1 file changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/tests/t0507-hooks.sh b/tests/t0507-hooks.sh
index c95c8a3..d387025 100755
--- a/tests/t0507-hooks.sh
+++ b/tests/t0507-hooks.sh
@@ -187,6 +187,15 @@ do
 		test_cmp expect-entries entries
 	'
 
+	test_expect_success "the age hook replaces a file it cannot write in a directory it can under $shell" '
+		rm -f plain.git/info/web/last-modified &&
+		cp kept plain.git/info/web/last-modified &&
+		chmod 444 plain.git/info/web/last-modified &&
+		(cd plain.git && $shell "$HOOK_DIRECTORY/post-receive.cgit-age" 2>../err) &&
+		test_must_be_empty err &&
+		test_cmp expect plain.git/info/web/last-modified
+	'
+
 	test_expect_success "the age hook leaves a repository with no branches as it was under $shell" '
 		git init -q --bare tags-$shell.git &&
 		git -C work push -q ../tags-$shell.git release &&