[PATCH 4/4] check-non-portable-shell: suggest alternative for `VAR=val shell-func`

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From: Eric Sunshine <sunshine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Most problems reported by check-non-portable-shell are accompanied by
advice suggesting how the test author can repair the problem. For
instance:

    error: egrep/fgrep obsolescent (use grep -E/-F)

However, when one-shot variable assignment is detected when calling a
shell function (i.e. `VAR=val shell-func`), the problem is reported, but
no advice is given. The lack of advice is particularly egregious since
neither the problem nor the workaround are likely well-known by
newcomers to the project writing tests for the first time. Address this
shortcoming by recommending the use of test_env() which is tailor made
for this specific use-case.

Signed-off-by: Eric Sunshine <sunshine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
 t/check-non-portable-shell.pl | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/t/check-non-portable-shell.pl b/t/check-non-portable-shell.pl
index 44b23d6ddd..56db7cc6ed 100755
--- a/t/check-non-portable-shell.pl
+++ b/t/check-non-portable-shell.pl
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ sub err {
 	/\blocal\s+[A-Za-z0-9_]*=\$([A-Za-z0-9_{]|[(][^(])/ and
 		err q(quote "$val" in 'local var=$val');
 	/\b([A-Z0-9_]+=(\w*|(["']).*?\3)\s+)+(\w+)/ and !/test_env.+=/ and exists($func{$4}) and
-		err '"FOO=bar shell_func" assignment extends beyond "shell_func"';
+		err '"FOO=bar shell_func" assignment extends beyond "shell_func" (use test_env FOO=bar shell_func)';
 	$line = '';
 	# this resets our $. for each file
 	close ARGV if eof;
-- 
2.45.2





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