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@@ -330,6 +330,33 @@ library for your script to use. test_done fi + - test_external [<prereq>] <message> <external> <script> + + Execute a <script> with an <external> interpreter (like perl). This + was added for tests like t9700-perl-git.sh which do most of their + work in an external test script. + + test_external \ + 'GitwebCache::*FileCache*' \ + "$PERL_PATH" "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/t9503/test_cache_interface.pl + + If the test is outputting its own TAP you should set the + test_external_has_tap variable somewhere before calling the first + test_external* function. See t9700-perl-git.sh for an example. + + # The external test will outputs its own plan + test_external_has_tap=1 + + - test_external_without_stderr [<prereq>] <message> <external> <script> + + Like test_external but fail if there's any output on stderr, + instead of checking the exit code. + + test_external_without_stderr \ + 'Perl API' \ + "$PERL_PATH" "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/t9700/test.pl + + Tips for Writing Tests ---------------------- |