On Tue, Aug 09 2022, Alban Gruin wrote: [Re-arranged] Rather than changing this behavior: > diff --git a/t/t7607-merge-state.sh b/t/t7607-merge-state.sh > index 89a62ac53b..96befa5b80 100755 > --- a/t/t7607-merge-state.sh > +++ b/t/t7607-merge-state.sh > @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ test_expect_success 'Ensure we restore original state if no merge strategy handl > # just hit conflicts, it completely fails and says that it cannot > # handle this type of merge. > test_expect_code 2 git merge branch2 branch3 >output 2>&1 && > - grep "fatal: merge program failed" output && > + grep "error: merge program failed" output && > grep "Should not be doing an octopus" output && In this (or some of it?): > [...] > # Make sure we did not leave stray changes around when no appropriate > [...] > - if (run_command_v_opt(arguments, 0)) { > - if (one_shot) > - err++; > - else { > - if (!quiet) > - die("merge program failed"); > - exit(1); > [...] > + if (!quiet && !oneshot) > + error(_("merge program failed")); > + return 1; > [...] > + if (err && !oneshot) { > + if (!quiet) > + error(_("merge program failed")); > + return 1; > + } > + } > + > + if (err && !quiet) > + error(_("merge program failed")); Should we not be using die_message() here instead?