Re: git-1.6.2-rc2 problems on t4034-diff-words.sh

Boyd Lynn Gerber [off-list ref] writes:

Does the test suite use bash as it's shell?  I seem to have to use
bash now to run the test.  I do not remember having to use bash on
earlier 1.6.0

If your /bin/sh is not POSIX enough, you may be using a different shell
when building the scripted commands in the main Makefile by setting
SHELL_PATH.  The tests are supposed to use the same one as that.

I have to use bash to run the test or I get

$ ./t4034-diff-words.sh
./t4034-diff-words.sh: syntax error at line 52: `(' unexpected

The open parenthesis on line 52 is the one between h and 4 here:

    cat > expect <<\EOF
    <WHITE>diff --git a/pre b/post<RESET>
    <WHITE>index 330b04f..5ed8eff 100644<RESET>
    <WHITE>--- a/pre<RESET>
    <WHITE>+++ b/post<RESET>
    <BROWN>@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@<RESET>
    <RED>h(4)<RESET><GREEN>h(4),hh[44]<RESET>
    <RESET>
    a = b + c<RESET>

    <GREEN>aa = a<RESET>

    <GREEN>aeff = aeff * ( aaa )<RESET>
    EOF

Perhaps your shell has a broken here-text?