Re: [OUTREACHY][PATCH v1] t7006: Use test_path_is_* functions in test script

[Joey S <jgsal@protonmail.com>]

Hi everyone,

Thank you very much for the input and feedback, it's much appreciated.

> All this text above is useful context for reviewers but appears as part
> of the commit message which is not what you want. If you add notes after
> the `---` line below then they will not end up in the commit message.
>
Understood, thank you.

> > Modernized the test by replacing 'test -e' instances with
> > test_path_is_file helper functions.
>
> s/Modernized/Modernize/
Will do in the amended commit next.

> > -   ! test_path_is_file paginated.out
>
> It would be better to replace`! test -e` this with
> `test_path_is_missing` as the modified test will pass if paginated.out
> exists but is not a file. `test_path_is_missing` will print an
> appropriate diagnostic message as well.

Thank you for the explanation : )

After replacing `! test -e` with `! test_path_is_missing paginated.out` however, the changed test cases are failing;
```
$ cd t/ && prove t7006-pager.sht7006-pager.sh .. Dubious, test returned 1 (wstat 256, 0x100)
Failed 3/101 subtests

Test Summary Report
-------------------
t7006-pager.sh (Wstat: 256 Tests: 101 Failed: 3)
  Failed tests:  7-9
  Non-zero exit status: 1
Files=1, Tests=101,  5 wallclock secs ( 0.03 usr  0.00 sys +  3.49 cusr  0.65 csys =  4.17 CPU)
Result: FAIL
```
Is this the behavior I should be expecting?


> ...Alternatively, this would fit just fine in a cover letter. Usually
> cover letters are not necessary for single patches (where the patch
> message itself conveys the full message, or a little bit of additional
> context below the triple-dash line is all that's necessary to clarify
> the intent). But, if you want to introduce yourself, a 0/1 cover letter
> is fine, too.

Will keep this in mind, thank you Taylor.

> > One thing missed by other commenters: the Developer's Certificate of
> > Origin line - which is what this indicates - should have your "full
> > name".
>
> ... and it must match the authorship.

Changed, thank you both for catching that.

Thank you all,
Joey

‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
On Monday, October 19, 2020 7:59 PM, Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:

> Emily Shaffer emilyshaffer@google.com writes:
>
> > On Mon, Oct 19, 2020 at 04:26:07AM +0000, Joey S wrote:
> >
> > > Hi everyone,
> > > Hi Joey and welcome.
> >
> > > Signed-off-by: JoeyS jgsal@yahoo.com
> >
> > One thing missed by other commenters: the Developer's Certificate of
> > Origin line - which is what this indicates - should have your "full
> > name".
>
> ... and it must match the authorship.
>
> > So in my case, I sign my patches 'Emily Shaffer
> > emilyshaffer@google.com'. If I'm wrong that's fine, but JoeyS sounds
> > like a name and initial rather than a full name.
>
> Thanks for pointing it out.
>
> If somebody from the "mentoring" group is taking a tally, it might
> not be a bad idea to identify which style and procedure rules are
> often failed to be followed by new contributors so that we can
> figure out ways to make them stand out in our documentation set
> (e.g. Documentation/SubmittingPatches but maybe a separate cheat
> sheet might be worth having).
>
> Thanks.