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Re: [PATCH 10/10] git-submodule.sh: don't use the -a or -b option with the test command

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Elia Pinto <gitter.spiros@gmail.com>
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May 15, 2014, 14:19 UTC
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I am very sorry : the comment is wrong. I will repost shortly.
Best regards
2014-05-15 16:17 GMT+02:00 Elia Pinto <gitter.spiros@gmail.com>:
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> Even though POSIX.1 lists -a/-o as options to "test", they are
> marked "Obsolescent XSI". Scripts using these expressions
> should be converted  as follow:
>
> test "$1" -a "$2"
>
> should be written as:
>
> test "$1" && test "$2"
>
> Likewise
>
> test "$1" -o "$2"
>
> should be written as:
>
> test "$1"  test "$2"
>
> But note that, in test, -a has higher precedence than -o while
> "&&" and "||" have equal precedence in the shell.
>
> The reason for this is that the precedence rules were never well
> specified, and this made many sane-looking uses of "test -a/-o" problematic.
>
> For example, if $x is "=", these work according to POSIX (it's not
> portable, but in practice it's okay):
>
>    $ test -z "$x"
>    $ test -z "$x" && test a = b
>
> but this doesn't
>
>    $ test -z "$x" -a a = b
>    bash: test: too many arguments
>
> because it groups "test -n = -a" and is left with "a = b".
>
> Similarly, if $x is "-f", these
>
>    $ test "$x"
>    $ test "$x" || test c = d
>
> correctly adds an implicit "-n", but this fails:
>
>    $ test "$x" -o c = d
>    bash: test: too many arguments
>
> Signed-off-by: Elia Pinto <gitter.spiros@gmail.com>
> ---
> Inspired from this discussion http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/137056
>
>  git-submodule.sh |   14 +++++++-------
>  1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/git-submodule.sh b/git-submodule.sh
> index b55d83a..d89e1d0 100755
> --- a/git-submodule.sh
> +++ b/git-submodule.sh
> @@ -864,7 +864,7 @@ Maybe you want to use 'update --init'?")"
>                 then
>                         subforce=$force
>                         # If we don't already have a -f flag and the submodule has never been checked out
> -                       if test -z "$subsha1" -a -z "$force"
> +                       if test -z "$subsha1" || test -z "$force"
>                         then
>                                 subforce="-f"
>                         fi
> @@ -1059,13 +1059,13 @@ cmd_summary() {
>                 while read mod_src mod_dst sha1_src sha1_dst status sm_path
>                 do
>                         # Always show modules deleted or type-changed (blob<->module)
> -                       test $status = D -o $status = T && echo "$sm_path" && continue
> +                        ( test $status = D || test $status = T ) && echo "$sm_path" && continue
>                         # Respect the ignore setting for --for-status.
>                         if test -n "$for_status"
>                         then
>                                 name=$(module_name "$sm_path")
>                                 ignore_config=$(get_submodule_config "$name" ignore none)
> -                               test $status != A -a $ignore_config = all && continue
> +                               test $status != A && test $ignore_config = all && continue
>                         fi
>                         # Also show added or modified modules which are checked out
>                         GIT_DIR="$sm_path/.git" git-rev-parse --git-dir >/dev/null 2>&1 &&
> @@ -1125,7 +1125,7 @@ cmd_summary() {
>                 *)
>                         errmsg=
>                         total_commits=$(
> -                       if test $mod_src = 160000 -a $mod_dst = 160000
> +                       if test $mod_src = 160000 && test $mod_dst = 160000
>                         then
>                                 range="$sha1_src...$sha1_dst"
>                         elif test $mod_src = 160000
> @@ -1162,7 +1162,7 @@ cmd_summary() {
>                         # i.e. deleted or changed to blob
>                         test $mod_dst = 160000 && echo "$errmsg"
>                 else
> -                       if test $mod_src = 160000 -a $mod_dst = 160000
> +                       if test $mod_src = 160000 && test $mod_dst = 160000
>                         then
>                                 limit=
>                                 test $summary_limit -gt 0 && limit="-$summary_limit"
> @@ -1233,7 +1233,7 @@ cmd_status()
>                         say "U$sha1 $displaypath"
>                         continue
>                 fi
> -               if test -z "$url" || ! test -d "$sm_path"/.git -o -f "$sm_path"/.git
> +               if test -z "$url" || ! test -d "$sm_path"/.git || test -f "$sm_path"/.git
>                 then
>                         say "-$sha1 $displaypath"
>                         continue;
> @@ -1402,7 +1402,7 @@ then
>  fi
>
>  # "--cached" is accepted only by "status" and "summary"
> -if test -n "$cached" && test "$command" != status -a "$command" != summary
> +if test -n "$cached" && test "$command" != status && test "$command" != summary
>  then
>         usage
>  fi
> --
> 1.7.10.4
>
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  1. 01/10 check_bindir: don't use the -a or -b option with the test commandElia Pinto, May 15, 2014
  2. 02/10 contrib/examples/git-clone.sh: don't use the -a or -b option with the test commandElia Pinto, May 15, 2014
  3. 03/10 contrib/examples/git-commit.sh: don't use the -a or -b option with the test commandElia Pinto, May 15, 2014
  4. 04/10 contrib/examples/git-merge.sh: don't use the -a or -b option with the test commandElia Pinto, May 15, 2014
  5. 05/10 contrib/examples/git-repack.sh: don't use the -a or -b option with the test commandElia Pinto, May 15, 2014
  6. 06/10 contrib/examples/git-resolve.sh: don't use the -a or -b option with the test commandElia Pinto, May 15, 2014
  7. 07/10 git-bisect.sh: don't use the -a or -b option with the test commandElia Pinto, May 15, 2014
  8. 08/10 git-mergetool.sh: don't use the -a or -b option with the test commandElia Pinto, May 15, 2014
  9. David AguilarMay 16, 2014
  10. 09/10 git-rebase--interactive.sh: don't use the -a or -b option with the test commandElia Pinto, May 15, 2014
  11. 10/10 git-submodule.sh: don't use the -a or -b option with the test commandElia Pinto, May 15, 2014
  12. Elia PintoMay 15, 2014
  13. Jonathan NiederMay 15, 2014
  14. Junio C HamanoMay 16, 2014

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