Re: [PATCH v2] t7110: replace `test -f` with `test_path_is_*` helpers

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Jan 3, 2025, 16:25 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqfrlzsw4j.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <Z3fiREGwXdILl-M1@pks.im>

Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im> writes:

> On Fri, Jan 03, 2025 at 02:00:35PM +0100, Matteo Bagnolini wrote:
>> From: matteobagnolini <matteobagnolini2003@gmail.com>

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>> `test -f` and `! test -f` do not provide clear error messages when they fail.
>> To enhance debuggability, use `test_path_is_file` and `test_path_is_missing`,
>> which instead provide more informative error messages.
>> 
>> Note that `! test -f` checks if a path is not a file, while
>> `test_path_is_missing` verifies that a path does not exist. In this specific
>> case the tests are meant to check the absence of the path, making
>> `test_path_is_missing` a valid replacement.
>
> Thanks, this version looks good to me.
>
> Patrick

Thanks for writing, and thanks for reviewing.