On 09/27, Junio C Hamano wrote: > Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > > > In nul_to_q and q_to_nul implementations (t/test-lib-functions.sh) > > we seem to avoid using "tr", even though q_to_cr and others do use > > it. I wonder if we had some portability issues with passing NUL > > through tr or something? > > > > ... digs and finds e85fe4d8 ("more tr portability test script > > fixes", 2008-03-12) > > > > So use something like > > > > perl -pe 'y/\012/\000/' <<\-EOF > > ... > > EOF > > > > instead, perhaps? > > I actually think it would make more sense to add > > lf_to_nul () { > perl -pe 'y/\012/\000/' > } > > to t/test-lib-functions.sh somewhere near q_to_nul if we were to go > this route. Turns out this function already exists in test-lib-functions.sh -- Brandon Williams