C Y <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Stephen Wilson wrote:
>
> > * One of the next sub-projects is to implement a testing framework
> > based on one of the many unit-testing tools available to Lisp. I
> > want to ensure that all aspects of the system are checked.
>
> That sounds like a good idea :-). If you decide on a good one, perhaps
> we can standardize on it for other aspects of Lisp in Axiom.
>
> This is probably dated now, but perhaps it can be a starting point:
> http://wiki.alu.org/Test_Frameworks
I have explored several. My current candidate is Lift:
http://common-lisp.net/project/lift/
Main reasons. CLOS based, easy to extend. No real dependencies on
other libraries. The code is easy to understand. It works under
gclcvs. I have used it in smaller projects. Main issue is scalability
-- how well would it handle thousands of test cases? I have read that
in comparison to other frameworks, Lift is a little bloated (see the
article linked below).
FiveAM is a good framework as well but requires several other
libraries. I have yet to build it under gclcvs:
http://common-lisp.net/project/bese/FiveAM.html
Lisp-unit is dirt simple, not as powerful as the other two, but I am
still considering it:
http://www.cs.northwestern.edu/academics/courses/325/readings/lisp-unit.html
I found the following quite useful, giving a good overview of the
`leading contenders' in the lisp unit-testing world:
http://aperiodic.net/phil/archives/Geekery/notes-on-lisp-testing-frameworks.html
Any suggestions, preferences, comments, etc very much appreciated!
Thanks,
Steve
_______________________________________________
Axiom-developer mailing list
Axiom-developer@nongnu.org
http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/axiom-developer
