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Re: [PATCH v3 4/5] t5550: add ICONV prereq to tests that use "$HTTPD_URL/error"

From
Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>
Date
Feb 20, 2026, 08:00 UTC
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On Thu, Feb 19, 2026 at 06:49:14PM -0500, Eric Sunshine wrote:
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> On Wed, Feb 18, 2026 at 4:17 AM Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im> wrote:
> > We've got a bunch of tests in t5550 that connect to "$HTTPD_URL/error"
> > to ensure that error messages are proprely forwarded. This URL executes
> 
> s/proprely/properly/
> 
> > the "t/lib-httpd/error.sh" script, which in turn depends on the iconv(1)
> > executable to reencode the message.
> >
> > This executable may not exist on platforms, which will make the tests
> > fail. Guard them with the ICONV prereq to fix such failures.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>
> > ---
> > diff --git a/t/t5550-http-fetch-dumb.sh b/t/t5550-http-fetch-dumb.sh
> > @@ -339,32 +339,32 @@ test_expect_success 'fetch can handle previously-fetched .idx files' '
> >  test_expect_success 'did not use upload-pack service' '
> > -       ! grep "/git-upload-pack" "$HTTPD_ROOT_PATH/access.log"
> > +       ! test_grep "/git-upload-pack" "$HTTPD_ROOT_PATH/access.log"
> >  '
> 
> You want to be using `test_grep !` here rather than `! test_grep`, don't you?
> 
> Same comment applies to several other tests touched by this patch.

Oh, yeah, you're right of course. Will send another version to improve this. Thanks!

Patrick
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Message 27 of 38 in “Fix tests with missing iconv(1) executable”
  1. 0/4 Fix tests with missing iconv(1) executablePatrick Steinhardt, Feb 9, 2026
  2. 1/4 t4xxx: don't use iconv(1) without ICONV prereqPatrick Steinhardt, Feb 9, 2026
  3. Junio C HamanoFeb 9, 2026
  4. Torsten BögershausenFeb 10, 2026
  5. Patrick SteinhardtFeb 10, 2026
  6. Junio C HamanoFeb 10, 2026
  7. 2/4 t4205: improve handling of ICONV prerequisitePatrick Steinhardt, Feb 9, 2026
  8. 3/4 t5550: add ICONV prereq to tests that use "$HTTPD_URL/error"Patrick Steinhardt, Feb 9, 2026
  9. 4/4 t6006: don't use iconv(1) without ICONV prereqPatrick Steinhardt, Feb 9, 2026
  10. Christian CouderFeb 16, 2026
  11. Patrick SteinhardtFeb 17, 2026
  12. Christian CouderFeb 16, 2026
  13. Patrick SteinhardtFeb 17, 2026
  14. 0/4 Fix tests with missing iconv(1) executablePatrick Steinhardt, Feb 17, 2026
  15. 1/4 t4xxx: don't use iconv(1) without ICONV prereqPatrick Steinhardt, Feb 17, 2026
  16. Christian CouderFeb 17, 2026
  17. Patrick SteinhardtFeb 17, 2026
  18. 2/4 t4205: improve handling of ICONV prerequisitePatrick Steinhardt, Feb 17, 2026
  19. 3/4 t5550: add ICONV prereq to tests that use "$HTTPD_URL/error"Patrick Steinhardt, Feb 17, 2026
  20. 4/4 t6006: don't use iconv(1) without ICONV prereqPatrick Steinhardt, Feb 17, 2026
  21. 0/5 Fix tests with missing iconv(1) executablePatrick Steinhardt, Feb 18, 2026
  22. 1/5 t: don't set ICONV prereq when iconv(1) is missingPatrick Steinhardt, Feb 18, 2026
  23. 2/5 t40xx: don't use iconv(1) without ICONV prereqPatrick Steinhardt, Feb 18, 2026
  24. 3/5 t4205: improve handling of ICONV prerequisitePatrick Steinhardt, Feb 18, 2026
  25. 4/5 t5550: add ICONV prereq to tests that use "$HTTPD_URL/error"Patrick Steinhardt, Feb 18, 2026
  26. Eric SunshineFeb 19, 2026
  27. Patrick SteinhardtFeb 20, 2026
  28. 5/5 t6006: don't use iconv(1) without ICONV prereqPatrick Steinhardt, Feb 18, 2026
  29. Junio C HamanoFeb 18, 2026
  30. Christian CouderFeb 18, 2026
  31. Patrick SteinhardtFeb 18, 2026
  32. 0/5 Fix tests with missing iconv(1) executablePatrick Steinhardt, Feb 20, 2026
  33. 1/5 t: don't set ICONV prereq when iconv(1) is missingPatrick Steinhardt, Feb 20, 2026
  34. 2/5 t40xx: don't use iconv(1) without ICONV prereqPatrick Steinhardt, Feb 20, 2026
  35. 3/5 t4205: improve handling of ICONV prerequisitePatrick Steinhardt, Feb 20, 2026
  36. 4/5 t5550: add ICONV prereq to tests that use "$HTTPD_URL/error"Patrick Steinhardt, Feb 20, 2026
  37. 5/5 t6006: don't use iconv(1) without ICONV prereqPatrick Steinhardt, Feb 20, 2026
  38. Junio C HamanoFeb 20, 2026

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