Three "missing reference" tests in 't5500-fetch-pack.sh' fail when the test script is run with '-x' tracing (and using a shell other than a Bash version supporting BASH_XTRACEFD). The reason for those failures is that the tests check a subshell's stderr, which includes the trace of executing commands in that subshell as well, throwing off the comparison with the expected output. Save the stderr of 'git fetch-pack' only instead of the whole subshell, so it remains free from tracing output. After this change t5500 passes with '-x', even when running with /bin/sh. Signed-off-by: SZEDER Gábor <szeder.dev@xxxxxxxxx> --- t/t5500-fetch-pack.sh | 12 ++++++------ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/t/t5500-fetch-pack.sh b/t/t5500-fetch-pack.sh index ec9ba9bf6e..0680dec808 100755 --- a/t/t5500-fetch-pack.sh +++ b/t/t5500-fetch-pack.sh @@ -482,24 +482,24 @@ test_expect_success 'set up tests of missing reference' ' test_expect_success 'test lonely missing ref' ' ( cd client && - test_must_fail git fetch-pack --no-progress .. refs/heads/xyzzy - ) >/dev/null 2>error-m && + test_must_fail git fetch-pack --no-progress .. refs/heads/xyzzy 2>../error-m + ) && test_i18ncmp expect-error error-m ' test_expect_success 'test missing ref after existing' ' ( cd client && - test_must_fail git fetch-pack --no-progress .. refs/heads/A refs/heads/xyzzy - ) >/dev/null 2>error-em && + test_must_fail git fetch-pack --no-progress .. refs/heads/A refs/heads/xyzzy 2>../error-em + ) && test_i18ncmp expect-error error-em ' test_expect_success 'test missing ref before existing' ' ( cd client && - test_must_fail git fetch-pack --no-progress .. refs/heads/xyzzy refs/heads/A - ) >/dev/null 2>error-me && + test_must_fail git fetch-pack --no-progress .. refs/heads/xyzzy refs/heads/A 2>../error-me + ) && test_i18ncmp expect-error error-me ' -- 2.16.2.400.g911b7cc0da