Jeff King <peff@xxxxxxxx> writes: > On Tue, Apr 02, 2013 at 06:53:28PM +0200, Torsten Bögershausen wrote: > >> > I think the check for duplicate-numbers is the only one that does not >> > make sense. >> [] >> Not sure about that, I send a suggestion of a patch in a minute. >> Highlights: >> 1) - rename the contrib test cases and assigns real TC numbers >> 2) - Forward the numbers into the main "test Makefile" > > I'm not sure if this is a good idea or not. If that's a polite way to say that this is not a good idea, I'd agree for all the reasons you mentioned. > It puts the > contrib/remote-helpers into the same "number namespace" as the rest of > the test scripts, and enforces uniqueness with test-lint-duplicates, > when "make test" is run from contrib/remote-helpers. But people working > on the main test scripts would not get any such check, and would happily > break contrib/remote-helpers by adding duplicate test numbers. > > It makes sense to me to either: > > 1. Have the contrib/remote-helpers test live in their own test > namespace completely, with their own numbers and test-results, and > pull in relevant bits from the main test harness. We do this > already with contrib/subtree. I suggested this when the tests > first appeared, but there was some argument, and I don't remember > the details. This makes more sense than the alternative, given that contrib/ material is "optional" from the main tree's point of view, at least to me. Thanks. > 2. Just integrate contrib test scripts into the main repository, but > leave them off by default. For example, add: > > if test -z "$GIT_TEST_REMOTE_HELPERS"; then > skip_all="Remote helper tests disabled (define GIT_TEST_REMOTE_HELPERS)" > test_done > fi > > to the top of the scripts, and then set GIT_TEST_REMOTE_HELPERS > in contrib/remote-helpers/Makefile before chaining to the test > Makefile. -- 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