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diff --git a/t/test-lib.sh b/t/test-lib.sh index 83889c4f46..90df619b9f 100644 --- a/t/test-lib.sh +++ b/t/test-lib.sh @@ -270,6 +270,23 @@ test_expect_code () { echo >&3 "" } +# This is not among top-level (test_expect_success | test_expect_failure) +# but is a prefix that can be used in the test script, like: +# +# test_expect_success 'complain and die' ' +# do something && +# do something else && +# test_must_fail git checkout ../outerspace +# ' +# +# Writing this as "! git checkout ../outerspace" is wrong, because +# the failure could be due to a segv. We want a controlled failure. + +test_must_fail () { + "$@" + test $? -gt 0 -a $? -le 128 +} + # Most tests can use the created repository, but some may need to create more. # Usage: test_create_repo <directory> test_create_repo () { |