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Re: [PATCH 1/2] test-lib: show missing prereq summary

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Nov 15, 2021, 17:53 UTC
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Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com> writes:
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>> +if test -n "$missing_prereq"
>> +then
>> +	unique_missing_prereq=$(
>> +		echo $missing_prereq |
>> +		tr -s "," "\n" |
>> +		grep -v '^$' |
>> +		sort -u |
>> +		paste -s -d ',')
>
> What is paste? Some out-of-tree debugging utility?
https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/paste.html

Don't feel bad for not knowing it. I usually do not use cut or paste myself and I had to look it up the other day while reviewing the RFC phase of this series.

I am not sure '\n' is a good idea from portability perspective. I thought I wrote '\012' in the illustration in my review?

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  1. 0/2 test-lib: improve missing prereq handlingFabian Stelzer, Nov 15, 2021
  2. 1/2 test-lib: show missing prereq summaryFabian Stelzer, Nov 15, 2021
  3. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonNov 15, 2021
  4. Junio C HamanoNov 15, 2021
  5. Fabian StelzerNov 15, 2021
  6. Junio C HamanoNov 15, 2021
  7. Fabian StelzerNov 16, 2021
  8. Junio C HamanoNov 17, 2021
  9. Fabian StelzerNov 17, 2021
  10. 2/2 test-lib: introduce required prereq for test runsFabian Stelzer, Nov 15, 2021
  11. Junio C HamanoNov 16, 2021

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