Re: [PATCH] t4216: fix no-op test that breaks TAP output

> Patrick Steinhardt wrote:
>> On Fri, Jun 19, 2026 at 09:29:44AM -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote:
>>> Taylor Blau <me@ttaylorr.com> writes:
>>> 
>>>> Given this and the above, I would probably err on the side of
>>>> designating this as 'test_lazy_prereq' or otherwise silencing the output
>>>> of 'test_cmp' so that this does not taint the TAP output.
>>> 
>>> We can argue the merit and demerit with a good log message.  The
>>> central issue at hand is how precious 52a9 in the script lost by
>>> this patch is (in other words, are we checking more than "is our
>>> char signed or unsigned?").
>> 
>> Ultimately, I don't mind much which way we go. But if we want to retain
>> this, would you mind sending a rewritten v2, Taylor? I feel like you're
>> in a better position to argue why we should retain it.
>
> Is this something which can be merged before 2.55.0 final?
> It's certainly not a grave issue, but it is a new test
> failure for anyone who diligently runs the test suite on
> many (most?) non-x86 architectures.  It seems a shame to
> punish those folks. :)
>
> FWIW, Tested-by: Todd Zullinger <tmz@pobox.com>
>
> I tested the earlier test_lazy_prereq version as well.