[darcs-users] darcs patch: Add a test for binary patch files.

[Trent W. Buck]

Eric Kow <kowey at darcs.net> writes:

> Tis test passes and seems to make sense, so I have fast-tracked it
> into stable.
>
> But do please have a look at tests/README.test_maintainers.txt for tips
> on improving tests.
>
>> +#!/bin/sh
>
> For some reason we have decided to switch to explicit uses of bash.

Presumably because inadvertent bashisms (like "function" below!) in a
script that claims to run on /bin/sh really annoying people for whom sh
is not bash.  Since the set of people who don't want to install bash is
a strict subset of the people for whom sh is not bash[0], explicit use
of bash in shebangs means that fewer people are annoyed.  (I'm assuming
that it's impossible to catch all bashisms submitted by developers.)

>> +binary=mybinary.jpg
>> +function checkbinary(){
>> +  cmp $binary ../temp1/$binary
>> +}

[0] Proof: I'm happy to install bash, but my sh is dash.