Re: [PATCH] t9001: use older Getopt::Long boolean prefix '--no' rather than '--no-'

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Brandon Casey <casey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Since dbf5e1e9, the '--no-validate' option is a Getopt::Long boolean
> option. The '--no-' prefix (as in --no-validate) for boolean options
> is not supported in Getopt::Long version 2.32 which was released with
> Perl 5.8.0. This version only supports '--no' as in '--novalidate'.
> More recent versions of Getopt::Long, such as version 2.34, support
> either prefix. So use the older form in the tests.

Ouch.

Should we update our docs?

Actually, if 2.32 doesn't support the --no-validate syntax than
this is a regression in Git.  Even if it is what many would call a
bug in Getopt::Long in Perl, I think Git 1.6.1 should still honor
--no-validate like it did in Git 1.6.0.
 
> diff --git a/t/t9001-send-email.sh b/t/t9001-send-email.sh
> index d098a01..561ae7d 100755
> --- a/t/t9001-send-email.sh
> +++ b/t/t9001-send-email.sh
> @@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ test_expect_success 'allow long lines with --no-validate' '
>  		--from="Example <nobody@xxxxxxxxxxx>" \
>  		--to=nobody@xxxxxxxxxxx \
>  		--smtp-server="$(pwd)/fake.sendmail" \
> -		--no-validate \
> +		--novalidate \
>  		$patches longline.patch \
>  		2>errors
>  '

-- 
Shawn.
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