simple euristic for further free packing improvements

diff --git a/t/t5400-send-pack.sh b/t/t5400-send-pack.sh
index 1a4d2f2f13d4875d92e94cfa686ac42d3556ee24..f3694ac3c78e64b6b77ebfef4cb3e90f9fb6c32c 100755 (executable)
--- a/t/t5400-send-pack.sh
+++ b/t/t5400-send-pack.sh
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ test_description='See why rewinding head breaks send-pack
 '
 . ./test-lib.sh
 
+touch cpio-test
+test_expect_success 'working cpio' 'echo cpio-test | cpio -o > /dev/null'
+
 cnt='1'
 test_expect_success setup '
        tree=$(git-write-tree) &&
@@ -40,7 +43,15 @@ test_expect_success setup '
 test_expect_success \
         'pushing rewound head should not barf but require --force' ' 
        # should not fail but refuse to update.
-       git-send-pack ./victim/.git/ master &&
+       if git-send-pack ./victim/.git/ master
+       then
+               # now it should fail with Pasky patch
+               echo >&2 Gaah, it should have failed.
+               false
+       else
+               echo >&2 Thanks, it correctly failed.
+               true
+       fi &&
        if cmp victim/.git/refs/heads/master .git/refs/heads/master
        then
                # should have been left as it was!