Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] t7110: replace `test -f` with `test_path_is_*` helpers

From: Junio C Hamano <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 03 Jan 2025 08:25:00 -0800

Patrick Steinhardt <[email-masked]> writes:

> On Fri, Jan 03, 2025 at 02:00:35PM +0100, Matteo Bagnolini wrote:
>> From: matteobagnolini <[email-masked]>

This must match the author ident on the Signed-off-by: line.

>> `test -f` and `! test -f` do not provide clear error messages when they fail.
>> To enhance debuggability, use `test_path_is_file` and `test_path_is_missing`,
>> which instead provide more informative error messages.
>> 
>> Note that `! test -f` checks if a path is not a file, while
>> `test_path_is_missing` verifies that a path does not exist. In this specific
>> case the tests are meant to check the absence of the path, making
>> `test_path_is_missing` a valid replacement.
>
> Thanks, this version looks good to me.
>
> Patrick

Thanks for writing, and thanks for reviewing.