From: Andreas Schwab <schwab@linux-m68k.org>
To: "Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason" <avarab@gmail.com>
Cc: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>,
git@vger.kernel.org, Jeff King <peff@peff.net>,
Matthieu Moy <git@matthieu-moy.fr>,
Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 15/16] Revert and amend "test-lib-functions: assert correct parameter count"
Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2021 14:31:52 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87y2djrao7.fsf@igel.home> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87blafvl49.fsf@evledraar.gmail.com> (=?utf-8?B?IsOGdmFyIEFy?= =?utf-8?B?bmZqw7Zyw7A=?= Bjarmason"'s message of "Thu, 15 Apr 2021 13:32:38 +0200")
On Apr 15 2021, Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 12 2021, Junio C Hamano wrote:
>
>> Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com> writes:
>>
>>> test_path_is_file () {
>>> - test "$#" -ne 1 && BUG "1 param"
>>> - if ! test -f "$1"
>>> + if ! test -f "$@"
>>> then
>>> - echo "File $1 doesn't exist"
>>> + echo "File $@ doesn't exist"
>>> return 1
>>
>> What does it even mean to call
>>
>> test_path_is_file Documentation/ Makefile
>>
>> with this patch applied?
>>
>> If there were three files "COPYING Makefile", "COPYING", and
>> "Makefile", what would happen when you did
>>
>> test_path_is_file COPYING Makefile
>>
>> (without dq around them)?
>>
>> I think this particular medicine is far worse than the symptom it
>> tries to cure.
>
> We'll error with:
>
> test: foo: unexpected operator
If you want a single argument you should use "$*", not "$@".
Andreas.
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2021-04-12 11:08 [PATCH 00/16] test-lib.sh: new test_commit args, simplification & fixes Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-12 11:08 ` [PATCH 01/16] check-non-portable-shell: complain about "test" a/-o instead of &&/|| Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-12 17:00 ` Eric Sunshine
2021-04-12 17:13 ` Matthieu Moy
2021-04-12 18:36 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-04-12 18:38 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-04-12 18:48 ` Eric Sunshine
2021-04-12 11:08 ` [PATCH 02/16] test-lib: bring $remove_trash out of retirement Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-12 19:06 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-04-12 21:22 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-04-12 11:08 ` [PATCH 03/16] test-lib tests: remove dead GIT_TEST_FRAMEWORK_SELFTEST variable Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-12 11:08 ` [PATCH 04/16] test-lib-functions: reword "test_commit --append" docs Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-12 11:08 ` [PATCH 05/16] test-lib-functions: document test_commit --no-tag Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-12 17:07 ` Eric Sunshine
2021-04-12 11:08 ` [PATCH 06/16] test-lib functions: add an --annotated-tag option to "test_commit" Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-15 15:33 ` Đoàn Trần Công Danh
2021-04-12 11:08 ` [PATCH 07/16] describe tests: convert setup to use test_commit Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-12 11:08 ` [PATCH 08/16] test-lib functions: add --printf option to test_commit Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-12 19:05 ` Eric Sunshine
2021-04-12 21:27 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-04-12 23:04 ` Eric Sunshine
2021-04-12 23:12 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-04-15 11:33 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-15 14:52 ` Eric Sunshine
2021-04-15 18:37 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-04-12 11:08 ` [PATCH 09/16] submodule tests: use symbolic-ref --short to discover branch name Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-12 11:08 ` [PATCH 10/16] test-lib: reformat argument list in test_create_repo() Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-12 11:09 ` [PATCH 11/16] test-lib: do not show advice about init.defaultBranch under --verbose Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-15 19:07 ` SZEDER Gábor
2021-04-12 11:09 ` [PATCH 12/16] test-lib: modernize test_create_repo() function Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-12 19:27 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-04-15 11:40 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-15 21:10 ` SZEDER Gábor
2021-04-16 21:22 ` SZEDER Gábor
2021-04-16 23:38 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-12 11:09 ` [PATCH 13/16] test-lib-functions: normalize test_path_is_missing() debugging Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-12 11:09 ` [PATCH 14/16] test-lib-functions: use "return 1" instead of "false" Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-12 19:31 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-04-12 11:09 ` [PATCH 15/16] Revert and amend "test-lib-functions: assert correct parameter count" Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-12 19:37 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-04-15 11:32 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-15 12:31 ` Andreas Schwab [this message]
