Re: [PATCH v4 2/5] t1517: test commands that are designed to be run outside repository

> Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im> writes:
> 
> > Is there a specific reason why this needs a whole patch suite, as
> > opposed to adding the tests to the respective test suites of the
> > commands?
> 
> Yes, testing out-of-repository operations needs certain trick and
> people forget to write such tests using the GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES
> mechanism.  Having one place where we have an enumeration of
> commands that are designed to be usable outside repository is a
> handy way to make sure that we have enough test coverage.  It would
> make it easy to control how GIT_DEFAULT_HASH environment is set
> during these tests to have them in all one place.