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We've got a couple of tests that exercise Git with different encodings, typically around commit messages. All of these tests depend on the ICONV prerequisite, which is set when Git was built with support for iconv. Many of those tests also end up using the iconv(1) executable to reencode text. But while tests can rely on the fact that Git does have support for iconv, they cannot assume that the iconv(1) executable exists. The consequence is thus that tests will break in case Git is built with iconv, but the executable doesn't exist. In fact, some of the tests even use the iconv(1) executable unconditionally, regardless of whether or not the ICONV prerequisite is set. Git for Windows has recently (unintentionally) shipped a change where the iconv(1) binary is not getting installed anymore [1]. And as we use Git for Windows directly in MSVC+Meson jobs in GitLab CI this has caused such tests to break. The missing iconv(1) binary is considered a bug that will be fixed in Git for Windows. But regardless of that it makes sense to not assume the binary to always exist so that our test suite passes on platforms that don't have iconv at all. Extend the ICONV prerequisite so that we know to skip tests in case the iconv(1) binary doesn't exist. We'll adapt tests that are currently broken in subsequent commits. [1]: https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/issues/6083 Signed-off-by: Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Git - fast, scalable, distributed revision control system
Git is a fast, scalable, distributed revision control system with an unusually rich command set that provides both high-level operations and full access to internals.
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See Documentation/gittutorial.adoc to get started, then see
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If git has been correctly installed, then the tutorial can also be
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CVS users may also want to read Documentation/gitcvs-migration.adoc
(man gitcvs-migration or git help cvs-migration if git is
installed).
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- random three-letter combination that is pronounceable, and not actually used by any common UNIX command. The fact that it is a mispronunciation of "get" may or may not be relevant.
- stupid. contemptible and despicable. simple. Take your pick from the dictionary of slang.
- "global information tracker": you're in a good mood, and it actually works for you. Angels sing, and a light suddenly fills the room.
- "goddamn idiotic truckload of sh*t": when it breaks