Re: [PATCH v8] ls-files: introduce "--format" option

Junio C Hamano [off-list ref] writes:

That was not the point.  By extracting only "%(objectmode)" without
having any other clues (like "%(path)") on the same line, the test
is assuming that ls-files will always sort its output in the same
order regardless of the output format, whether it is "--stage" or
"--format=<spec>", and that was what the "is this testing the right
thing?" question was about.

The other test that makes sure --format=<spec> can recreate --stage
output is fine.  If some future developer breaks the output order by
mistake for --format=<spec>, we will catch such a mistake with it.

Having said that, let's stop rerolling the series just for this.  An
extra test that may not catch potential breakage is fine and it is
not worth spending an extra review cycle only to remove it.

Thanks.