# [PATCH] test_must_fail: compare exit_code using integer -eq operator

2 messages from 2015-11-25 to 2015-11-28. Participants: Ramsay Jones, Jeff King.
Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/40893

## Ramsay Jones, 2015-11-25 22:05

Subject: [PATCH] test_must_fail: compare exit_code using integer -eq operator
Message-ID: <565630A4.7070205@ramsayjones.plus.com>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/565630A4.7070205%40ramsayjones.plus.com

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Signed-off-by: Ramsay Jones <ramsay@ramsayjones.plus.com>
---

Hi Jeff,

Can we squash this into your fixup?

ATB,
Ramsay Jones

 t/test-lib-functions.sh | 8 ++++----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/t/test-lib-functions.sh b/t/test-lib-functions.sh
index 85aeaf9..2bb639e 100644
--- a/t/test-lib-functions.sh
+++ b/t/test-lib-functions.sh
@@ -605,22 +605,22 @@ test_must_fail () {
 	esac
 	"$@"
 	exit_code=$?
-	if test $exit_code = 0 && ! test_list_contains "$_test_ok" success
+	if test $exit_code -eq 0 && ! test_list_contains "$_test_ok" success
 	then
 		echo >&2 "test_must_fail: command succeeded: $*"
 		return 1
-	elif test $exit_code = 141 && test_list_contains "$_test_ok" sigpipe
+	elif test $exit_code -eq 141 && test_list_contains "$_test_ok" sigpipe
 	then
 		return 0
 	elif test $exit_code -gt 129 && test $exit_code -le 192
 	then
 		echo >&2 "test_must_fail: died by signal: $*"
 		return 1
-	elif test $exit_code = 127
+	elif test $exit_code -eq 127
 	then
 		echo >&2 "test_must_fail: command not found: $*"
 		return 1
-	elif test $exit_code = 126
+	elif test $exit_code -eq 126
 	then
 		echo >&2 "test_must_fail: valgrind error: $*"
 		return 1
-- 
2.6.0

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## Jeff King, 2015-11-28 16:58

Subject: Re: [PATCH] test_must_fail: compare exit_code using integer -eq operator
Message-ID: <20151128165806.GA27264@sigill.intra.peff.net>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20151128165806.GA27264%40sigill.intra.peff.net
In-Reply-To: <565630A4.7070205@ramsayjones.plus.com>

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On Wed, Nov 25, 2015 at 10:05:24PM +0000, Ramsay Jones wrote:

> Hi Jeff,
> 
> Can we squash this into your fixup?

I think it's a good thing to do, but I had figured it could be a
separate patch (especially since it is touching lines that are otherwise
unchanged by the patch). Looks like Lars folded it into his patch,
though, and I am OK with that, too.

-Peff

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