Merge branch 'jk/test-suite-tracing'

Assorted fixes around running tests with "-x" tracing option.

* jk/test-suite-tracing:
  t/Makefile: introduce TEST_SHELL_PATH
  test-lib: make "-x" work with "--verbose-log"
  t5615: avoid re-using descriptor 4
  test-lib: silence "-x" cleanup under bash

Author: gitster

Makefile

@@ -426,6 +426,10 @@ all::
 # to say "export LESS=FRX (and LV=-c) if the environment variable
 # LESS (and LV) is not set, respectively".
 #
+# Define TEST_SHELL_PATH if you want to use a shell besides SHELL_PATH for
+# running the test scripts (e.g., bash has better support for "set -x"
+# tracing).
+#
 # When cross-compiling, define HOST_CPU as the canonical name of the CPU on
 # which the built Git will run (for instance "x86_64").
 
@@ -733,6 +737,8 @@ endif
 export PERL_PATH
 export PYTHON_PATH
 
+TEST_SHELL_PATH = $(SHELL_PATH)
+
 LIB_FILE = libgit.a
 XDIFF_LIB = xdiff/lib.a
 VCSSVN_LIB = vcs-svn/lib.a
@@ -1738,6 +1744,7 @@ prefix_SQ = $(subst ','\'',$(prefix))
 gitwebdir_SQ = $(subst ','\'',$(gitwebdir))
 
 SHELL_PATH_SQ = $(subst ','\'',$(SHELL_PATH))
+TEST_SHELL_PATH_SQ = $(subst ','\'',$(TEST_SHELL_PATH))
 PERL_PATH_SQ = $(subst ','\'',$(PERL_PATH))
 PYTHON_PATH_SQ = $(subst ','\'',$(PYTHON_PATH))
 TCLTK_PATH_SQ = $(subst ','\'',$(TCLTK_PATH))
@@ -2370,6 +2377,7 @@ GIT-LDFLAGS: FORCE
 # and the first level quoting from the shell that runs "echo".
 GIT-BUILD-OPTIONS: FORCE
 	@echo SHELL_PATH=\''$(subst ','\'',$(SHELL_PATH_SQ))'\' >$@+
+	@echo TEST_SHELL_PATH=\''$(subst ','\'',$(TEST_SHELL_PATH_SQ))'\' >>$@+
 	@echo PERL_PATH=\''$(subst ','\'',$(PERL_PATH_SQ))'\' >>$@+
 	@echo DIFF=\''$(subst ','\'',$(subst ','\'',$(DIFF)))'\' >>$@+
 	@echo PYTHON_PATH=\''$(subst ','\'',$(PYTHON_PATH_SQ))'\' >>$@+

t/Makefile

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 #GIT_TEST_OPTS = --verbose --debug
 SHELL_PATH ?= $(SHELL)
+TEST_SHELL_PATH ?= $(SHELL_PATH)
 PERL_PATH ?= /usr/bin/perl
 TAR ?= $(TAR)
 RM ?= rm -f
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ endif
 
 # Shell quote;
 SHELL_PATH_SQ = $(subst ','\'',$(SHELL_PATH))
+TEST_SHELL_PATH_SQ = $(subst ','\'',$(TEST_SHELL_PATH))
 PERL_PATH_SQ = $(subst ','\'',$(PERL_PATH))
 TEST_RESULTS_DIRECTORY_SQ = $(subst ','\'',$(TEST_RESULTS_DIRECTORY))
 
@@ -42,11 +44,11 @@ failed:
 	test -z "$$failed" || $(MAKE) $$failed
 
 prove: pre-clean $(TEST_LINT)
-	@echo "*** prove ***"; $(PROVE) --exec '$(SHELL_PATH_SQ)' $(GIT_PROVE_OPTS) $(T) :: $(GIT_TEST_OPTS)
+	@echo "*** prove ***"; $(PROVE) --exec '$(TEST_SHELL_PATH_SQ)' $(GIT_PROVE_OPTS) $(T) :: $(GIT_TEST_OPTS)
 	$(MAKE) clean-except-prove-cache
 
