On 2024.01.16 15:18, Junio C Hamano wrote: > Josh Steadmon <steadmon@xxxxxxxxxx> writes: > > With these changes, you can now use test-tool to run the unit tests: > > $ make > > $ cd t/unit-tests/bin > > $ ../../helper/test-tool run-command testsuite --no-run-in-shell \ > > --no-require-shell-test-pattern > > This makes me wonder why we want to do the readdir() loop ourselves. > Instead of saying --no-require-shell-test-pattern there, wouldn't it > be simpler to say "*" right there, and have testsuite() run the test > programs named from the command line? It's speculation on my part, but I wonder if it has something to do with the number of shell tests? Google tells me that on Windows, the maximum command line length is 8191 characters. Which is actually a fair bit smaller than expanding the shell test list: $ echo t????-*.sh | wc -c 25714
