The test 'fetch --recurse-submodules -j2 has the same output behaviour' in 't5526-fetch-submodules.sh' fails when the test script is run with '-x' tracing (and using a shell other than a Bash version supporting BASH_XTRACEFD). The reason of that failure is the following command: GIT_TRACE=$(pwd)/../trace.out git fetch <...> 2>../actual.err because the trace of executing 'pwd' in the command substitution ends up in 'actual.err' as well, throwing off the subsequent 'test_i18ncmp'. Use $TRASH_DIRECTORY to specify the path of the GIT_TRACE log file instead of $(pwd), so the command's stderr remains free from tracing output. After this change t5526 passes with '-x', even when running with /bin/sh. Signed-off-by: SZEDER Gábor <szeder.dev@xxxxxxxxx> --- t/t5526-fetch-submodules.sh | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/t/t5526-fetch-submodules.sh b/t/t5526-fetch-submodules.sh index a552ad4ead..ce44d8aa46 100755 --- a/t/t5526-fetch-submodules.sh +++ b/t/t5526-fetch-submodules.sh @@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ test_expect_success "fetch --recurse-submodules -j2 has the same output behaviou add_upstream_commit && ( cd downstream && - GIT_TRACE=$(pwd)/../trace.out git fetch --recurse-submodules -j2 2>../actual.err + GIT_TRACE="$TRASH_DIRECTORY/trace.out" git fetch --recurse-submodules -j2 2>../actual.err ) && test_must_be_empty actual.out && test_i18ncmp expect.err actual.err && -- 2.16.2.400.g911b7cc0da