For git style patches there is some magic that also allows creating
symlinks via the file mode. I think we have some test cases on that
behavior. you might be able to use this for building a regression test for
this case.
Bert
On Thu, Jul 19, 2018 at 8:51 PM, Daniel Shahaf <d...@daniel.shahaf.name>
wrote:
> Dmitry Pavlenko wrote on Thu, Jul 19, 2018 at 19:03:30 +0200:
> > I'm attaching a reproducing test.
> >
>
> Thanks for the test!
>
> > I'm not 100% sure that
> >
> > [
> > 'Index: %s\n' % sbox.path('iota'),
> > '===========================================================
> ========\n',
> > '--- %s\t(revision 1)\n' % sbox.path('iota'),
> > '+++ %s\t(working copy)\n' % sbox.path('iota'),
> > '@@ -1 +1 @@\n',
> > '-This is the file \'iota\'.\n',
> > '+link iota\n',
> > '\ No newline at end of file\n',
> > '\n',
> > 'Property changes on: iota\n',
> > '___________________________________________________________
> ________\n',
> > 'Added: svn:special\n',
> > '## -0,0 +1 ##\n',
> > '+*\n',
> > '\ No newline at end of property\n',
> > ]
> >
> > is the expected output but definitely the diff command shouldn't fail
> with
> > exit code 1 as it does now.
>
> There isn't a patch flying around that produces this output, right?
>
> In this case, I suggest that we add a regression test that simply expects
> any
> output and exit code zero — that's «run_and_verify_svn(svntest.
> verify.AnyOutput,
> [], 'diff', wc_dir)» — and add a comment reminding us to write a more
> explicit
> expectation once the issue is fixed. This would make sure the patch start
> passing as soon as we change the behaviour, even if the expected output
> predicted is a little off.
>
> > +++ subversion/tests/cmdline/diff_tests.py (working copy)
> > @@ -5201,7 +5201,36 @@ def diff_summary_repo_wc_local_
> copy_unmodified(sbo
> > '--old=' + sbox.ospath('iota') + '@HEAD',
> > '--new=' + sbox.ospath('iota2'))
> >
> > +def diff_file_replaced_by_symlink(sbox):
>
> There should be an "@XFail()" decorator here, so `make test` (and
> `./diff_tests.py`) still exit 0 despite this test (X)FAILing.
>
> > + "diff base vs working: symlink replaces a file"
> > + sbox.build()
>
> Since this test doesn't commit, it can pass read_only=True, then build()
> would
> be cheaper.
>
> > + svntest.actions.run_and_verify_svn([
> > + '\ No newline at end of file\n',
>
> Please don't add new instances of backslash-space; it's an
> undefined/deprecated
> syntax that generates warnings in newer Pythons. See r1834787.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Daniel
>
