Mikhail Loenko wrote:
> All: support classes, impl-classpath, impl-boot, api-classpath, and
> api-boot tests
> are compiled into separate directories.

( TestNG looking better by the hour eh? ;-) )

> Support classes are compiled first, tests are compiled with support
> classes in
> the classpath.

Presumably you don't mind if they are all compiled together?  Just
figuring out how to set up my IDE descriptions.

> When the tests are running, support classes are accessible the same way as
> the tests, i.e. via bootclasspath when bootclasspath tests are running
> and in
> classpath when classpath tests are running.

Ok.

> If nobody object I can add to the doc something like:
> 
> "Support classes for the tests might be located both within the tests
> and in the
> support directory. Support classes that are shared between different
> types of the
> tests are recommended to be in the support dir.

It may be worth describing what you mean by a 'support class'.

> When the bootclasspath tests are running all classes in the support
> dir are available by bootclasspath. Otherwise they are available by
> classpath."
> via classpath.

A simple example would help too.

Regards,
Tim

> 2006/7/3, Tim Ellison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>> Mikhail Loenko wrote:
>> > That means that all the API tests will be in the bootclasspath when
>> > impl/bootclasspath tests run? Will this run be clear enough?
>>
>> No I don't think that will be clear.
>>
>> So can you describe how the bootclasspath and classpath are set up for
>> running each set of tests?  Maybe we should add that info to the
>> document?
>>
>> Also I'm left wondering how the support classes should be compiled?
>> Presumably they can be compiled against the APIs only?
>>
>> Regards,
>> Tim
>>
>>
>> > 2006/6/30, Tim Ellison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>> >> Mikhail Loenko wrote:
>> >> > I'm refereing to those support classes that are used by both API
>> >> > and impl tests
>> >>
>> >> Sure, but if the support classes themselves only use API then they can
>> >> be in the api dir right?  i.e. we expect our impl tests to use some
>> APIs
>> >> too.
>> >>
>> >> Regards,
>> >> Tim
>> >>
>> >> > 2006/6/30, Tim Ellison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>> >> >> Mikhail Loenko wrote:
>> >> >> > There are support classes that are shared by various types of the
>> >> >> tests,
>> >> >> > e.g. api and impl or classpath and bootclasspath
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > We can either separate them from the tests or duplicate.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I'm confused.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Either the support classes are used by API tests and only make API
>> >> calls
>> >> >> into the code, or they are harmony implementation-specific; and
>> either
>> >> >> they need to be loaded on the bootclasspath or not -- right?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> So can't they just go into the existing bin directory
>> classifications?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Regards,
>> >> >> Tim
>> >> >>
>> >> >> > I suggest that we separate these classes into folder
>> >> >> >    src/test/support/[platform]/java
>> >> >> > and
>> >> >> >    org.apache.harmony.module.tests.support.*
>> >> >> > package.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Probably it makes sense to put all the module's support
>> >> >> > classes there (not only shared ones).
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Thoughts?
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Thanks,
>> >> >> > Mikhail
>> >> >> >
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