t/README: Document the predefined test prerequisites

The README for the test library suggested that you grep the
test-lib.sh for test_set_prereq to see what the preset prerequisites
were.

Remove that bit, and write a section explaining all the preset
prerequisites. Most of the text was lifted from from Junio C Hamano
and Johannes Sixt, See the "Tests in Cygwin" thread in May 2009 for
the originals:

    http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/116729/focus=118385
    http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/116729/focus=118434

Signed-off-by: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason 2010-08-06 21:19:25 +00:00 committed by Junio C Hamano
parent 71ce42c0a6
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@ -410,11 +410,12 @@ library for your script to use.
- test_set_prereq SOME_PREREQ
Set a test prerequisite to be used later with test_have_prereq. The
test-lib will set some prerequisites for you, e.g. PERL and PYTHON
which are derived from ./GIT-BUILD-OPTIONS (grep test_set_prereq
test-lib.sh for more). Others you can set yourself and use later
with either test_have_prereq directly, or the three argument
invocation of test_expect_success and test_expect_failure.
test-lib will set some prerequisites for you, see the
"Prerequisites" section below for a full list of these.
Others you can set yourself and use later with either
test_have_prereq directly, or the three argument invocation of
test_expect_success and test_expect_failure.
- test_have_prereq SOME PREREQ
@ -487,6 +488,40 @@ library for your script to use.
...
'
Prerequisites
-------------
These are the prerequisites that the test library predefines with
test_have_prereq.
See the prereq argument to the test_* functions in the "Test harness
library" section above and the "test_have_prereq" function for how to
use these, and "test_set_prereq" for how to define your own.
- PERL & PYTHON
Git wasn't compiled with NO_PERL=YesPlease or
NO_PYTHON=YesPlease. Wrap any tests that need Perl or Python in
these.
- POSIXPERM
The filesystem supports POSIX style permission bits.
- BSLASHPSPEC
Backslashes in pathspec are not directory separators. This is not
set on Windows. See 6fd1106a for details.
- EXECKEEPSPID
The process retains the same pid across exec(2). See fb9a2bea for
details.
- SYMLINKS
The filesystem we're on supports symbolic links. E.g. a FAT
filesystem doesn't support these. See 704a3143 for details.
Tips for Writing Tests
----------------------