From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
To: Gatla Vishweshwar Reddy <gatlavishweshwarreddy26@gmail.com>
Cc: git@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4] t1410-reflog.sh: avoid suppressing git's exit code in pipelines
Date: Thu, 09 Jul 2026 09:38:06 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <xmqqtsq8p18x.fsf@gitster.g> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260709051229.40363-1-gatlavishweshwarreddy26@gmail.com> (Gatla Vishweshwar Reddy's message of "Thu, 9 Jul 2026 10:39:35 +0530")
Gatla Vishweshwar Reddy <gatlavishweshwarreddy26@gmail.com> writes:
> Piping git commands directly to wc -l suppresses the exit code of
> git, hiding potential failures from the test suite. Use
> test_stdout_line_count instead, which handles exit code preservation
> internally while keeping the test logic clean and readable.
>
> Signed-off-by: Gatla Vishweshwar Reddy <gatlavishweshwarreddy26@gmail.com>
> ---
>
> Changes in v4:
> - Restored blank line between test_expect_success blocks that was
> accidentally removed in v2
> - Updated commit message to accurately describe the solution
This version looks good to me.
Will queue and mark the topic for 'next'.
Thanks.
>
> Thank you for the detailed review!
>
> t/t1410-reflog.sh | 26 +++++++++-----------------
> 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/t/t1410-reflog.sh b/t/t1410-reflog.sh
> index ce71f9a30a..5a40a62ba2 100755
> --- a/t/t1410-reflog.sh
> +++ b/t/t1410-reflog.sh
> @@ -244,30 +244,22 @@ test_expect_success 'delete' '
> test_tick &&
> git commit -m tiger C &&
>
> - HEAD_entry_count=$(git reflog | wc -l) &&
> - main_entry_count=$(git reflog show main | wc -l) &&
> -
> - test $HEAD_entry_count = 5 &&
> - test $main_entry_count = 5 &&
> -
> + test_stdout_line_count = 5 git reflog &&
> + test_stdout_line_count = 5 git reflog show main &&
>
> git reflog delete main@{1} &&
> + test_stdout_line_count = 4 git reflog show main &&
> + test_stdout_line_count = 5 git reflog &&
> git reflog show main > output &&
> - test_line_count = $(($main_entry_count - 1)) output &&
> - test $HEAD_entry_count = $(git reflog | wc -l) &&
> ! grep ox < output &&
>
> - main_entry_count=$(wc -l < output) &&
> -
> git reflog delete HEAD@{1} &&
> - test $(($HEAD_entry_count -1)) = $(git reflog | wc -l) &&
> - test $main_entry_count = $(git reflog show main | wc -l) &&
> -
> - HEAD_entry_count=$(git reflog | wc -l) &&
> + test_stdout_line_count = 4 git reflog &&
> + test_stdout_line_count = 4 git reflog show main &&
>
> git reflog delete main@{07.04.2005.15:15:00.-0700} &&
> + test_stdout_line_count = 3 git reflog show main &&
> git reflog show main > output &&
> - test_line_count = $(($main_entry_count - 1)) output &&
> ! grep dragon < output
>
> '
> @@ -321,11 +313,11 @@ test_expect_success 'git reflog expire unknown reference' '
> '
>
> test_expect_success 'checkout should not delete log for packed ref' '
> - test $(git reflog main | wc -l) = 4 &&
> + test_stdout_line_count = 4 git reflog main &&
> git branch foo &&
> git pack-refs --all &&
> git checkout foo &&
> - test $(git reflog main | wc -l) = 4
> + test_stdout_line_count = 4 git reflog main
> '
>
> test_expect_success 'stale dirs do not cause d/f conflicts (reflogs on)' '
prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-07-09 16:38 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-07-06 20:50 [PATCH] t1410-reflog.sh: avoid suppressing git's exit code in pipelines Gatla Vishweshwar Reddy
2026-07-07 2:16 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-07-07 13:55 ` [PATCH v2] " Gatla Vishweshwar Reddy
2026-07-08 1:48 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-07-08 9:20 ` [PATCH v3] " Gatla Vishweshwar Reddy
2026-07-08 20:41 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-07-09 5:09 ` [PATCH v4] " Gatla Vishweshwar Reddy
2026-07-09 16:38 ` Junio C Hamano [this message]
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