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Re: [GSoC] Intro and Micro-project

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Taylor Blau <me@ttaylorr.com>
Date
Mar 21, 2023, 18:10 UTC
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On Tue, Mar 21, 2023 at 10:41:33AM -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote:
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> Taylor Blau <me@ttaylorr.com> writes:
>
> > That sounds great! I assume that you meant avoiding pipelines where the
> > 'git' executable is in a non-terminal position of the pipe, e.g.:
> >
> >     $ git blah | <something else>
> >
> > Since if "git blah" exited with a non-zero code or crashed, etc., then
> > we wouldn't see the failure since the pipeline would suppress it.
> >
> > That has been a long-standing goal within the test suite, and I think
> > that it's a great project to get you started. It'll ensure that you have
> > all of the bits in the right place to get Git running on your machine
> > and that you're able to run the tests.
>
> Yes, but can somebody rewrite the micro-project idea page to clarify
> what the "pipe" thing is about a bit more, so that you do not have
> to repeat the above explanation the next time ;-)?
Good suggestion. I did so in the following pull request:
  https://github.com/git/git.github.io/pull/633

Thanks, Taylor

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  1. Edwin FernandoMar 21, 2023
  2. Felipe ContrerasMar 21, 2023
  3. Taylor BlauMar 21, 2023
  4. Junio C HamanoMar 21, 2023
  5. Taylor BlauMar 21, 2023

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