Re: [PATCH v5 0/3] test-lib-functions.sh: keep user's HOME, TERM and SHELL for 'test_pause' and 'debug'

>
> Changes since v4:
>
>  * 3/3: use a for loop instead of while loop + heredoc, it's simpler and the
>    need for the later did not match the code.
>
> v4:
>
>  * 2/3: improved the wording for the warning and caution as suggested by
>    Elijah,, and moved the warning so it relates to the use of test_pause
>    itself, not just the new flags, as suggested by Junio. Adapted the commit
>    messages accordingly.
>  * 3/3: changed the approach: instead of changing HOME, just copy ~/.gdbinit
>    and ~/.lldbinit to the test HOME, as suggested by Carlo. This seems safer
>    as this way $USER_HOME/.gitconfig does not interfere with the behaviour
>    of the command being debugged (as Junio remarked in [1], but for
>    test_pause). If other config files are needed for other debuggers, they
>    can be added when the need arises.
>  * [23]/3: also adapted the synopsys of 'test_pause' and 'debug' in t/README
>    for better discoverability of the new features.
>
> [1] https://lore.kernel.org/git/xmqqa6kvoptx.fsf@gitster.g/
>
> v3:
>
>  * Added '-a' flag as suggested by Elijah, equivalent to '-t -s -h' for
>    'test_pause' and to '-t -h' for 'debug'
>
> v2:
>
>  * added 1/3 as a preliminary step to use TEST_SHELL_PATH in test_pause
>    instead of SHELL_PATH, as suggested by Carlo
>  * implemented the change in behaviour through optional flags in both
>    test_pause and debug. This seemed to be the simplest way to keep the
>    current behaviour but also provide a way to improve the UX.
>
> v1: This series proposes two small quality-of-life improvements (in my
> opinion) to the 'test_pause' and 'debug' test functions: using the original
> values of HOME and TERM (before they are changed by the test framework) and
> using SHELL instead of SHELL_PATH.
>
> The later might be too big of a change, but I think it makes sense. We could
> add a new GIT_TEST_* to conditionnaly change the behaviour, but I kept it
> simple for v1.

> Cheers, Philippe.
>
> Philippe Blain (3):
>   test-lib-functions: use 'TEST_SHELL_PATH' in 'test_pause'
>   test-lib-functions: optionally keep HOME, TERM and SHELL in
>     'test_pause'
>   test-lib-functions: keep user's debugger config files and TERM in
>     'debug'
>
>  t/README                |  11 +++--
>  t/test-lib-functions.sh | 107 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
>  t/test-lib.sh           |   6 ++-
>  3 files changed, 103 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)
>
>
> base-commit: 225bc32a989d7a22fa6addafd4ce7dcd04675dbf
> Published-As: https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git/releases/tag/pr-1022%2Fphil-blain%2Ftest-pause-and-debug-easier-v5
> Fetch-It-Via: git fetch https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git pr-1022/phil-blain/test-pause-and-debug-easier-v5
> Pull-Request: https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git/pull/1022
>
> Range-diff vs v4:
>
>  1:  2f566f330e0 = 1:  2f566f330e0 test-lib-functions: use 'TEST_SHELL_PATH' in 'test_pause'
>  2:  a231d560e68 = 2:  a231d560e68 test-lib-functions: optionally keep HOME, TERM and SHELL in 'test_pause'
>  3:  a8b12788fa4 ! 3:  ebf92b6b2c3 test-lib-functions: keep user's debugger config files and TERM in 'debug'
>      @@ Commit message
>           HOME to USER_HOME as in 'test_pause' to avoid user configuration in
>           $USER_HOME/.gitconfig from interfering with the command being debugged.
>
>      -    Note that we use a while loop and a heredoc to protect against
>      -    $USER_HOME containing spaces.
>      -
>           Also, add a flag to launch the debugger with the original value of
>           TERM, and add the same warning as for 'test_pause'.
>
>      @@ t/test-lib-functions.sh: test_pause () {
>       +         shift
>       + done &&
>       +
>      -+ dotfiles="
>      -+ .gdbinit
>      -+ .lldbinit
>      -+ "
>      -+ while read -r dotfile
>      ++ dotfiles=".gdbinit .lldbinit"
>      ++
>      ++ for dotfile in $dotfiles
>       + do
>       +         dotfile="$USER_HOME/$dotfile" &&
>       +         test -f "$dotfile" && cp "$dotfile" "$HOME" || :
>      -+ done <<-EOF &&
>      -+ $dotfiles
>      -+ EOF
>      ++ done &&
>       +
>       + TERM="$DEBUG_TERM" GIT_DEBUGGER="${GIT_DEBUGGER}" "$@" <&6 >&5 2>&7 &&
>       +
>      -+ while read -r dotfile
>      ++ for dotfile in $dotfiles
>       + do
>       +         rm -f "$HOME/$dotfile"
>      -+ done <<-EOF
>      -+ $dotfiles
>      -+ EOF
>      ++ done
>        }
>
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