On Wed, Dec 28 2022, Jacob Abel wrote: > * Added save_param_arr() to preserve "$@" from being reset by > test_expect_success() in test_wt_add_excl() (2/4). > [...] > 2: 3d8b26f9d6 ! 2: c03c112f79 worktree add: refactor opt exclusion tests > @@ t/t2400-worktree-add.sh: test_expect_success '"add" no auto-vivify with --detach > -test_expect_success '"add" -b/-B mutually exclusive' ' > - test_must_fail git worktree add -b poodle -B poodle bamboo main > -' > -- > ++# Saves parameter sequence/array as a string so they can be safely stored in a > ++# variable and restored with `eval "set -- $arr"`. Sourced from > ++# https://stackoverflow.com/a/27503158/15064705 > ++save_param_arr () { > ++ local i > ++ for i; > ++ do > ++ # For each argument: > ++ # 1. Append "\n" after each entry > ++ # 2. Convert "'" into "'\''" > ++ # 3. Prepend "'" before each entry > ++ # 4. Append " \" after each entry > ++ printf "%s\\n" "$i" | sed " > ++ s/'/'\\\\''/g > ++ 1s/^/'/ > ++ \$s/\$/' \\\\/ > ++ " > ++ done > ++ echo " " > ++} > + > [...] > ## Documentation/config/advice.txt ## > @@ t/t2400-worktree-add.sh: test_expect_success '"add" worktree with orphan branch, > test_cmp expect .git/worktrees/orphan-with-lock-reason/locked > ' > > -+test_wt_add_empty_repo_orphan_hint() { > ++test_wt_add_empty_repo_orphan_hint () { > + local context="$1" > + shift > -+ local opts="$@" > ++ local arr=$(save_param_arr "$@") > + test_expect_success "'worktree add' show orphan hint in empty repo w/ $context" ' > ++ eval "set -- $arr" && > + test_when_finished "rm -rf empty_repo" && > + GIT_DIR="empty_repo" git init --bare && > -+ test_must_fail git -C empty_repo worktree add $opts foobar/ 2> actual && > ++ test_must_fail git -C empty_repo worktree add "$@" foobar/ 2> actual && > + grep "hint: If you meant to create a worktree containing a new orphan branch" actual > + ' > +} The rest of this looks good to me, but this bit looks like you went down the rabbit hole of responding to Junio's feedback in https://lore.kernel.org/git/xmqqsfhawwqf.fsf@gitster.g/ I think as we're not dealing with any quoted arguments here it's not worth copy/pasting some code to do shell quoting from StackOverflow, i.e. for this series this squashed at the tip passes all the tests: diff --git a/t/t2400-worktree-add.sh b/t/t2400-worktree-add.sh index f43de591173..e5b01583cf2 100755 --- a/t/t2400-worktree-add.sh +++ b/t/t2400-worktree-add.sh @@ -298,33 +298,11 @@ test_expect_success '"add" no auto-vivify with --detach and <branch> omitted' ' test_must_fail git -C mish/mash symbolic-ref HEAD ' -# Saves parameter sequence/array as a string so they can be safely stored in a -# variable and restored with `eval "set -- $arr"`. Sourced from -# https://stackoverflow.com/a/27503158/15064705 -save_param_arr () { - local i - for i; - do - # For each argument: - # 1. Append "\n" after each entry - # 2. Convert "'" into "'\''" - # 3. Prepend "'" before each entry - # 4. Append " \" after each entry - printf "%s\\n" "$i" | sed " - s/'/'\\\\''/g - 1s/^/'/ - \$s/\$/' \\\\/ - " - done - echo " " -} - # Helper function to test mutually exclusive options. test_wt_add_excl () { - local arr=$(save_param_arr "$@") - test_expect_success "'worktree add' with $* has mutually exclusive options" ' - eval "set -- $arr" && - test_must_fail git worktree add "$@" + local args="$@" && + test_expect_success "'worktree add' with '$args' has mutually exclusive options" ' + test_must_fail git worktree add $args ' } @@ -398,21 +376,20 @@ test_expect_success '"add" worktree with orphan branch, lock, and reason' ' ' test_wt_add_empty_repo_orphan_hint () { - local context="$1" - shift - local arr=$(save_param_arr "$@") + local context="$1" && + shift && + local args="$@" && test_expect_success "'worktree add' show orphan hint in empty repo w/ $context" ' - eval "set -- $arr" && test_when_finished "rm -rf empty_repo" && GIT_DIR="empty_repo" git init --bare && - test_must_fail git -C empty_repo worktree add "$@" foobar/ 2> actual && + test_must_fail git -C empty_repo worktree add $args foobar/ 2> actual && grep "hint: If you meant to create a worktree containing a new orphan branch" actual ' } -test_wt_add_empty_repo_orphan_hint 'DWIM' -test_wt_add_empty_repo_orphan_hint '-b' -b foobar_branch -test_wt_add_empty_repo_orphan_hint '-B' -B foobar_branch +test_wt_add_empty_repo_orphan_hint DWIM +test_wt_add_empty_repo_orphan_hint -b -b foobar_branch +test_wt_add_empty_repo_orphan_hint -B -B foobar_branch test_expect_success 'local clone from linked checkout' ' git clone --local here here-clone && Note also that you lost the &&-chaining. If we do want to be slightly paranoid about it, doesn't just creating a: local args_str="$*" && And then using that in the description argument to test_expect_success() also address Junio's feedback, without the need for this quoting helper?