GNU bug report logs -
#8044
Automake should support autotest-based testsuites.
Previous Next
Full log
Message #11 received at 8044 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):
[Message part 1 (text/plain, inline)]
[adding autoconf]
On 02/15/2011 11:32 AM, Jack Kelly wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 4:39 AM, Stefano Lattarini
> <stefano.lattarini <at> gmail.com> wrote:
>> The steps required to set up an autotest-based testsuite are already
>> excellently described in the autoconf manual:
>> <http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf/manual/html_node/Making-testsuite-Scripts.html>
>> and seem pretty mechanical, so it shouldn't be too much difficult to
>> teach automake how to reproduce them.
>>
>> Do you think that would be worthwhile?
Absolutely!
>> If yes, I might attempt an
>> implementation (taking as references/inspiration the autoconf manual
>> and autoconf's own tests/Makefile.am). I must warn you that that will
>> probably take me some time, tough.
>
> It sounds useful for some (probably not me, though), but I'd be wary
> of the big warning at the start of the autotest section:
>
>>> N.B.: This section describes a feature which is still
>>> stabilizing. Although we believe that Autotest is useful as-is, this
>>> documentation describes an interface which might change in the future:
>>> do not depend upon Autotest without subscribing to the Autoconf mailing
>>> lists.
Maybe it's time to nuke that paragraph from the next autoconf release.
I think we've built up enough of autoconf's testsuite to promise a
stable autotest interface, and that we can commit to maintaining
backwards compatibility when adding further macros for easier testing.
--
Eric Blake eblake <at> redhat.com +1-801-349-2682
Libvirt virtualization library http://libvirt.org
[signature.asc (application/pgp-signature, attachment)]
This bug report was last modified 14 years and 124 days ago.
Previous Next
GNU bug tracking system
Copyright (C) 1999 Darren O. Benham,
1997,2003 nCipher Corporation Ltd,
1994-97 Ian Jackson.