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Re: The "merge path kludge" in merge_tests.py

From: Julian Foad <julianfoad_at_btopenworld.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:34:31 +0100

On Wed, 2008-08-20 at 16:05 -0400, Karl Fogel wrote:
> Julian Foad <julianfoad_at_btopenworld.com> writes:
> > Julian Foad wrote:
> >> Does anyone know a reason not to remove all of this kludge?
> >
> > Here is a patch you can test with, especially if you run your tests with
> > a RAM disk or other file system, or if your CWD is read-only when
> > starting an individual test.
> >
> > If merge_tests.py 1 through 50 still pass with this demo (which disables
> > the kludge in those tests), then the principle is validated.
> >
> > Let us know whether it's OK!
>
> I think I've had a TODO item for, like, two years to check and see if
> that kludge is still necessary (I also suspect it's not). If your patch
> passes, +1 on getting rid of that thing. The code will get much
> cleaner, although, of course, that will be some effort, since many of
> the tests chdir and whatnot to cooperate with the kludge.

Done. Committed revision 32722.

- Julian

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