portability fixes for some tests
Apparently the ls on OS X 10.3.9 exits with success even if the file
given on the command line doesn't exist
adding foo
>>> two diffs showing three added lines <<<
diff -r 540c40a65b78 foo
--- a/foo
+++ b/foo
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@ hello world
+
hello world
+
goodbye world
+
diff -r 540c40a65b78 foo
--- a/foo
+++ b/foo
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@ hello world
+
hello world
+
goodbye world
+
>>> no diffs <<<
>>> four diffs showing added space first on the first line <<<
diff -r 540c40a65b78 foo
--- a/foo
+++ b/foo
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@ hello world
-hello world
+ hello world
goodbye world
diff -r 540c40a65b78 foo
--- a/foo
+++ b/foo
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@ hello world
-hello world
+ hello world
goodbye world
diff -r 540c40a65b78 foo
--- a/foo
+++ b/foo
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@ hello world
-hello world
+ hello world
goodbye world
diff -r 540c40a65b78 foo
--- a/foo
+++ b/foo
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@ hello world
-hello world
+ hello world
goodbye world
>>> two diffs showing space appended to the first line <<<
diff -r 540c40a65b78 foo
--- a/foo
+++ b/foo
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@ hello world
-hello world
+hello world
goodbye world
diff -r 540c40a65b78 foo
--- a/foo
+++ b/foo
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@ hello world
-hello world
+hello world
goodbye world
>>> no diffs <<<
>>> four diffs showing space inserted into "goodbye" <<<
diff -r 540c40a65b78 foo
--- a/foo
+++ b/foo
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@ hello world
hello world
-goodbye world
+good bye world
diff -r 540c40a65b78 foo
--- a/foo
+++ b/foo
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@ hello world
hello world
-goodbye world
+good bye world
diff -r 540c40a65b78 foo
--- a/foo
+++ b/foo
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@ hello world
hello world
-goodbye world
+good bye world
diff -r 540c40a65b78 foo
--- a/foo
+++ b/foo
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@ hello world
hello world
-goodbye world
+good bye world
>>> two diffs showing changed whitespace amount in the last line <<<
diff -r 540c40a65b78 foo
--- a/foo
+++ b/foo
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@ hello world
hello world
-goodbye world
+goodbye world
diff -r 540c40a65b78 foo
--- a/foo
+++ b/foo
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@ hello world
hello world
-goodbye world
+goodbye world
>>> no diffs <<<
>>> four diffs showing added blank line w/horizontal space <<<
diff -r 540c40a65b78 foo
--- a/foo
+++ b/foo
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@ hello world
hello world
+
goodbye world
diff -r 540c40a65b78 foo
--- a/foo
+++ b/foo
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@ hello world
hello world
+
goodbye world
diff -r 540c40a65b78 foo
--- a/foo
+++ b/foo
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@ hello world
hello world
+
goodbye world
diff -r 540c40a65b78 foo
--- a/foo
+++ b/foo
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@ hello world
hello world
+
goodbye world