 $(T):
-	@echo "*** $@ ***"; '$(SHELL_PATH_SQ)' $@ $(GIT_TEST_OPTS)
+	@echo "*** $@ ***"; '$(TEST_SHELL_PATH_SQ)' $@ $(GIT_TEST_OPTS)
 
 pre-clean:
 	$(RM) -r '$(TEST_RESULTS_DIRECTORY_SQ)'

t/t5615-alternate-env.sh

@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ check_obj () {
 	alt=$1; shift
 	while read obj expect
 	do
-		echo "$obj" >&3 &&
-		echo "$obj $expect" >&4
-	done 3>input 4>expect &&
+		echo "$obj" >&5 &&
+		echo "$obj $expect" >&6
+	done 5>input 6>expect &&
 	GIT_ALTERNATE_OBJECT_DIRECTORIES=$alt \
 		git "$@" cat-file --batch-check='%(objectname) %(objecttype)' \
 		<input >actual &&

t/test-lib.sh

@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ done,*)
 	# from any previous runs.
 	>"$GIT_TEST_TEE_OUTPUT_FILE"
 
-	(GIT_TEST_TEE_STARTED=done ${SHELL_PATH} "$0" "$@" 2>&1;
+	(GIT_TEST_TEE_STARTED=done ${TEST_SHELL_PATH} "$0" "$@" 2>&1;
 	 echo $? >"$BASE.exit") | tee -a "$GIT_TEST_TEE_OUTPUT_FILE"
 	test "$(cat "$BASE.exit")" = 0
 	exit
@@ -264,7 +264,6 @@ do
 		shift ;;
 	-x)
 		trace=t
-		verbose=t
 		shift ;;
 	--verbose-log)
 		verbose_log=t
@@ -283,6 +282,11 @@ then
 	test -z "$verbose_log" && verbose=t
 fi
 
+if test -n "$trace" && test -z "$verbose_log"
+then
+	verbose=t
+fi
+
 if test -n "$color"
 then
 	# Save the color control sequences now rather than run tput
@@ -586,7 +590,9 @@ maybe_setup_valgrind () {
 }
 
 want_trace () {
-	test "$trace" = t && test "$verbose" = t
+	test "$trace" = t && {
+		test "$verbose" = t || test "$verbose_log" = t
+	}
 }
 
 # This is a separate function because some tests use
@@ -601,26 +607,40 @@ test_eval_inner_ () {
 }
 
 test_eval_ () {
-	# We run this block with stderr redirected to avoid extra cruft
-	# during a "-x" trace. Once in "set -x" mode, we cannot prevent
+	# If "-x" tracing is in effect, then we want to avoid polluting stderr
+	# with non-test commands. But once in "set -x" mode, we cannot prevent
 	# the shell from printing the "set +x" to turn it off (nor the saving
 	# of $? before that). But we can make sure that the output goes to
 	# /dev/null.
 	#
-	# The test itself is run with stderr put back to &4 (so either to
-	# /dev/null, or to the original stderr if --verbose was used).
+	# There are a few subtleties here:
+	#
+	#   - we have to redirect descriptor 4 in addition to 2, to cover
+	#     BASH_XTRACEFD
+	#
+	#   - the actual eval has to come before the redirection block (since
+	#     it needs to see descriptor 4 to set up its stderr)
+	#
+	#   - likewise, any error message we print must be outside the block to
+	#     access descriptor 4
+	#
+	#   - checking $? has to come immediately after the eval, but it must
+	#     be _inside_ the block to avoid polluting the "set -x" output
+	#
+
+	test_eval_inner_ "$@" </dev/null >&3 2>&4
 	{
-		test_eval_inner_ "$@" </dev/null >&3 2>&4
 		test_eval_ret_=$?
 		if want_trace
 		then
 			set +x
-			if test "$test_eval_ret_" != 0
-			then
-				say_color error >&4 "error: last command exited with \$?=$test_eval_ret_"
-			fi
 		fi
-	} 2>/dev/null
+	} 2>/dev/null 4>&2
+
+	if test "$test_eval_ret_" != 0 && want_trace
+	then
+		say_color error >&4 "error: last command exited with \$?=$test_eval_ret_"
+	fi
 	return $test_eval_ret_
 }