Express known test_depth failure with xfail

EliahKagan · EliahKagan · commit b198bf1e7d9c · 2023-09-25T10:55:20.000-04:00
Rather than skipping, so it becomes known if the situation changes.
diff --git a/test/test_submodule.py b/test/test_submodule.py
@@ -1050,9 +1050,8 @@ class Repo(object):
         msg = '_to_relative_path should be "submodule_path" but was "%s"' % relative_path
         assert relative_path == "submodule_path", msg
 
-    @skipIf(
-        True,
-        "for some unknown reason the assertion fails, even though it in fact is working in more common setup",
+    @pytest.mark.xfail(
+        reason="for some unknown reason the assertion fails, even though it in fact is working in more common setup",
     )
     @with_rw_directory
     def test_depth(self, rwdir):
