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Re: [PATCH] t1402: work around shell quoting issue on NetBSD

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GTGreg Troxel <gdt@ir.bbn.com>
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Jan 9, 2013, 01:27 UTC
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René Scharfe <rene.scharfe@lsrfire.ath.cx> writes:
> invalid_ref() constructs a test case description using its last argument,
> but the shell seems to split it up into two pieces if it contains a
> space.  Minimal test case:

This is indeed a bug in NetBSD's shell, which I reported after finding this test case problem, and I think someone is working on a fix. But because git does not intend to be a shell torture test, if it's possible to avoid bugs in a reasonable way, I think it's nice to do so.

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  1. t1402: work around shell quoting issue on NetBSDRené Scharfe, Jan 8, 2013
  2. Junio C HamanoJan 8, 2013
  3. René ScharfeJan 8, 2013
  4. Junio C HamanoJan 8, 2013
  5. t0008: avoid brace expansionRené Scharfe, Jan 9, 2013
  6. Adam SpiersJan 9, 2013
  7. Junio C HamanoJan 10, 2013
  8. Adam SpiersJan 10, 2013
  9. René ScharfeJan 10, 2013
  10. Greg TroxelJan 9, 2013
  11. Greg TroxelJan 9, 2013

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