From: Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com>
To: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Cc: "Philippe Blain via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>,
"Git List" <git@vger.kernel.org>,
"SZEDER Gábor" <szeder.dev@gmail.com>,
"Elijah Newren" <newren@gmail.com>,
"Johannes Schindelin" <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de>,
"Jens Lehmann" <Jens.Lehmann@web.de>,
"Philippe Blain" <levraiphilippeblain@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] test-lib-functions.sh: keep user's HOME, TERM and SHELL for 'test_pause' and 'debug'
Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2021 16:14:29 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAPig+cS-7nT7NHP4ALpoUOsxhwEJgcKgbLhd1BkAZSo=pBvArw@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <xmqqsfz5yzp5.fsf@gitster.g>
On Thu, Aug 19, 2021 at 3:58 PM Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
> Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com> writes:
> > I also find the test_pause() user-experience suboptimal and appreciate
> > the idea of improving it. However, this approach seems fatally flawed.
> > In particular, setting HOME to the user's real home directory could
> > lead to undesirable results. When I'm using test_pause() to debug a
> > problem with a test, I'm not just inspecting the test state, but I
> > quite often interact with the state using the same Git commands as the
> > test itself would use.
>
> Yes, I do agree with you that it is a valid concern.
>
> I wonder if the developers can configure tools used during debugging
> session with XDG so that HOME can be kept for the "fake user that
> ran the test suite, with the fake user's configuration"?
I haven't studied XDG deeply enough to answer, though it would not
help macOS or Windows users (but that's not an argument against
pursuing an XDG solution -- it might still help some developers).
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2021-08-19 20:15 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 39+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2021-08-19 17:16 [PATCH 0/2] test-lib-functions.sh: keep user's HOME, TERM and SHELL for 'test_pause' and 'debug' Philippe Blain via GitGitGadget
2021-08-19 17:16 ` [PATCH 1/2] test-lib-functions: use user's SHELL, HOME and TERM for 'test_pause' Philippe Blain via GitGitGadget
2021-08-20 3:08 ` Carlo Arenas
2021-08-20 12:14 ` Philippe Blain
2021-08-19 17:16 ` [PATCH 2/2] test-lib-functions: use user's TERM and HOME for 'debug' Philippe Blain via GitGitGadget
2021-08-19 19:24 ` Taylor Blau
2021-08-20 3:18 ` Carlo Arenas
2021-08-19 18:10 ` [PATCH 0/2] test-lib-functions.sh: keep user's HOME, TERM and SHELL for 'test_pause' and 'debug' Eric Sunshine
2021-08-19 19:57 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-08-19 20:14 ` Eric Sunshine [this message]
2021-08-19 20:03 ` Elijah Newren
2021-08-19 20:11 ` Eric Sunshine
2021-08-20 12:12 ` Philippe Blain
2021-08-20 15:50 ` Eric Sunshine
2021-08-20 18:23 ` Jeff King
2021-08-28 0:47 ` [PATCH v2 0/3] " Philippe Blain via GitGitGadget
2021-08-28 0:47 ` [PATCH v2 1/3] test-lib-functions: use 'TEST_SHELL_PATH' in 'test_pause' Philippe Blain via GitGitGadget
2021-08-28 0:47 ` [PATCH v2 2/3] test-lib-functions: optionally keep HOME, TERM and SHELL " Philippe Blain via GitGitGadget
2021-08-28 7:27 ` Elijah Newren
2021-08-28 14:50 ` Philippe Blain
2021-08-28 0:47 ` [PATCH v2 3/3] test-lib-functions: optionally keep HOME and TERM in 'debug' Philippe Blain via GitGitGadget
2021-09-01 13:31 ` [PATCH v3 0/3] test-lib-functions.sh: keep user's HOME, TERM and SHELL for 'test_pause' and 'debug' Philippe Blain via GitGitGadget
2021-09-01 13:31 ` [PATCH v3 1/3] test-lib-functions: use 'TEST_SHELL_PATH' in 'test_pause' Philippe Blain via GitGitGadget
2021-09-01 20:04 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-09-01 13:31 ` [PATCH v3 2/3] test-lib-functions: optionally keep HOME, TERM and SHELL " Philippe Blain via GitGitGadget
2021-09-01 20:26 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-09-01 21:52 ` Elijah Newren
2021-09-01 23:09 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-09-02 13:10 ` Philippe Blain
2021-09-01 13:31 ` [PATCH v3 3/3] test-lib-functions: optionally keep HOME and TERM in 'debug' Philippe Blain via GitGitGadget
2021-09-06 4:20 ` [PATCH v4 0/3] test-lib-functions.sh: keep user's HOME, TERM and SHELL for 'test_pause' and 'debug' Philippe Blain via GitGitGadget
2021-09-06 4:20 ` [PATCH v4 1/3] test-lib-functions: use 'TEST_SHELL_PATH' in 'test_pause' Philippe Blain via GitGitGadget
2021-09-06 4:20 ` [PATCH v4 2/3] test-lib-functions: optionally keep HOME, TERM and SHELL " Philippe Blain via GitGitGadget
2021-09-06 4:20 ` [PATCH v4 3/3] test-lib-functions: keep user's debugger config files and TERM in 'debug' Philippe Blain via GitGitGadget
2021-09-06 4:38 ` [PATCH v5 0/3] test-lib-functions.sh: keep user's HOME, TERM and SHELL for 'test_pause' and 'debug' Philippe Blain via GitGitGadget
2021-09-06 4:38 ` [PATCH v5 1/3] test-lib-functions: use 'TEST_SHELL_PATH' in 'test_pause' Philippe Blain via GitGitGadget
2021-09-06 4:38 ` [PATCH v5 2/3] test-lib-functions: optionally keep HOME, TERM and SHELL " Philippe Blain via GitGitGadget
2021-09-06 4:39 ` [PATCH v5 3/3] test-lib-functions: keep user's debugger config files and TERM in 'debug' Philippe Blain via GitGitGadget
2021-09-07 6:24 ` [PATCH v5 0/3] test-lib-functions.sh: keep user's HOME, TERM and SHELL for 'test_pause' and 'debug' Elijah Newren
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