From 6a8c21fb416d389f51b1d7f518d862b09936e7d8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nicholas Marriott <nicholas.marriott@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2026 22:27:43 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] macOS parallel issues.

---
 regress/input-common.inc |  7 +++++--
 regress/input-scroll.sh  |  2 +-
 regress/run-shell-cwd.sh | 16 ++++++++++++++--
 3 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/regress/input-common.inc b/regress/input-common.inc
index ac04dbc24..a7ce572f6 100644
--- a/regress/input-common.inc
+++ b/regress/input-common.inc
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ TERM=screen
 [ -z "$TEST_TMUX" ] && TEST_TMUX=$(readlink -f ../tmux)
 TMUX="$TEST_TMUX -LtestA$$ -f/dev/null"
 
+# Keep panes alive until the next case or cleanup, without reading replies.
+INPUT_HOLD='while :; do sleep 3600; done'
+
 TMP=$(mktemp)
 EXP=$(mktemp)
 trap 'rm -f "$TMP" "$EXP"; $TMUX kill-server 2>/dev/null' 0 1 15
@@ -37,10 +40,10 @@ start_pane_hlimit()
 
 	$TMUX kill-server 2>/dev/null
 	sleep 0.1
-	$TMUX new-session -d -x 1 -y 1 -s test-setup "sleep 2" || exit 1
+	$TMUX new-session -d -x 1 -y 1 -s test-setup "$INPUT_HOLD" || exit 1
 	$TMUX set-option -g history-limit "$hlimit" || exit 1
 	$TMUX new-session -d -x "$sx" -y "$sy" -s "$name" \
-	    "printf '$seq'; sleep 2" || exit 1
+	    "printf '$seq'; $INPUT_HOLD" || exit 1
 	$TMUX kill-session -t test-setup
 	sleep 0.3
 }
diff --git a/regress/input-scroll.sh b/regress/input-scroll.sh
index 6ae48e96d..206c4db95 100644
--- a/regress/input-scroll.sh
+++ b/regress/input-scroll.sh
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ $TMUX kill-server 2>/dev/null
 sleep 0.1
 $TMUX new-session -d -x 5 -y 3 -s history \; \
     set-option -g history-limit 3 \; \
-    respawn-pane -k "printf '01\n02\n03\n04\n05\n06'; sleep 2" || exit 1
+    respawn-pane -k "printf '01\n02\n03\n04\n05\n06'; $INPUT_HOLD" || exit 1
 sleep 0.3
 $TMUX capture-pane -pN -t history: -S - -E - | normalize_capture >"$TMP"
 printf "%s\n" '01
diff --git a/regress/run-shell-cwd.sh b/regress/run-shell-cwd.sh
index abcc89ee6..0371a43df 100644
--- a/regress/run-shell-cwd.sh
+++ b/regress/run-shell-cwd.sh
@@ -22,14 +22,26 @@ check_directory()
 	fi
 }
 
-# Expand the current pane's directory in the same command queue as creation.
+# The start path is available immediately, before the child is scheduled.
+# Use it to test the format context in the same command queue as creation.
 $TMUX new-session -d -s test -c "$TMP/first" 'sleep 60' \; \
-	 run-shell -c '#{pane_current_path}' "pwd >'$TMP/out'" || exit 1
+	 run-shell -c '#{pane_start_path}' "pwd >'$TMP/out'" || exit 1
 check_directory "$TMP/first"
 
 # An explicit target must supply the format context, including with a delay.
 pane=$($TMUX new-window -d -P -F '#{pane_id}' -t test \
 	-c "$TMP/second dir" 'sleep 60') || exit 1
+# The current path depends on the operating system finding the child process.
+i=0
+while [ "$($TMUX display-message -p -t "$pane" '#{pane_current_path}')" != \
+    "$TMP/second dir" ]; do
+	if [ "$i" -ge 100 ]; then
+		echo "Timed out waiting for pane current directory"
+		exit 1
+	fi
+	sleep 0.05
+	i=$((i + 1))
+done
 $TMUX run-shell -t "$pane" -d 0.1 -c '#{pane_current_path}' \
 	"pwd >'$TMP/out'" || exit 1
 check_directory "$TMP/second dir"