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From: "Shawn O. Pearce" <spearce@spearce.org>
To: Brian Gernhardt <benji@silverinsanity.com>
Cc: Git List <git@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Avoid using non-portable `echo -n` in tests.
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2008 07:32:00 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20081031143200.GR14786@spearce.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1225429753-70109-1-git-send-email-benji@silverinsanity.com>

Brian Gernhardt <benji@silverinsanity.com> wrote:
> Not all /bin/sh have a builtin echo that recognizes -n.  Using printf
> is far more portable.
 
> diff --git a/t/t9400-git-cvsserver-server.sh b/t/t9400-git-cvsserver-server.sh
> index c1850d2..f6a2dbd 100755
> --- a/t/t9400-git-cvsserver-server.sh
> +++ b/t/t9400-git-cvsserver-server.sh
> @@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ cd "$WORKDIR"
>  test_expect_success 'cvs update (-p)' '
>      touch really-empty &&
>      echo Line 1 > no-lf &&
> -    echo -n Line 2 >> no-lf &&
> +    printf Line 2 >> no-lf &&

That needs to be:

	printf 'Line 2'

to have the same result.  Fortunately I don't think it matters
in this test, but it does read odd.

-- 
Shawn.

  parent reply	other threads:[~2008-10-31 14:33 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 19+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-10-30 22:12 [PATCH] t4030: Don't use echo -n Brian Gernhardt
2008-10-30 23:52 ` Ian Hilt
2008-10-31  5:02   ` Brian Gernhardt
2008-10-31  5:09     ` [PATCH] Avoid using non-portable `echo -n` in tests Brian Gernhardt
2008-10-31  8:15       ` Junio C Hamano
2008-10-31 15:38         ` Brian Gernhardt
2008-10-31  8:20       ` Junio C Hamano
2008-10-31  9:36         ` [PATCH] Avoid using non-portable `echo-n` " Steve Folly
2008-10-31 14:32       ` Shawn O. Pearce [this message]
2008-10-31 18:24       ` [PATCH] Avoid using non-portable `echo -n` " Jeff King
2008-10-31 18:36         ` Pierre Habouzit
2008-10-31 18:39           ` Jeff King
2008-10-31 19:35             ` Francis Galiegue
2008-10-31 22:53               ` Johannes Schindelin
2008-11-03 16:30         ` Mike Ralphson
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2008-10-31 19:50 Francis Galiegue
2008-10-31 20:10 ` Junio C Hamano
2008-10-31 20:11 ` Ian Hilt
2008-10-31 20:30   ` Francis Galiegue

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