Re: [PATCH] t1001: replace 'test -f' with 'test_path_is_file'

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: May 12, 2025, 17:09 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqldr1u56w.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <20250510230909.65519-1-rodrigorsdc@gmail.com>

Rodrigo Carvalho <rodrigorsdc@gmail.com> writes:

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> 'test_path_is_file' is a modern path checking method in Git's development.
>  Replace the basic shell command 'test -f' with this approach.
>
> Signed-off-by: Rodrigo Carvalho <rodrigorsdc@gmail.com>
> ---
>  t/t1001-read-tree-m-2way.sh | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/t/t1001-read-tree-m-2way.sh b/t/t1001-read-tree-m-2way.sh
> index 4a88bb9ef0..2e8d9384e1 100755
> --- a/t/t1001-read-tree-m-2way.sh
> +++ b/t/t1001-read-tree-m-2way.sh
> @@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ test_expect_success 'a/b (untracked) vs a case setup.' '
>  test_expect_success 'a/b (untracked) vs a, plus c/d case test.' '
>  	read_tree_u_must_fail -u -m "$treeH" "$treeM" &&
>  	git ls-files --stage &&
> -	test -f a/b
> +	test_path_is_file a/b
>  '

Obviously correct conversion.

This is an ancient part of the system, started before we even had a "git checkout" rewritten as a single command, so it is not surprising if it had quite a lot of antiquities and debugging statement without much effect, which may be subject to further clean-up.

Thanks, will queue.