tests: make test_might_fail more verbose

diff --git a/t/test-lib.sh b/t/test-lib.sh
index 29fd7209cf1aff851f0f1f95ccecd0d949b3da6c..16ceb5316fbdc39225158cd3be109ab727a3f76f 100644 (file)
--- a/t/test-lib.sh
+++ b/t/test-lib.sh
@@ -545,6 +545,38 @@ test_external_without_stderr () {
        fi
 }
 
+# debugging-friendly alternatives to "test [-f|-d|-e]"
+# The commands test the existence or non-existence of $1. $2 can be
+# given to provide a more precise diagnosis.
+test_path_is_file () {
+       if ! [ -f "$1" ]
+       then
+               echo "File $1 doesn't exist. $*"
+               false
+       fi
+}
+
+test_path_is_dir () {
+       if ! [ -d "$1" ]
+       then
+               echo "Directory $1 doesn't exist. $*"
+               false
+       fi
+}
+
+test_path_is_missing () {
+       if [ -e "$1" ]
+       then
+               echo "Path exists:"
+               ls -ld "$1"
+               if [ $# -ge 1 ]; then
+                       echo "$*"
+               fi
+               false
+       fi
+}
+
+
 # This is not among top-level (test_expect_success | test_expect_failure)
 # but is a prefix that can be used in the test script, like:
 #
@@ -559,7 +591,18 @@ test_external_without_stderr () {
 
 test_must_fail () {
        "$@"
-       test $? -gt 0 -a $? -le 129 -o $? -gt 192
+       exit_code=$?
+       if test $exit_code = 0; then
+               echo >&2 "test_must_fail: command succeeded: $*"
+               return 1
+       elif test $exit_code -gt 129 -a $exit_code -le 192; then
+               echo >&2 "test_must_fail: died by signal: $*"
+               return 1
+       elif test $exit_code = 127; then
+               echo >&2 "test_must_fail: command not found: $*"
+               return 1
+       fi
+       return 0
 }
 
 # Similar to test_must_fail, but tolerates success, too.  This is
@@ -575,7 +618,12 @@ test_must_fail () {
 
 test_might_fail () {
        "$@"
-       test $? -ge 0 -a $? -le 129 -o $? -gt 192
+       exit_code=$?
+       if test $exit_code -gt 129 -a $exit_code -le 192; then
+               echo >&2 "test_might_fail: died by signal: $*"
+               return 1
+       fi
+       return 0
 }
 
 # test_cmp is a helper function to compare actual and expected output.