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Implement a src_test routine whenever it is possible (for non-interactive test |
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routines) would be a good start. |
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(as this is a -dev issue posting to -dev) |
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On Sat, 31 Jul 2004 04:56 pm, Chris White wrote: |
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> Background: |
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> ~ As the work to mark ebuilds stable continues, I have noticed one |
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> abrubt discrepency in stable marking. I think there is a point to |
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> where runtime testing is a somewhat vauge field for arch devs to work |
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> with. With this in mind, it would be a good idea, in my opinion, to |
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> have test cases avaliable for packages. Such tests cases can be |
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> something as general as running the program and selecting a few |
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> options, or something more involved as trying multiple file formats |
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> with different options. |
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> Proposal of the test case format: |
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> ~ New ebuilds should be looked over to see general runtime. A |
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> generic test case should be provided (run the program, open this file, |
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> make sure it works) and should include more detail as more runtime |
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> bugs come into play. This way, when archs are called to mark a bug |
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> stable, they have somewhat of an idea as to how to go about it. |
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> Why it's a good idea: |
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> ~ This would definately help draw focus to better runtime testing, |
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> thus helping to kill off any runtime bugs before the user hits them, |
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> and increase overall stability. This also ensure to the arch teams |
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> and the maintainers both, that a standard exists that they can both |
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> agree upon as far as stability. |
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> This is definately a work in progress. As there are many concerns to |
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> this, I'd like to discuss it here before writing up any sort of GLEP |
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> on it. |
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> Chris White <chriswhite@g.o> |
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> Gentoo Media Developer |
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> ChrisWhite @ irc.freenode.net |
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Daniel Black <dragonheart@g.o> |
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