From: Eric Sunshine Date: Mon, 16 May 2016 17:39:52 GMT Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/6] modernize t1500 Message-ID: In-Reply-To: On Tue, May 10, 2016 at 2:26 PM, Junio C Hamano wrote: > Junio C Hamano writes: >> Junio C Hamano writes: >> Subject: [PATCH 7/6] t1500: finish preparation upfront >> >> The earlier tests do not attempt to modify the contents of .git (by >> creating objects or refs, for example), which means that even if >> some earlier tests before "cp -R" fail, the tests in repo.git will >> run in an environment that we can expect them to succeed in. >> >> Make it clear that tests in repo.git will be independent from the >> results of earlier tests done in .git by moving its initialization >> "cp -R .git repo.git" much higher in the test sequence. >> >> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano >> --- > > I think the same logic applies to other preparatory things like > creation of sub/dir in the working tree etc. Hmm, so are you suggesting a single 'setup' test at the start of script which does the 'cp -R' and creates those other directories needed by later tests?