ---
>  t/README |    3 +++
>  1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
>
> It wasn't documented and I didn't notice it at first and found
> it out only after I've started implementing --keep-trash option.
>
> diff --git a/t/README b/t/README
> index 78c9e65..5db567e 100644
> --- a/t/README
> +++ b/t/README
> @@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ appropriately before running "make".
>  --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
> +	during testing) is not deleted even if there are no
> +	failed tests.

missing is "...so that you can inspect its contents after the test finished." at the end.

>  --immediate::
>  	This causes the test to immediately exit upon the first
> -- 
> 1.7.4.1.228.g9e388
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