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| author | Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com> | 2012-10-27 12:59:41 +0200 |
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| committer | Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com> | 2012-10-27 12:59:41 +0200 |
| commit | 0610fc8ebe02125d556bd81b6a78c3306efd25e2 (patch) | |
| tree | 8096f5fdce968bc5b227195fe75105ba8b46d97b /t/README | |
| parent | d8f47b194d55dfb31a116106032eaf81bdf5656e (diff) | |
| download | automake-0610fc8ebe02125d556bd81b6a78c3306efd25e2.tar.gz | |
tests: prepare to move ./defs to t/ax/test-init.sh
We don't do this in a sweeping passage, because that would cause
endless headaches in the synchronization between the maint, master
and ng/master branches. Instead, we setup our framework to allow
test scripts to work by sourcing either './defs' or 'test-init.sh',
so that we'll be able to make the transition gradual and painless.
* t/ax/test-init.sh: New, copied from the previous ./defs file.
* defs: Simply work by sourcing the new file.
* Makefile.am (dist_noinst_DATA): List the new file.
* t/README: Adjust to mandate the sourcing of 'test-init.sh' rather
than of './defs'.
* t/c-demo.sh: Source 'test-init.sh' instead of ./defs. This is
done to verify our new setup actually works.
* t/ac-output-old.tap: Likewise.
Signed-off-by: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com>
Diffstat (limited to 't/README')
| -rw-r--r-- | t/README | 21 |
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 10 deletions
@@ -142,8 +142,8 @@ Writing test cases tools which can be taken for granted because they're listed in the GNU Coding Standards (for example, 'gzip'). -* Include ./defs in every test script (see existing tests for examples - of how to do this). +* Include 'test-init.sh' in every test script (see existing tests for + examples of how to do this). * Use the 'skip_' function to skip tests, with a meaningful message if possible. Where convenient, use the 'warn_' function to print generic @@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ Writing test cases parallel one. For those tests that are *not* meant to work with the parallel testsuite harness at all (these should be very very few), set the shell variable 'am_serial_tests' to "yes" before including - ./defs. + test-init.sh. * Some tests in the Automake testsuite are auto-generated; those tests might have custom extensions, but their basename (that is, with such @@ -173,14 +173,15 @@ Writing test cases to be confused with auto-generated tests; for example, 'u-v-w.sh' or 'option-w0.tap' are *not* valid name for hand-written tests. -* ./defs brings in some commonly required files, and sets a skeleton - configure.ac. If possible, append to this file. In some cases - you'll have to overwrite it, but this should be the exception. Note - that configure.ac registers Makefile.in but do not output anything by +* test-init.sh brings in some commonly required files, and sets a skeleton + configure.ac. If possible, append to this file. In some cases you'll + have to overwrite it, but this should be the exception. Note that + configure.ac registers Makefile.in but do not output anything by default. If you need ./configure to create Makefile, append AC_OUTPUT - to configure.ac. In case you don't want ./defs to pre-populate your - test directory (which is a rare occurrence), set the 'am_create_testdir' - shell variable to "empty" before sourcing ./defs. + to configure.ac. In case you don't want your test directory to be + pre-populate by test-init.sh (this should be a rare occurrence), set + the 'am_create_testdir' shell variable to "empty" before sourcing + test-init.sh. * By default, the testcases are run with the errexit shell flag on, to make it easier to catch failures you might not have thought of. |