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@@ -84,6 +84,12 @@ appropriately before running "make". implied by other options like --valgrind and GIT_TEST_INSTALLED. +--root=<directory>:: + Create "trash" directories used to store all temporary data during + testing under <directory>, instead of the t/ directory. + Using this option with a RAM-based filesystem (such as tmpfs) + can massively speed up the test suite. + You can also set the GIT_TEST_INSTALLED environment variable to the bindir of an existing git installation to test that installation. You still need to have built this git sandbox, from which various @@ -269,6 +275,14 @@ library for your script to use. Merges the given rev using the given message. Like test_commit, creates a tag and calls test_tick before committing. + - test_must_fail <git-command> + + Run a git command and ensure it fails in a controlled way. Use + this instead of "! <git-command>". When git-command dies due to a + segfault, test_must_fail diagnoses it as an error; "! <git-command>" + treats it as just another expected failure, which would let such a + bug go unnoticed. + Tips for Writing Tests ---------------------- |