2021-04-15 18:35 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-04-16 21:06 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-15 22:05 ` SZEDER Gábor
2021-04-15 22:24 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-04-16 23:48 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-12 11:09 ` [PATCH 16/16] test-lib-functions: remove last two parameter count assertions Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-12 19:40 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-04-12 18:18 ` [PATCH 00/16] test-lib.sh: new test_commit args, simplification & fixes Junio C Hamano
2021-04-17 12:52 ` [PATCH v2 00/12] " Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-17 12:52 ` [PATCH v2 01/12] check-non-portable-shell: check for "test <cond> -a/-o <cond>" Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-17 12:52 ` [PATCH v2 02/12] test-lib: bring $remove_trash out of retirement Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-17 12:52 ` [PATCH v2 03/12] test-lib tests: remove dead GIT_TEST_FRAMEWORK_SELFTEST variable Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-17 12:52 ` [PATCH v2 04/12] test-lib-functions: reword "test_commit --append" docs Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-17 12:52 ` [PATCH v2 05/12] test-lib-functions: document test_commit --no-tag Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-17 12:52 ` [PATCH v2 06/12] test-lib functions: add an --annotated option to "test_commit" Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-17 12:52 ` [PATCH v2 07/12] describe tests: convert setup to use test_commit Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-17 12:52 ` [PATCH v2 08/12] test-lib functions: add --printf option to test_commit Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-17 12:52 ` [PATCH v2 09/12] submodule tests: use symbolic-ref --short to discover branch name Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-17 12:52 ` [PATCH v2 10/12] test-lib: reformat argument list in test_create_repo() Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-17 12:52 ` [PATCH v2 11/12] test-lib: do not show advice about init.defaultBranch under --verbose Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-17 12:52 ` [PATCH v2 12/12] test-lib: split up and deprecate test_create_repo() Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-17 15:42 ` SZEDER Gábor
2021-04-17 21:45 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-20 21:27 ` SZEDER Gábor
2021-04-17 12:58 ` [PATCH 0/3] test-lib-functions.sh: trickery to make -x less verbose Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-17 12:58 ` [PATCH 1/3] test-lib-functions: normalize test_path_is_missing() debugging Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-17 12:58 ` [PATCH 2/3] Revert and amend "test-lib-functions: assert correct parameter count" Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-18 5:11 ` Eric Sunshine
2021-04-20 12:25 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-17 12:58 ` [PATCH 3/3] test-lib-functions: remove last two parameter count assertions Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-20 12:21 ` [PATCH v3 00/12] test-lib.sh: new test_commit args, simplification & fixes Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-20 12:21 ` [PATCH v3 01/12] check-non-portable-shell: check for "test <cond> -a/-o <cond>" Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-20 22:25 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-04-21 8:46 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-21 10:39 ` Đoàn Trần Công Danh
2021-04-21 10:41 ` [PATCH 1/2] t6400: check exit status of ls-files Đoàn Trần Công Danh
2021-04-21 10:41 ` [PATCH 2/2] t6402: " Đoàn Trần Công Danh
2021-04-21 16:55 ` Eric Sunshine
2021-04-21 17:32 ` Eric Sunshine
2021-04-21 23:32 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-04-22 13:49 ` Đoàn Trần Công Danh
2021-04-22 15:04 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-22 15:30 ` Eric Sunshine
2021-04-22 15:07 ` Đoàn Trần Công Danh
