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Re: [PATCH] tests: fix autostash

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Antoine Pelisse <apelisse@gmail.com>
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Jun 8, 2013, 14:13 UTC
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On Sat, Jun 8, 2013 at 4:04 PM, Ramkumar Ramachandra <artagnon@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Felipe Contreras wrote:
>>> Ofcourse they're implementation details.  Even in this very test, I
>>> check $dotest/autostash plenty of times.
>>
>> The more the test relies on implementation details, the worst.
>
> I'm not convinced about this.

My understanding of these tests is that they make sure new/better implementations don't break the user experience/defined behavior. If the test relies on the implementation, then they lose most of their interest.

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  1. tests: fix autostashFelipe Contreras, Jun 7, 2013
  2. Ramkumar RamachandraJun 8, 2013
  3. Felipe ContrerasJun 8, 2013
  4. Ramkumar RamachandraJun 8, 2013
  5. Felipe ContrerasJun 8, 2013
  6. Ramkumar RamachandraJun 8, 2013
  7. Felipe ContrerasJun 8, 2013
  8. Antoine PelisseJun 8, 2013
  9. Ramkumar RamachandraJun 8, 2013
  10. Jonathan NiederJun 8, 2013

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