On Wed, May 18 2022, Junio C Hamano wrote: > Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > >>> +test_expect_success '`scalar [...] <dir>` errors out when dir is missing' ' >>> + ! scalar run config cloned 2>err && >> >> Needs to use test_must_fail, not ! > > Good eyes and careful reading are very much appreciated, but in this > case, doesn't such an improvement depend on an update to teach > test_must_fail_acceptable about scalar being whitelisted? Yes, I think so (but haven't tested it just now), but it's a relatively small change to t/test-lib-functions.sh. I was just noting the potential hidden segfault etc., the issue remains in v5.