Andrew Straw wrote: >>> As far as the test data -- I agree this is an issue. One point in favor >>> of the status quo is that it's really nice to have the test data >>> included with the source code so there are no configuration hassles. I'm >>> not sure how well the buildbot infrastructure would cope with anything >>> else. For example, to my knowledge, there is no Buildbot precedent to >>> automatically pull from two branches to execute a single test run. But >>> in general I think this does bear thinking about. >>> >>> >> An easy improvement may be having an extra kwarg on the image_comparison >> decorator to select a subset of backends. For example, many of the ones >> in test_simplification.py only apply to the Agg backend. >> > > Done in r7863. To make use of it, do something like the following patch > (and don't forget to delete the baseline .pdf files from the repository): > > -...@image_comparison(baseline_images=['simplify_curve']) > +...@image_comparison(baseline_images=['simplify_curve'],extensions=['png']) > Great! > >> While I'm sharing my wish list out loud, I think it would also be highly >> cool to get the native Mac OS backend in the buildbot tests, as that's >> one I can't test easily myself. >> > > That would require the Mac OS X buildslave to start working again too, > as I assume the backend actually requires the OS. And that would require > building on Snow Leopard to work, as I understand it. > Oh yeah. Forgot that detail. Well -- something to think about when the other pieces fall into place.
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