Re: [PATCH] test-lib.sh: use printf instead of echo

[Johannes Sixt <j6t@kdbg.org>]

Am 15.03.2014 00:57, schrieb Uwe Storbeck:
> when variables may contain backslash sequences.
> 
> Backslash sequences are interpreted as control characters
> by the echo command of some shells (e.g. dash).
> 
> Signed-off-by: Uwe Storbeck <uwe@ibr.ch>
> ---
>  t/test-lib.sh | 4 ++--
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/t/test-lib.sh b/t/test-lib.sh
> index 1531c24..8209204 100644
> --- a/t/test-lib.sh
> +++ b/t/test-lib.sh
> @@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ error "Test script did not set test_description."
>  
>  if test "$help" = "t"
>  then
> -	echo "$test_description"
> +	printf '%s\n' "$test_description"
>  	exit 0
>  fi
>  
> @@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ test_failure_ () {
>  	test_failure=$(($test_failure + 1))
>  	say_color error "not ok $test_count - $1"
>  	shift
> -	echo "$@" | sed -e 's/^/#	/'
> +	printf '%s\n' "$@" | sed -e 's/^/#	/'

This should be

	printf '%s\n' "$*" | sed -e 's/^/#	/'

>  	test "$immediate" = "" || { GIT_EXIT_OK=t; exit 1; }
>  }
>  
>