write_entry(): separate two helper functions out

diff --git a/t/t1400-update-ref.sh b/t/t1400-update-ref.sh
index d17551eb724a4deb4e682dcfba5a885d5a839ce2..4fd83a667ac8b08bef090d303bc4434969874780 100755 (executable)
--- a/t/t1400-update-ref.sh
+++ b/t/t1400-update-ref.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 test_description='Test git update-ref and basic ref logging'
 . ./test-lib.sh
 
-Z=0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
+Z=$_z40
 
 test_expect_success setup '
 
@@ -52,9 +52,8 @@ rm -f .git/$m
 
 test_expect_success \
        "fail to create $n" \
-       "touch .git/$n_dir
-        git update-ref $n $A >out 2>err"'
-        test $? != 0'
+       "touch .git/$n_dir &&
+        test_must_fail git update-ref $n $A >out 2>err"
 rm -f .git/$n_dir out err
 
 test_expect_success \