Hi, Junio C Hamano wrote: > Ramkumar Ramachandra <artagnon@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > >> In testing, a common paradigm involves checking the expected output >> with the actual output: test-lib provides a test_cmp to show the diff >> between the two outputs. So, use this function in preference to >> calling a human over to compare command outputs by eye. >> >> Helped-by: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@xxxxxxxxx> >> Signed-off-by: Ramkumar Ramachandra <artagnon@xxxxxxxxx> >> --- >> t/t1006-cat-file.sh | 119 ++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------------------- >> 1 files changed, 56 insertions(+), 63 deletions(-) >> >> diff --git a/t/t1006-cat-file.sh b/t/t1006-cat-file.sh >> index d8b7f2f..5be3ce9 100755 >> --- a/t/t1006-cat-file.sh >> +++ b/t/t1006-cat-file.sh >> @@ -144,10 +119,13 @@ tag_size=$(strlen "$tag_content") >> >> run_tests 'tag' $tag_sha1 $tag_size "$tag_content" "$tag_pretty_content" 1 >> >> -test_expect_success \ >> - "Reach a blob from a tag pointing to it" \ >> - "test '$hello_content' = \"\$(git cat-file blob $tag_sha1)\"" >> +test_expect_success "Reach a blob from a tag pointing to it" ' >> + echo_without_newline "$hello_content" >expect && >> + git cat-file blob "$tag_sha1" >actual && >> + test_cmp expect actual >> +' >> >> +test_done >> for batch in batch batch-check >> do >> for opt in t s e p > > What is that test_done about? :facepalm: crept in while testing -- I often (temporarily) use a test_done after the test I want to inspect so the others aren't unnecessarily executed hiding the error. Thanks for catching this. -- Ram -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html