Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 1/2] t/t1517: automate `git subcmd -h` tests outside a repository

From: Phillip Wood <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2025 16:57:25 +0100

Hi Usman

On 21/07/2025 12:55, Usman Akinyemi wrote:
> 
> diff --git a/t/t1517-outside-repo.sh b/t/t1517-outside-repo.sh
> index 6824581317..9fcebb7d94 100755
> --- a/t/t1517-outside-repo.sh
> +++ b/t/t1517-outside-repo.sh
> @@ -110,8 +110,29 @@ test_expect_success LIBCURL 'remote-http outside repository' '
>   test_expect_success 'update-server-info does not crash with -h' '
>   	test_expect_code 129 git update-server-info -h >usage &&
>   	test_grep "[Uu]sage: git update-server-info " usage &&
> -	test_expect_code 129 nongit git update-server-info -h >usage &&
> -	test_grep "[Uu]sage: git update-server-info " usage
>   '
>   
> +for cmd in $(git --list-cmds=main)

This lists all the git commands in $PATH which is causing "make test" to 
fail when I run it locally as it is testing all my local "git-*" scripts 
most of which apparently fail this test. If there isn't already we 
should add a option that lists the commands only in $GIT_EXEC_PATH and 
use it here.

Also when I run the test with '-i' it does not stop at the first 
failure. I'm not sure what's causing that as I thought 
test_expect_success should exit on failure even when it is called in a loop.

Thanks

Phillip

> +do
> +	cmd=${cmd%.*} # strip .sh, .perl, etc.
> +	case "$cmd" in
> +	archimport | cvsexportcommit | cvsimport | cvsserver | daemon | \
> +	difftool--helper | filter-branch | fsck-objects | get-tar-commit-id | \
> +	http-backend | http-fetch | http-push | init-db | instaweb.sh | \
> +	merge-octopus | merge-one-file | merge-resolve | mergetool | \
> +	mktag | p4 | p4.py | pickaxe | quiltimport | remote-ftp | remote-ftps | \
> +	remote-http | remote-https | replay | request-pull | send-email | \
> +	sh-i18n--envsubst | shell | show | stage | submodule | svn | \
> +	upload-archive--writer | upload-pack | web--browse | whatchanged)
> +		expect_outcome=expect_failure ;;
> +	*)
> +		expect_outcome=expect_success ;;
> +	esac
> +	test_$expect_outcome "'git $cmd -h' outside a repository" '
> +		test_expect_code 129 nongit git $cmd -h >usage &&
> +		echo "Hello" &&
> +		test_grep "[Uu]sage: git $cmd " usage
> +	'
> +done
> +
>   test_done