diff --git a/t/README b/t/README
index 0d1183c..410499a 100644
--- a/t/README
+++ b/t/README
@@ -467,6 +467,13 @@ library for your script to use.
<expected> file. This behaves like "cmp" but produces more
helpful output when the test is run with "-v" option.
+ - test_path_is_file <file> [<diagnosis>]
+ test_path_is_dir <dir> [<diagnosis>]
+ test_path_is_missing <path> [<diagnosis>]
+
+ Check whether a file/directory exists or doesn't. <diagnosis> will
+ be displayed if the test fails.
+
- test_when_finished <script>
Prepend <script> to a list of commands to run to clean updiff --git a/t/t3404-rebase-interactive.sh b/t/t3404-rebase-interactive.sh
index 7b0026e..f78c364 100755
--- a/t/t3404-rebase-interactive.sh
+++ b/t/t3404-rebase-interactive.sh
@@ -69,18 +69,18 @@ test_expect_success 'rebase -i with the exec command' '
FAKE_LINES="1 exec_touch_touch-one 2 exec_touch_touch-two exec_false exec_touch_touch-three 3 4
exec_touch_\"touch-file__name_with_spaces\";_touch_touch-after-semicolon 5" \
test_must_fail git rebase -i A &&
- test -f touch-one &&
- test -f touch-two &&
- ! test -f touch-three &&
+ test_path_is_file touch-one &&
+ test_path_is_file touch-two &&
+ test_path_is_missing touch-three "(Rebase should have stopped before)" &&
test $(git rev-parse C) = $(git rev-parse HEAD) || {
echo "Stopped at wrong revision:"
echo "($(git describe --tags HEAD) instead of C)"
false
} &&
git rebase --continue &&
- test -f touch-three &&
- test -f "touch-file name with spaces" &&
- test -f touch-after-semicolon &&
+ test_path_is_file touch-three &&
+ test_path_is_file "touch-file name with spaces" &&
+ test_path_is_file touch-after-semicolon &&
test $(git rev-parse master) = $(git rev-parse HEAD) || {
echo "Stopped at wrong revision:"
echo "($(git describe --tags HEAD) instead of master)"@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ test_expect_success 'rebase -i with the exec command runs from tree root' '
FAKE_LINES="1 exec_touch_touch-subdir" \
git rebase -i HEAD^ &&
cd .. &&
- test -f touch-subdir &&
+ test_path_is_file touch-subdir &&
rm -fr subdir
'
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ test_expect_success 'abort' '
git rebase --abort &&
test $(git rev-parse new-branch1) = $(git rev-parse HEAD) &&
test "$(git symbolic-ref -q HEAD)" = "refs/heads/branch1" &&
- ! test -d .git/rebase-merge
+ test_path_is_missing .git/rebase-merge
'
test_expect_success 'abort with error when new base cannot be checked out' '
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ test_expect_success 'abort with error when new base cannot be checked out' '
test_must_fail git rebase -i master > output 2>&1 &&
grep "Untracked working tree file .file1. would be overwritten" \
output &&
- ! test -d .git/rebase-merge &&
+ test_path_is_missing .git/rebase-merge &&
git reset --hard HEAD^
'
diff --git a/t/t3407-rebase-abort.sh b/t/t3407-rebase-abort.sh
index 2999e78..fbb3f2e 100755
--- a/t/t3407-rebase-abort.sh
+++ b/t/t3407-rebase-abort.sh
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ testrebase() {
# Clean up the state from the previous one
git reset --hard pre-rebase &&
test_must_fail git rebase$type master &&
- test -d "$dotest" &&
+ test_path_is_dir "$dotest" &&
git rebase --abort &&
test $(git rev-parse to-rebase) = $(git rev-parse pre-rebase) &&
test ! -d "$dotest"@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ testrebase() {
# Clean up the state from the previous one
git reset --hard pre-rebase &&
test_must_fail git rebase$type master &&
- test -d "$dotest" &&
+ test_path_is_dir "$dotest" &&
test_must_fail git rebase --skip &&
test $(git rev-parse HEAD) = $(git rev-parse master) &&
git rebase --abort &&@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ testrebase() {
# Clean up the state from the previous one
git reset --hard pre-rebase &&
test_must_fail git rebase$type master &&
- test -d "$dotest" &&
+ test_path_is_dir "$dotest" &&
echo c > a &&
echo d >> a &&
git add a &&diff --git a/t/test-lib.sh b/t/test-lib.sh
index e8f21d5..a2173dd 100644
--- a/t/test-lib.sh
+++ b/t/test-lib.sh
@@ -541,6 +541,38 @@ test_external_without_stderr () {
fi
}
+# debugging-friendly alternatives to "test [-f|-d|-e]"
+# The commands test the existence or non-existance of $1. $2 can be
+# given to provide a more precise diagnosis.
+test_path_is_file () {
+ if ! [ -f "$1" ]
+ then
+ echo "File $1 doesn't exist. $*"
+ false
+ fi
+}
+
+test_path_is_dir () {
+ if ! [ -d "$1" ]
+ then
+ echo "Directory $1 doesn't exist. $*"
+ false
+ fi
+}
+
+test_path_is_missing () {
+ if [ -e "$1" ]
+ then
+ echo "Path exists:"
+ ls -ld "$1"
+ if [ $# -ge 1 ]; then
+ echo "$*"
+ fi
+ false
+ fi
+}
+
+
# This is not among top-level (test_expect_success | test_expect_failure)
# but is a prefix that can be used in the test script, like:
#--
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