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@@ -32,7 +32,14 @@ the tests. ok 2 - plain with GIT_WORK_TREE ok 3 - plain bare -Since the tests all output TAP (see http://testanything.org) they can +t/Makefile defines a target for each test file, such that you can also use +shell pattern matching to run a subset of the tests: + + make *checkout* + +will run all tests with 'checkout' in their filename. + +Since the tests all output TAP (see https://testanything.org) they can be run with any TAP harness. Here's an example of parallel testing powered by a recent version of prove(1): @@ -479,6 +486,9 @@ GIT_TEST_DEFAULT_HASH=<hash-algo> specifies which hash algorithm to use in the test scripts. Recognized values for <hash-algo> are "sha1" and "sha256". +GIT_TEST_DEFAULT_REF_FORMAT=<format> specifies which ref storage format +to use in the test scripts. Recognized values for <format> are "files". + GIT_TEST_NO_WRITE_REV_INDEX=<boolean>, when true disables the 'pack.writeReverseIndex' setting. @@ -721,6 +731,26 @@ The "do's:" Note that we still &&-chain the loop to propagate failures from earlier commands. + - Repeat tests with slightly different arguments in a loop. + + In some cases it may make sense to re-run the same set of tests with + different options or commands to ensure that the command behaves + despite the different parameters. This can be achieved by looping + around a specific parameter: + + for arg in '' "--foo" + do + test_expect_success "test command ${arg:-without arguments}" ' + command $arg + ' + done + + Note that while the test title uses double quotes ("), the test body + should continue to use single quotes (') to avoid breakage in case the + values contain e.g. quoting characters. The loop variable will be + accessible regardless of the single quotes as the test body is passed + to `eval`. + And here are the "don'ts:" @@ -1278,7 +1308,7 @@ Devel::Cover module. To install it do: sudo aptitude install libdevel-cover-perl # From the CPAN with cpanminus - curl -L http://cpanmin.us | perl - --sudo --self-upgrade + curl -L https://cpanmin.us/ | perl - --sudo --self-upgrade cpanm --sudo Devel::Cover Then, at the top-level: |