relnotes: we now require `sh` to support $(command) syntax to run test suite
authorMartin von Zweigbergk <martinvonz@google.com>
Mon, 09 Sep 2019 12:56:17 -0700
changeset 42916 96b22e58dc67
parent 42914 08fce968d00b
child 42918 f059d6ffcdf0
relnotes: we now require `sh` to support $(command) syntax to run test suite For example, Solaris before version 11 had /bin/sh pointing to the old Bourne Shell (which doesn't support $(command) syntax). Differential Revision: https://phab.mercurial-scm.org/D6833
relnotes/next
--- a/relnotes/next	Sun Sep 08 20:09:31 2019 -0400
+++ b/relnotes/next	Mon Sep 09 12:56:17 2019 -0700
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@
 
 == Backwards Compatibility Changes ==
 
+ * A shell that supports `$(command)`` syntax for command substitution is now
+   required for running the test suite. The test runner normally uses
+   `sh`, so if that is a shell that doesn't support `$(command)` syntax,
+   you can override it by setting `$HGTEST_SHELL` or by passing it to
+   `run-tests.py --shell <shell>`.
 
 == Internal API Changes ==