Subject: Re: [PATCH] Avoid using non-portable `echo -n` in tests.

From: "Shawn O. Pearce" <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2008 07:32:00 -0700

Brian Gernhardt <[email-masked]> wrote:
> Not all /bin/sh have a builtin echo that recognizes -n.  Using printf
> is far more portable.
 
> diff --git a/t/t9400-git-cvsserver-server.sh b/t/t9400-git-cvsserver-server.sh
> index c1850d2..f6a2dbd 100755
> --- a/t/t9400-git-cvsserver-server.sh
> +++ b/t/t9400-git-cvsserver-server.sh
> @@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ cd "$WORKDIR"
>  test_expect_success 'cvs update (-p)' '
>      touch really-empty &&
>      echo Line 1 > no-lf &&
> -    echo -n Line 2 >> no-lf &&
> +    printf Line 2 >> no-lf &&

That needs to be:

	printf 'Line 2'

to have the same result.  Fortunately I don't think it matters
in this test, but it does read odd.

-- 
Shawn.