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Re: [PATCHv6 01/16] test-lib: make test_expect_code a test command

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Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com>
Date
Oct 4, 2010, 04:04 UTC
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On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 03:50, Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason wrote:
>
>> With that the output of:
>>
>>     $ rm -rfv trash*; ./t0000-basic.sh --debug; cat trash\
>> directory.t0000-basic/{passing-todo,failing-cleanup}/*.sh
>>
>> Is now (cut):
>>
>>     # Point to the t/test-lib.sh, which isn't in ../ as usual
>>     TEST_DIRECTORY="/home/avar/g/git/t"
>>     . "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/test-lib.sh
>
> Edge case: what if the path to the git directory contains a "
> character (for example because someone is trying to ensure
> that git commands can cope with such a cwd)?
>
> I suspect the best thing would be to export TEST_DIRECTORY
> instead of including it inline in the script.

We could do that, but then you couldn't cd to the trash directory and manually run the test without exporting the path to TEST_DIRECTORY again.

Personally I care more about that sort of edge case that I actually run into than someone testing Git under a crazy pathname.

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Message 6 of 62 in “[PATCHv6 00/16] Add missing &&'s in the testsuite”
  1. Elijah NewrenOct 3, 2010
  2. 01/16 test-lib: make test_expect_code a test commandElijah Newren, Oct 3, 2010
  3. Junio C HamanoOct 4, 2010
  4. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonOct 4, 2010
  5. Jonathan NiederOct 4, 2010
  6. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonOct 4, 2010
  7. Jonathan NiederOct 4, 2010
  8. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonOct 4, 2010
  9. Jonathan NiederOct 4, 2010
  10. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonOct 4, 2010
  11. 02/16 t3020 (ls-files-error-unmatch): remove stray '1' from end of fileElijah Newren, Oct 3, 2010
  12. Junio C HamanoOct 4, 2010
  13. 03/16 t4017 (diff-retval): replace manual exit code check with test_expect_codeElijah Newren, Oct 3, 2010
  14. 04/16 t100[12] (read-tree-m-2way, read_tree_m_u_2way): add missing &&Elijah Newren, Oct 3, 2010
  15. 05/16 t4002 (diff-basic): use test_might_fail for commands that might failElijah Newren, Oct 3, 2010
  16. 06/16 t4202 (log): Replace '<git-command> || :' with test_might_failElijah Newren, Oct 3, 2010
  17. 07/16 t3600 (rm): add lots of missing &&Elijah Newren, Oct 3, 2010
  18. Jonathan NiederOct 3, 2010
  19. Junio C HamanoOct 3, 2010
  20. 08/16 t4019 (diff-wserror): add lots of missing &&Elijah Newren, Oct 3, 2010
  21. 09/16 t4026 (color): remove unneeded and unchained commandElijah Newren, Oct 3, 2010
  22. 10/16 t5602 (clone-remote-exec): add missing &&Elijah Newren, Oct 3, 2010
  23. 11/16 t6016 (rev-list-graph-simplify-history): add missing &&Elijah Newren, Oct 3, 2010
  24. 12/16 t7001 (mv): add missing &&Elijah Newren, Oct 3, 2010
  25. 13/16 t7601 (merge-pull-config): add missing &&Elijah Newren, Oct 3, 2010
  26. 14/16 t7800 (difftool): add missing &&Elijah Newren, Oct 3, 2010
  27. 15/16 Add missing &&'s throughout the testsuiteElijah Newren, Oct 3, 2010
  28. Jonathan NiederOct 3, 2010
  29. Jonathan NiederOct 3, 2010
  30. tests: add missing &&Jonathan Nieder, Oct 31, 2010
  31. Junio C HamanoOct 31, 2010
  32. 00/10 Re: [PATCH en/cascade-tests] tests: add missing &&Jonathan Nieder, Oct 31, 2010
  33. 01/10 tests: add missing &&, batch 2Jonathan Nieder, Oct 31, 2010
  34. 02/10 test-lib: introduce test_line_count to measure filesJonathan Nieder, Oct 31, 2010
  35. Junio C HamanoNov 9, 2010
  36. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonNov 9, 2010
  37. 03/10 t6022 (renaming merge): chain test commands with &&Jonathan Nieder, Oct 31, 2010
  38. 04/10 t1502 (rev-parse --parseopt): test exit code from "-h"Jonathan Nieder, Oct 31, 2010
  39. 05/10 t1400 (update-ref): use test_must_failJonathan Nieder, Oct 31, 2010
  40. 06/10 t3301 (notes): use test_expect_code for clarityJonathan Nieder, Oct 31, 2010
  41. 07/10 t3404 (rebase -i): unroll test_commit loopsJonathan Nieder, Oct 31, 2010
  42. 08/10 t3404 (rebase -i): move comment to descriptionJonathan Nieder, Oct 31, 2010
  43. Junio C HamanoNov 17, 2010
  44. 09/10 t3404 (rebase -i): introduce helper to check position of HEADJonathan Nieder, Oct 31, 2010
  45. Junio C HamanoNov 17, 2010
  46. 10/10 t4124 (apply --whitespace): use test_might_failJonathan Nieder, Oct 31, 2010
  47. Junio C HamanoNov 9, 2010
  48. Elijah NewrenNov 5, 2010
  49. 16/16 Introduce portable_unset and use it to ensure proper && chainingElijah Newren, Oct 3, 2010
  50. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonOct 4, 2010
  51. Jonathan NiederOct 4, 2010
  52. Junio C HamanoOct 4, 2010
  53. Jonathan NiederOct 4, 2010
  54. Jonathan NiederOct 3, 2010
  55. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonOct 4, 2010
  56. Jonathan NiederOct 4, 2010
  57. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonOct 4, 2010
  58. yj2133011Oct 4, 2010
  59. test-lib: &&-chaining testerJonathan Nieder, Oct 6, 2010
  60. Matthieu MoyOct 6, 2010
  61. Johannes SixtOct 6, 2010
  62. Sverre RabbelierOct 6, 2010

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