Re: [PATCH] test-lib: limit the output of the yes utility

[Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de>]

Hi Hannes,

On Tue, 2 Feb 2016, Johannes Sixt wrote:

> On Windows, there is no SIGPIPE.

True. But we do get some sort of write failure, no? Otherwise
https://github.com/git/git/commit/2b86292ed would not work...

> diff --git a/t/test-lib.sh b/t/test-lib.sh
> index bd4b02e..97e6491 100644
> --- a/t/test-lib.sh
> +++ b/t/test-lib.sh
> @@ -902,15 +902,15 @@ fi
>  yes () {
>  	if test $# = 0
>  	then
> -		y=y
> +		set -- y
>  	else
> -		y="$*"
> +		set -- "$*"
>  	fi
> -
> -	while echo "$y"
> -	do
> -		:
> -	done
> +	# we do not need an infinite supply of output for tests
> +	set -- "$@" "$@" "$@" "$@"	# 4
> +	set -- "$@" "$@" "$@" "$@"	# 16
> +	set -- "$@" "$@" "$@" "$@"	# 64
> +	printf "%s\n" "$@"
>  }

I agree with the idea, but I would like to have a less intrusive patch.
Something like this should do the job as well, and is a little easier on
the eyes IMHO:

-- snipsnap --
diff --git a/t/test-lib.sh b/t/test-lib.sh
index 32ac1a6..ae381b9 100644
--- a/t/test-lib.sh
+++ b/t/test-lib.sh
@@ -907,9 +907,11 @@ yes () {
 		y="$*"
 	fi
 
-	while echo "$y"
+	i=0
+	while test $i -lt 99
 	do
-		:
+		echo "$y"
+		i=$(($i+1))
 	done
 }