Re: [PATCH v6] format-patch --signature-file <file>

Jeremiah Mahler [off-list ref] writes:

On Wed, May 21, 2014 at 02:13:06PM -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote:

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Jeremiah Mahler [off-list ref] writes:

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 	! grep "^-- \$" output

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We have been trying not to do the above in recent test updates.  It
would be nice if this set-up did not have to be outside of the usual
test_expect_success structure.

Jeff caught those "! grep" instances in my patch.

Hmm, I didn't mean that one, and I do not offhand what is wrong
about "! grep" that says "output should not contain this string".

The problem is a "cat" you added outside test_expect_*; the recent
push is to have as little executable outside them, especially the
"set-up" code to prepare for the real tests.

i.e. we have been trying to write new tests (and convert old ones)
like this:

        test_expect_success 'I test such and such ' '
                cat >input-for-test <<-\EOF &&
                here comes input
                EOF
                git command-to-be-tested <input-for-test >actual &&
                cat >expected <<-\EOF &&
                here comes expected output
                EOF
                test_cmp expected actual
        '

not like this:

        cat >input-for-test <<-\EOF &&
        here comes input
        EOF
        test_expect_success 'I test such and such ' '
                git command-to-be-tested <input-for-test >actual &&
                cat >expected <<-\EOF &&
                here comes expected output
                EOF
                test_cmp expected actual
        '