Re: [PATCH v9 29.50/30] t6046: testcases checking whether updates can be skipped in a merge

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On Fri, Apr 13, 2018 at 12:56 PM, Elijah Newren <newren@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Add several tests checking whether updates can be skipped in a merge.
> Also add several similar testcases for where updates cannot be skipped in
> a merge to make sure that we skip if and only if we should.
>
> In particular:
>
>   * Testcase 1a (particularly 1a-check-L) would have pointed out the
>     problem Linus has been dealing with for year with his merges[1].
>
>   * Testcase 2a (particularly 2a-check-L) would have pointed out the
>     problem with my directory-rename-series before it broke master[2].
>
>   * Testcases 3[ab] (particularly 3a-check-L) provide a simpler testcase
>     than 12b of t6043 making that one easier to understand.
>
>   * There are several complementary testcases to make sure we're not just
>     fixing those particular issues while regressing in the opposite
>     direction.
>
> [1] https://public-inbox.org/git/CA+55aFzLZ3UkG5svqZwSnhNk75=fXJRkvU1m_RHBG54NOoaZPA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/
> [2] https://public-inbox.org/git/xmqqmuya43cs.fsf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/
>
> Signed-off-by: Elijah Newren <newren@xxxxxxxxx>

This is
Reviewed-by: Stefan Beller <sbeller@xxxxxxxxxx>


> +               test_tick &&
> +               git commit -m "O" &&

minor nit: I think you can omit the test_tick before creating O
for each setup.

Stefan



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