Re: [PATCH v4 6/6] tests: don't lose misc "git" exit codes

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Dec 27, 2022, 23:17 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqo7roqvw7.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <6efe13ea-8782-2337-1626-9687e2219680@dunelm.org.uk>

Phillip Wood <phillip.wood123@gmail.com> writes:

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>> -	test -z "$(git diff file)"
>> ...
>> +	git diff file >out &&
>> +	test_must_be_empty out
>
> "git diff --exit-code file" would suffice here, we don't need to
> redirect the output and check that it is empty.

Yes, but the test is trying to be faithful to not just the intent but also the implementation of the original, I think.

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