# HG changeset patch
# User mpm@selenic.com
# Date 1118785477 28800
# Node ID 6c869059beb487a0620dba44e2ad7ffa63cbd505
# Parent  55f63f3b6a54f63431b552785519b03f12c59cd0
testing fixups

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testing fixups

Add note about running tests to README
Fix issue with pipelines and set -x output stability
Add note about stability issue to README

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diff --git a/tests/README b/tests/README
--- a/tests/README
+++ b/tests/README
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 A simple testing framework
 
+To run the tests, do:
+
+cd tests/
+./run-tests
+
 This finds all scripts in the test directory named test-* and executes
 them. The scripts can be either shell scripts or Python. Each test is
 run in a temporary directory that is removed when the test is complete.
@@ -25,3 +30,7 @@ writing tests:
 
   use hg diff | sed "s/\(\(---\|+++\).*\)\t.*/\1/" to strip dates
 
+- set -x and pipelines don't generate stable output
+
+  turn off set -x or break pipelines into pieces
+
diff --git a/tests/test-up-local-change b/tests/test-up-local-change
--- a/tests/test-up-local-change
+++ b/tests/test-up-local-change
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ cd r2
 hg init ../r1
 hg up
 echo abc > a
-hg diff | sed "s/\(\(---\|+++\).*\)\t.*/\1/"
+hg diff > ../d
+sed "s/\(\(---\|+++\).*\)\t.*/\1/" < ../d
 
 cd ../r1
 echo b > b
@@ -31,5 +32,6 @@ hg -d up
 hg -d up -m
 hg parents
 hg -v history
-hg diff | sed "s/\(\(---\|+++\).*\)\t.*/\1/"
+hg diff > ../d
+sed "s/\(\(---\|+++\).*\)\t.*/\1/" < ../d