Hi Nick, You don't see the value because we're still missing the important bit which is to automatically fail the build when the coverage percentage is below a threshold. We'll get there one day :-
OTOH, I use Clover from time to time to tell me where tests should be written. I don't look often but I like to have it when I need it. I do agree we could possibly do without the web reports. However, that only costs some space on the web server. I'd be okay to remove the clover reports from the zip distribution though because they're taking so much space. WRT the license we have a license for Cactus and I can send you the clover jar for Cactus if you wish. Thanks -Vincent > -----Original Message----- > From: Nicholas Lesiecki [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 25 September 2003 08:30 > To: Cactus Developers List > Subject: Clover? > > As you all know, I am a big proponent of advanced testing techniques. > (Heh, > I guess anyone following this list probably is.) So, on the whole, I like > the idea of Clover. However, I'd like to raise the question of whether we > think it's providing enough benefit to the development effort to justify > its > continued existence in our build process. (Much in the spirit of Chris > questioning AspectJ's contribution to the project.) > > Do we look at the clover reports often? Do our users use them? Do they > help > us increase our code coverage? Or are we ignoring them? I ask because I > don't have a clear idea of the benefits, only of the cost, which is the > frustration of trying to turn the dratted thing off in the build script. > (Why am I trying to turn it off?--Because I don't have a license...another > problem though you all may have a good solution to it.) Clover also adds > to > the build's general complexity. > > So what do the developers think? Is it pulling its weight? > > > Cheers, > Nick > > P.S. I won't argue with the conclusions, I just want to raise the > question. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
