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.
next prev 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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