2021-04-22 12:45 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-21 14:18 ` [PATCH v3 01/12] check-non-portable-shell: check for "test <cond> -a/-o <cond>" Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-21 16:32 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-04-21 18:56 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-04-20 12:21 ` [PATCH v3 02/12] test-lib: bring $remove_trash out of retirement Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-20 22:28 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-04-20 12:21 ` [PATCH v3 03/12] test-lib tests: remove dead GIT_TEST_FRAMEWORK_SELFTEST variable Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-20 12:21 ` [PATCH v3 04/12] test-lib-functions: reword "test_commit --append" docs Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-20 12:21 ` [PATCH v3 05/12] test-lib-functions: document test_commit --no-tag Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-20 12:21 ` [PATCH v3 06/12] test-lib functions: add an --annotated option to "test_commit" Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-20 12:21 ` [PATCH v3 07/12] describe tests: convert setup to use test_commit Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-20 12:21 ` [PATCH v3 08/12] test-lib functions: add --printf option to test_commit Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-20 12:22 ` [PATCH v3 09/12] submodule tests: use symbolic-ref --short to discover branch name Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-20 12:22 ` [PATCH v3 10/12] test-lib: reformat argument list in test_create_repo() Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-20 12:22 ` [PATCH v3 11/12] test-lib: do not show advice about init.defaultBranch under --verbose Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-20 12:22 ` [PATCH v3 12/12] test-lib: split up and deprecate test_create_repo() Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-21 10:15 ` [PATCH v4 00/11] test-lib.sh: new test_commit args, simplification & fixes Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-21 10:15 ` [PATCH v4 01/11] test-lib: bring $remove_trash out of retirement Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-21 10:15 ` [PATCH v4 02/11] test-lib tests: remove dead GIT_TEST_FRAMEWORK_SELFTEST variable Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-21 10:15 ` [PATCH v4 03/11] test-lib-functions: reword "test_commit --append" docs Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-21 10:15 ` [PATCH v4 04/11] test-lib-functions: document test_commit --no-tag Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-21 10:15 ` [PATCH v4 05/11] test-lib functions: add an --annotated option to "test_commit" Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-21 10:15 ` [PATCH v4 06/11] describe tests: convert setup to use test_commit Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-21 10:15 ` [PATCH v4 07/11] test-lib functions: add --printf option to test_commit Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-21 10:15 ` [PATCH v4 08/11] submodule tests: use symbolic-ref --short to discover branch name Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-21 10:15 ` [PATCH v4 09/11] test-lib: reformat argument list in test_create_repo() Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-21 10:15 ` [PATCH v4 10/11] test-lib: do not show advice about init.defaultBranch under --verbose Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-21 10:15 ` [PATCH v4 11/11] test-lib: split up and deprecate test_create_repo() Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-21 16:43 ` SZEDER Gábor
2021-04-22 12:39 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-23 7:21 ` [PATCH v5 00/11] test-lib.sh: new test_commit args, simplification & fixes Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-23 7:21 ` [PATCH v5 01/11] test-lib: bring $remove_trash out of retirement Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-05-06 15:46 ` Đoàn Trần Công Danh
2021-04-23 7:21 ` [PATCH v5 02/11] test-lib tests: remove dead GIT_TEST_FRAMEWORK_SELFTEST variable Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-23 7:21 ` [PATCH v5 03/11] test-lib-functions: reword "test_commit --append" docs Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-23 7:21 ` [PATCH v5 04/11] test-lib-functions: document test_commit --no-tag Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-23 7:21 ` [PATCH v5 05/11] test-lib functions: add an --annotated option to "test_commit" Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-23 7:21 ` [PATCH v5 06/11] describe tests: convert setup to use test_commit Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-05-06 15:58 ` Đoàn Trần Công Danh
2021-04-23 7:21 ` [PATCH v5 07/11] test-lib functions: add --printf option to test_commit Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-05-06 16:08 ` Đoàn Trần Công Danh
2021-04-23 7:21 ` [PATCH v5 08/11] submodule tests: use symbolic-ref --short to discover branch name Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-23 7:21 ` [PATCH v5 09/11] test-lib: reformat argument list in test_create_repo() Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-23 7:21 ` [PATCH v5 10/11] test-lib: do not show advice about init.defaultBranch under --verbose Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-23 7:21 ` [PATCH v5 11/11] test-lib: split up and deprecate test_create_repo() Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-29 7:23 ` [PATCH v5 00/11] test-lib.sh: new test_commit args, simplification & fixes Junio C Hamano
