Re: [PATCH 0/2] test-lib-functions.sh: keep user's HOME, TERM and SHELL for 'test_pause' and 'debug'

> Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com> writes:
> > I also find the test_pause() user-experience suboptimal and appreciate
> > the idea of improving it. However, this approach seems fatally flawed.
> > In particular, setting HOME to the user's real home directory could
> > lead to undesirable results. When I'm using test_pause() to debug a
> > problem with a test, I'm not just inspecting the test state, but I
> > quite often interact with the state using the same Git commands as the
> > test itself would use.
>
> Yes, I do agree with you that it is a valid concern.
>
> I wonder if the developers can configure tools used during debugging
> session with XDG so that HOME can be kept for the "fake user that
> ran the test suite, with the fake user's configuration"?