Re: What's cooking in git.git (Mar 2012, #09; Mon, 26)
Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> writes:
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> * dg/test-from-elsewhere (2012-03-04) 2 commits
> - Support out-of-tree Valgrind tests
> - Allow overriding GIT_BUILD_DIR
>
> Better support for out-of-tree test scripts, but it appears that the
> approach needs to be rethought. By repointing TEST_DIRECTORY to a
> directory other than $(pwd)/.., an out of place test script can reach
> test helpers and freshly built Git relative to it (GIT_BUILD_DIR is
> a mere short-hand for $TEST_DIRECTORY/..).
>
> Discussion stalled.
We don't need this anymore, so go ahead and drop it.
-Dave