From 6a94088cc3d539bdc15b824befc083f7ff8d0288 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2015 12:02:56 -0700
Subject: 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>
---
 t/README | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

(limited to 't/README')

diff --git a/t/README b/t/README
index 35438bca48..1dc908e43a 100644
--- a/t/README
+++ b/t/README
@@ -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
-- 
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