Re: [PATCH] test/lib: Pre-create context log files before starting tail

On Sat, Jun 20, 2026 at 04:07:28PM -0400, Jon Maloy wrote:

pane_watch_contexts() starts tail -f --retry on context log files, but those files may not exist yet when tail starts, resulting in error messages in the tmux pane. Pre-create them with touch so tail can open them immediately.

Eh, sure. But if you do this, you shouldn't need the --retry any more.

Signed-off-by: Jon Maloy --- test/lib/term | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/test/lib/term b/test/lib/term index 2d2d2182..23639e34 100755 --- a/test/lib/term +++ b/test/lib/term @@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ pane_watch_contexts() { tmux select-pane -t ${__pane_number} -T "${__desc}" __cmd="tail -f --retry" for c; do + touch "${LOGDIR}/context_${c}.log" __cmd="${__cmd} ${LOGDIR}/context_${c}.log" done cmd_write ${__pane_number} "${__cmd}" -- 2.52.0

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