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From: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
To: Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de>
Cc: Michael J Gruber <git@drmicha.warpmail.net>,
	git@vger.kernel.org, Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] t9100: fix breakage when SHELL_PATH is not /bin/sh
Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2016 14:35:09 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20160208193509.GA30554@sigill.intra.peff.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <alpine.DEB.2.20.1602082027550.2964@virtualbox>

On Mon, Feb 08, 2016 at 08:31:54PM +0100, Johannes Schindelin wrote:

> On Mon, 8 Feb 2016, Jeff King wrote:
> 
> > Assuming your patch works on Windows
> 
> If it re-introduces that chmod +x, it won't.
> 
> Please note that my *original* patch actually only guarded the chmod +x,
> but Junio suggested switching to write_script and since it passed the test
> suite here, I though it would be safe.
> 
> I still think write_script is the better alternative.

I'm confused why it matters. write_script() unconditionally calls "chmod
+x", doesn't it?

I just double-checked its definition in test-lib-function.sh; am I
missing some Windows-specific magic that kicks in?

> So why not just prefix it with `SHELL_PATH=/bin/sh`?

But then what is write_script buying us?

-Peff

  reply	other threads:[~2016-02-08 19:35 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2016-02-07 19:11 [PATCH] t9100: fix breakage when SHELL_PATH is not /bin/sh Michael J Gruber
2016-02-08 13:50 ` Jeff King
2016-02-08 16:34   ` Michael J Gruber
     [not found]   ` <CAA19uiRSu_6Os3b498obSNec7b2uiYv20SZ=y93CkjsWqhqHzA@mail.gmail.com>
2016-02-08 16:37     ` Jeff King
2016-02-08 19:31       ` Johannes Schindelin
2016-02-08 19:35         ` Jeff King [this message]
2016-02-08 19:43           ` Junio C Hamano
2016-02-08 19:56             ` Jeff King
2016-02-09 10:00               ` Johannes Schindelin
2016-02-09 17:30                 ` Junio C Hamano
2016-02-08 19:59           ` Johannes Schindelin
2016-02-08 20:12             ` Junio C Hamano
2016-02-09 10:07               ` Johannes Schindelin

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