Re: [PATCH] [GSoC Patch] Modernize Test Path Checking in Git’s Test Suite

Eric Sunshine [off-list ref] writes:

Referring to the other thread at [*], perhaps this (avoiding `!` in
front of test_path_*) is yet another clarification which ought to be
added to the microproject description in order to lead candidates in a
more profitable direction.

[*]: https://lore.kernel.org/git/CAPig+cRm+sc+Rk-4SuQ5CrPeZLG2Nzz9B7+6OZxCq7tV5mzmBA@mail.gmail.com/ (local)

While mentors do that, I'd prefer to see others extend support for 

	test_path_is_file ! this-should-not-be-file

so that the students have a better tool to work with.

One other recommendation I would make is to restrict the microproject
submission to just a single test script (rather than updating twelve
of them) in order to avoid exhausting the pool for other potential
candidates.

Yes, you made that point in the other thread, and I agree with it
100%.

Thanks.