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authorLibravatar Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>2015-10-30 12:02:56 -0700
committerLibravatar Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2015-10-30 14:02:38 -0700
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test: facilitate debugging Git executables in tests with gdb
When prefixing a Git call in the test suite with 'debug ', it will now be run with GDB, allowing the developer to debug test failures more conveniently. Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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@@ -563,6 +563,11 @@ library for your script to use.
argument. This is primarily meant for use during the
development of a new test script.
+ - debug <git-command>
+
+ Run a git command inside a debugger. This is primarily meant for
+ use when debugging a failing test script.
+
- test_done
Your test script must have test_done at the end. Its purpose