commit c690e7b81fb4ca88ebe7970f8f6fa6d30f8438da
from: Sven M. Hallberg <pesco@khjk.org>
date: Mon Jun 23 09:58:04 2025 UTC

back out a55302af (cd into a test's dir when executing it)

commit - 13d3265df55c9af2372c89b042d40272a7d1e14f
commit + c690e7b81fb4ca88ebe7970f8f6fa6d30f8438da
blob - 7f009af72b7716606c771639158763d05fd4000d
blob + 5683696daa291398786336627041302aeb81e24c
--- exercise
+++ exercise
@@ -16,19 +16,16 @@ set opts(-q) 0                  ;# quiet mode
 
 # executing tests
 
-proc execute_test {countervar base path} {
+proc execute_test {countervar path} {
     global opts
     upvar $countervar counters
 
     # Should the test result be integrated as a nested test suite?
     set suite [string match $opts(-ps) [file tail $path]]
 
-    # Change into the test's directory.
+    # Call files in current dir with "./".
     set exe $path
-    if {[set i [string last / $path]] != -1} {
-        cd [file join $base [string range $path 0 $i]]
-        set exe [string range $path [incr i] end]
-    }
+    if {[string first / $exe] < 0} {set exe "./$exe"}
 
     if {$suite} {
         # Pass stderr through when calling test suites.
@@ -45,7 +42,7 @@ proc execute_test {countervar base path} {
     set scounters {}
     if {[catch {
             # Execute the test, attaching pipes to stdin and stdout.
-            set pipe [open "|./$exe 2>$errfile" r+]
+            set pipe [open "|$exe 2>$errfile" r+]
 
             # Consume the test's stdout. Ignore it for normal tests.
             # Continually update the progress report for test suites.
@@ -361,13 +358,12 @@ proc main {argc argv} {
 
     set paths [expr {$argc == 0 ? "." : $argv}]
     set files [find_files $paths]
-    set dir [pwd]
 
     dict set counters total [llength $files]    ;# tentative total test count
                                                 ;# might adjust when suites run
     foreach file $files {
         print_progress $counters
-        execute_test counters $dir $file
+        execute_test counters $file
     }
     if {!$opts(-q)} {puts [summary $counters]}