2021-05-06 15:32 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-05-06 16:21 ` Đoàn Trần Công Danh
2021-05-10 14:18 ` [PATCH v6 " Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-05-10 14:19 ` [PATCH v6 01/11] test-lib: bring $remove_trash out of retirement Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-05-10 14:19 ` [PATCH v6 02/11] test-lib tests: remove dead GIT_TEST_FRAMEWORK_SELFTEST variable Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-05-10 14:19 ` [PATCH v6 03/11] test-lib-functions: reword "test_commit --append" docs Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-05-10 14:19 ` [PATCH v6 04/11] test-lib-functions: document test_commit --no-tag Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-05-10 14:19 ` [PATCH v6 05/11] test-lib functions: add an --annotated option to "test_commit" Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-05-10 14:19 ` [PATCH v6 06/11] describe tests: convert setup to use test_commit Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-05-10 14:19 ` [PATCH v6 07/11] test-lib functions: add --printf option to test_commit Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-05-10 14:19 ` [PATCH v6 08/11] submodule tests: use symbolic-ref --short to discover branch name Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-05-10 14:19 ` [PATCH v6 09/11] test-lib: reformat argument list in test_create_repo() Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-05-10 14:19 ` [PATCH v6 10/11] test-lib: do not show advice about init.defaultBranch under --verbose Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-05-10 14:19 ` [PATCH v6 11/11] test-lib: split up and deprecate test_create_repo() Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-05-13 6:45 ` Felipe Contreras
2021-05-13 7:45 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-05-13 8:23 ` Felipe Contreras
2021-05-13 12:05 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-05-13 20:11 ` Felipe Contreras
2021-05-12 12:19 ` [PATCH v6 00/11] test-lib.sh: new test_commit args, simplification & fixes Đoàn Trần Công Danh
2021-05-12 23:24 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-04-20 12:29 ` [PATCH v2 0/3] test-lib-functions.sh: trickery to make -x less verbose Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-20 12:29 ` [PATCH v2 1/3] test-lib-functions: normalize test_path_is_missing() debugging Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-20 12:29 ` [PATCH v2 2/3] Revert and amend "test-lib-functions: assert correct parameter count" Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-20 15:07 ` Eric Sunshine
2021-04-21 8:22 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-20 12:29 ` [PATCH v2 3/3] test-lib-functions: remove last two parameter count assertions Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-20 21:15 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-04-21 14:58 ` [PATCH v2 0/5] test-lib-functions.sh: trickery to make -x less verbose Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-21 14:58 ` [PATCH v2 1/5] test-lib-functions: normalize test_path_is_missing() debugging Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-21 14:58 ` [PATCH v2 2/5] Revert and amend "test-lib-functions: assert correct parameter count" Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-21 14:58 ` [PATCH v2 3/5] test helpers: remove unused test-tool path-utils slice-tests Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-21 18:02 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-21 14:58 ` [PATCH v2 4/5] test-helpers: rename "path-utils is_valid_path" to "is-valid-paths" Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-21 14:58 ` [PATCH v2 5/5] test-helpers: split "file-size" into "file-size(s)" Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-23 7:29 ` [PATCH v3 0/4] test-lib-functions.sh: trickery to make -x less verbose Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-23 7:29 ` [PATCH v3 1/4] test-lib-functions: normalize test_path_is_missing() debugging Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-29 3:49 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-04-23 7:29 ` [PATCH v3 2/4] Revert and amend "test-lib-functions: assert correct parameter count" Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-29 3:59 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-04-29 4:02 ` Felipe Contreras
2021-04-23 7:29 ` [PATCH v3 3/4] test-helpers: rename "path-utils is_valid_path" to "is-valid-paths" Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-23 7:29 ` [PATCH v3 4/4] test-helpers: split "file-size" into "file-size(s)" Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
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