# Re: \[PATCH/RFC\] test-lib: make --verbose work under prove

- From: Jeff King \<hidden\>
- Date: 2021-03-01 09:53:57 
- List: git
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/git/2021/03/7878211
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/git/2016/10/7698667/t.md

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On Sun, Feb 28, 2021 at 09:25:06PM +0100, Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason wrote:

> As explained in 452320f1f5 (test-lib: add --verbose-log option,
> 2016-10-21) combining the "--verbose" option with the TAP-parsing
> "prove" utility would result in broken tests.
> 
> This is because "prove" expects valid TAP on stdout, and if there's a
> stray line starting with "ok", or other invalid TAP syntax it will
> error on the test.
> 
> In 452320f1f5 numerous potential methods are discussed for dealing
> with this problem, but not the one implemented here, which I think is
> a much simpler approach.

I guess I don't really have an objection to this method existing, but I
don't see the point of it now. The original problem has been solved, and
I don't find this any simpler than --verbose-log (on the contrary, I
find it much more complicated). So I don't know why I would want to use
this instead.

-Peff
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