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Re: [PATCH 1/6] transport-helper: clarify *:* refspec

From
Thomas Rast <trast@inf.ethz.ch>
Date
Apr 18, 2013, 07:28 UTC
Message-ID
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Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@gmail.com> writes:
> The *:* refspec doesn't work, and never has, clarify the code and
> documentation to reflect that. This in effect reverts commit 9e7673e
> (gitremote-helpers(1): clarify refspec behaviour).
[...]
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> -test_expect_success 'pulling with straight refspec' '
> -	(cd local2 &&
> -	GIT_REMOTE_TESTGIT_REFSPEC="*:*" git pull) &&
> -	compare_refs local2 HEAD server HEAD
> -'
> -
> -test_expect_failure 'pushing with straight refspec' '
> -	test_when_finished "(cd local2 && git reset --hard origin)" &&
> -	(cd local2 &&
> -	echo content >>file &&
> -	git commit -a -m eleven &&
> -	GIT_REMOTE_TESTGIT_REFSPEC="*:*" git push) &&
> -	compare_refs local2 HEAD server HEAD
> -'

So what's wrong with the tests? Do they fail to test what they claim (how?), test something that wasn't reasonable to begin with, or something entirely different?

-- 
Thomas Rast
trast@{inf,student}.ethz.ch
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Message 3 of 14 in “transport-helper: some clarifications and a fix”
  1. 0/6 transport-helper: some clarifications and a fixFelipe Contreras, Apr 18, 2013
  2. 1/6 transport-helper: clarify *:* refspecFelipe Contreras, Apr 18, 2013
  3. Thomas RastApr 18, 2013
  4. Felipe ContrerasApr 18, 2013
  5. Thomas RastApr 18, 2013
  6. Felipe ContrerasApr 18, 2013
  7. 2/6 transport-helper: update refspec documentationFelipe Contreras, Apr 18, 2013
  8. 3/6 transport-helper: clarify pushing without refspecsFelipe Contreras, Apr 18, 2013
  9. Sverre RabbelierApr 18, 2013
  10. Stefano LattariniApr 18, 2013
  11. 4/6 transport-helper: warn when refspec is not usedFelipe Contreras, Apr 18, 2013
  12. 5/6 transport-helper: trivial code shuffleFelipe Contreras, Apr 18, 2013
  13. 6/6 transport-helper: update remote helper namespaceFelipe Contreras, Apr 18, 2013
  14. Felipe ContrerasApr 18, 2013

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