Re: [Problem] test_must_fail makes possibly questionable assumptions about exit_code.

Randall S. Becker wrote:

On February 28, 2018 12:44 PM, Jonathan Nieder wrote:

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Randall S. Becker wrote:

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The problem is actually in git code in its test suite that uses perl
inline, not in my test code itself.

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Can you elaborate with an example?  My understanding was that
test_must_fail is only for running git.

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Have a look at a recent t1404 as a sample. Line 615 is the one causing the
platform grief, because it triggers a 'die'. However, the particular test
case #54, had no difference on platform with test_must_fail or !, which has
the same underlying EBADF completion after digging and digging.

Sorry to be dense: what I see on that line is

	test_must_fail git update-ref -d $prefix/foo >out 2>err &&

How is perl involved?

Puzzled,
Jonathan