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Re: [PATCH] Add test case for running from a subdirectory with GIT_WORK_TREE

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Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date
Oct 27, 2007, 13:27 UTC
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Hi,
On Sat, 27 Oct 2007, Nguyen Thai Ngoc Duy wrote:
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> On 10/27/07, Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > On Sat, 27 Oct 2007, Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy wrote:
> >
> > > +mkdir -p work/sub/dir || exit 1
> > > +mv .git work
> > > +if test "$1" = --normal; then
> > > +     say "Normal case"
> > > +else
> > > +     say "Worktree case"
> > > +fi
> > > +test "$1" = --normal || mv work/.git repo.git || exit 1
> > > +
> > > +test "$1" = --normal || export GIT_DIR=$(pwd)/repo.git
> > > +export GIT_CONFIG="$(pwd)"/$GIT_DIR/config
> > > +test "$1" = --normal || export GIT_WORK_TREE=$(pwd)/work
> > > +
> > > +cd work/sub || exit 1
> >
> > Why don't you put this block into a test_expect_success?  And then just
> > make a
> >
> >         for mode in normal worktree
> >         do
> >
> >         ...
> >
> >         done
> >
> > Hmm?  I would like to see this test case in the official git.git.
> 
> Because after normal iteration, the test repository is no longer in
> clean state that the second iteration needs. Maybe I should just
> create another repo then set parameters properly in test_expect_*
Yes, you can do that:
	test_create_repo other-repo
Another option would be that you clean up at the end of the loop.

Ciao, Dscho

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  1. Add test case for running from a subdirectory with GIT_WORK_TREENguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Oct 27, 2007
  2. Johannes SchindelinOct 27, 2007
  3. Junio C HamanoOct 28, 2007
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