tests: fix tests broken under GETTEXT_POISON=YesPlease

diff --git a/t/t6500-gc.sh b/t/t6500-gc.sh
index 08de2e8ab09435c535f8aab5b455a074453e91a8..cc7acd101db082302b351a81929f3f571c1a4db0 100755 (executable)
--- a/t/t6500-gc.sh
+++ b/t/t6500-gc.sh
@@ -67,6 +67,16 @@ test_expect_success 'auto gc with too many loose objects does not attempt to cre
        test_line_count = 2 new # There is one new pack and its .idx
 '
 
+run_and_wait_for_auto_gc () {
+       # We read stdout from gc for the side effect of waiting until the
+       # background gc process exits, closing its fd 9.  Furthermore, the
+       # variable assignment from a command substitution preserves the
+       # exit status of the main gc process.
+       # Note: this fd trickery doesn't work on Windows, but there is no
+       # need to, because on Win the auto gc always runs in the foreground.
+       doesnt_matter=$(git gc --auto 9>&1)
+}
+
 test_expect_success 'background auto gc does not run if gc.log is present and recent but does if it is old' '
        test_commit foo &&
        test_commit bar &&
@@ -80,7 +90,13 @@ test_expect_success 'background auto gc does not run if gc.log is present and re
        test-chmtime =-345600 .git/gc.log &&
        test_must_fail git gc --auto &&
        test_config gc.logexpiry 2.days &&
-       git gc --auto
+       run_and_wait_for_auto_gc &&
+       ls .git/objects/pack/pack-*.pack >packs &&
+       test_line_count = 1 packs
 '
 
+# DO NOT leave a detached auto gc process running near the end of the
+# test script: it can run long enough in the background to racily
+# interfere with the cleanup in 'test_done'.
+
 test_done