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Re: [PATCH 05/16] t2018: don't lose return code of git commands

From
Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com>
Date
Dec 27, 2019, 21:42 UTC
Message-ID
<CAPig+cQmO2W7kcqWZwrSsC7-vkk_UVcC5NktY+0dddcyaegr6Q@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To
<4fe247c09df89ebe908f366ee7c2a4ec1c209d86.1577454401.git.liu.denton@gmail.com>
On Fri, Dec 27, 2019 at 8:48 AM Denton Liu <liu.denton@gmail.com> wrote:
> We had some git commands wrapped in non-assignment command substitutions
> which would result in their return codes to be lost. Rewrite these
> instances so that their return codes are now checked.
Try writing your commit messages in imperative mood:
    Fix invocations of Git commands so their exit codes are not lost
    within command substitutions...
or something. Same comment about several other commit messages in this series.
More below...
Show 8 quoted lines
> Signed-off-by: Denton Liu <liu.denton@gmail.com>
> ---
> diff --git a/t/t2018-checkout-branch.sh b/t/t2018-checkout-branch.sh
> @@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ do_checkout () {
>         # if <sha> is not specified, use HEAD.
> -       exp_sha=${2:-$(git rev-parse --verify HEAD)} &&
> +       head=$(git rev-parse --verify HEAD) &&
> +       exp_sha=${2:-$head} &&

Are you sure this transformation is needed? In my tests, the exit code of the Git command is not lost.

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Message 12 of 54 in “t: replace incorrect test_must_fail usage (part 2)”
  1. 00/16 t: replace incorrect test_must_fail usage (part 2)Denton Liu, Dec 27, 2019
  2. 01/16 t2018: remove trailing space from test descriptionDenton Liu, Dec 27, 2019
  3. 02/16 t2018: add space between function name and ()Denton Liu, Dec 27, 2019
  4. Eric SunshineDec 27, 2019
  5. 04/16 t2018: teach do_checkout() to accept `!` argDenton Liu, Dec 27, 2019
  6. Eric SunshineDec 28, 2019
  7. 03/16 t2018: use test_must_fail for failing git commandsDenton Liu, Dec 27, 2019
  8. Eric SunshineDec 28, 2019
  9. Jakub NarebskiDec 30, 2019
  10. 06/16 t2018: replace "sha" with "oid"Denton Liu, Dec 27, 2019
  11. 05/16 t2018: don't lose return code of git commandsDenton Liu, Dec 27, 2019
  12. Eric SunshineDec 27, 2019
  13. Denton LiuJan 1, 2020
  14. Eric SunshineJan 1, 2020
  15. Junio C HamanoJan 2, 2020
  16. 07/16 t3030: use test_path_is_missing()Denton Liu, Dec 27, 2019
  17. 10/16 t3415: increase granularity of test_auto_{fixup,squash}()Denton Liu, Dec 27, 2019
  18. 09/16 t3415: stop losing return codes of git commandsDenton Liu, Dec 27, 2019
  19. 12/16 t3504: don't use `test_must_fail test_cmp`Denton Liu, Dec 27, 2019
  20. Johannes SixtDec 27, 2019
  21. Junio C HamanoDec 27, 2019
  22. 13/16 t3507: fix indentationDenton Liu, Dec 27, 2019
  23. 15/16 t4124: only mark git command with test_must_failDenton Liu, Dec 27, 2019
  24. 16/16 t4124: let sed open its own filesDenton Liu, Dec 27, 2019
  25. Jakub NarebskiDec 30, 2019
  26. Junio C HamanoDec 30, 2019
  27. Denton LiuJan 1, 2020
  28. Eric SunshineJan 1, 2020
  29. Denton LiuJan 1, 2020
  30. 11/16 t3419: stop losing return code of git commandDenton Liu, Dec 27, 2019
  31. 14/16 t3507: use test_path_is_missing()Denton Liu, Dec 27, 2019
  32. 08/16 t3310: extract common no_notes_merge_left()Denton Liu, Dec 27, 2019
  33. Eric SunshineDec 28, 2019
  34. Jakub NarebskiDec 30, 2019
  35. 00/16 t: replace incorrect test_must_fail usage (part 2)Denton Liu, Jan 7, 2020
  36. 01/16 t2018: remove trailing space from test descriptionDenton Liu, Jan 7, 2020
  37. 02/16 t2018: add space between function name and ()Denton Liu, Jan 7, 2020
  38. 03/16 t2018: improve style of if-statementDenton Liu, Jan 7, 2020
  39. 04/16 t2018: use test_expect_code for failing git commandsDenton Liu, Jan 7, 2020
  40. Eric SunshineJan 12, 2020
  41. t2018: be more discerning when checking for expected exit codesDenton Liu, Jan 26, 2020
  42. 05/16 t2018: teach do_checkout() to accept `!` argDenton Liu, Jan 7, 2020
  43. 06/16 t2018: don't lose return code of git commandsDenton Liu, Jan 7, 2020
  44. 07/16 t2018: replace "sha" with "oid"Denton Liu, Jan 7, 2020
  45. 09/16 t3310: extract common notes_merge_files_gone()Denton Liu, Jan 7, 2020
  46. 10/16 t3415: stop losing return codes of git commandsDenton Liu, Jan 7, 2020
  47. 14/16 t3507: fix indentationDenton Liu, Jan 7, 2020
  48. 16/16 t4124: only mark git command with test_must_failDenton Liu, Jan 7, 2020
  49. 13/16 t3504: do check for conflict marker after failed cherry-pickDenton Liu, Jan 7, 2020
  50. 12/16 t3419: stop losing return code of git commandDenton Liu, Jan 7, 2020
  51. 15/16 t3507: use test_path_is_missing()Denton Liu, Jan 7, 2020
  52. 08/16 t3030: use test_path_is_missing()Denton Liu, Jan 7, 2020
  53. 11/16 t3415: increase granularity of test_auto_{fixup,squash}()Denton Liu, Jan 7, 2020
  54. Eric SunshineJan 10, 2020

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