From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2013 20:54:35 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] git_mkstemps: correctly test return value of open()
Message-ID: <CAPc5daVVDCHqjyDV3zYVV33EFYjea7ge84+CE=M=QXagxnHd-A@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <201307182032.r6IKWtWC016218@freeze.ariadne.com>

On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 1:32 PM, Dale R. Worley <worley@alum.mit.edu> wrote:
> I've been looking into writing a proper test for this patch.  My first
> attempt tests the symptom that was seen initially, that "git commit"
> fails if fd 0 is closed.
>
> One problem is how to arrange for fd 0 to be closed.  I could use the
> bash redirection "<&-", but I think you want to be more portable than
> that.

That's just a plain-vanilla part of POSIX shell behaviour, no?

http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/V3_chap02.html#tag_18_07_05