> There are also several different standards for even what command runs > the tests. I guess 'make check' is the autotools standard, but lots of > auto*-using packagers don't know that and have custom-written 'make > test'. And the perl world long ago standardized on 'make test' (and we > have a specific NoPerlTests flag to control that). Plus who knows what > other custom variants there are...have to cd somewhere first? > > Given the variety of commands needed to run tests and the different > ways those results might need to be interpretted and the desire to be > able to have this togglalble at the level of fink itself, it sounds > like we're headed for a TestScript or MaintainerScript field.
Don't forget the fact that test-suites can add more dependencies, e.g. gcc requiring dejagnu and expect. A TestDepends/MaintainerDepends field might be useful. Fang ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Fink-devel mailing list Fink-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-devel
