On 1/26/2021 10:08 PM, Elijah Newren wrote: > On Mon, Jan 25, 2021 at 9:42 AM Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget > <gitgitgadget@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> From: Derrick Stolee <dstolee@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> >> Add a new 'sparse-index' repo alongside the 'full-checkout' and >> 'sparse-checkout' repos in t1092-sparse-checkout-compatibility.sh. Also >> add run_on_sparse and test_sparse_match helpers. These helpers will be >> used when the sparse index is implemented. >> >> Signed-off-by: Derrick Stolee <dstolee@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> --- >> t/t1092-sparse-checkout-compatibility.sh | 29 ++++++++++++++++++++---- >> 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) >> >> diff --git a/t/t1092-sparse-checkout-compatibility.sh b/t/t1092-sparse-checkout-compatibility.sh >> index 8cd3e5a8d22..8876eae0fe3 100755 >> --- a/t/t1092-sparse-checkout-compatibility.sh >> +++ b/t/t1092-sparse-checkout-compatibility.sh >> @@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ test_description='compare full workdir to sparse workdir' >> test_expect_success 'setup' ' >> git init initial-repo && >> ( >> + (GIT_TEST_SPARSE_INDEX=0 && export GIT_TEST_SPARSE_INDEX) && > > I thought parentheses started a subshell; once the subshell ends, > wouldn't the setting of GIT_TEST_SPARSE_INDEX be thrown away? I think the "export" specifically pushes the setting out of the first level of subshell. This is the recommendation that comes up if one runs export GIT_TEST_SPARSE_INDEX=1 && inside a test on macOS, since this isn't completely portable. Thanks, -Stolee