On 2021-06-12 at 9:13, Carl Marcum <cmar...@apache.org> wrote: >Hi All, > >cc'd qa@ > >I think it would be good to rework the test framework to not require >having just built the office. >
I believe that you are right. I know for myself, I do not have the capacity to be able to build on Windows and cannot run the automated tests. >Currently, to compile and run the tests, there are dependencies on >environment settings created and files built into main/solver/<version>. >Mostly things like idlc, regmerge, and javamaker etc. and the UNO jar files. >All these file dependencies are also available in either the office that >would be under test or the SDK. > >I think it would be a benefit for QA and open the use and development of >automated tests to testers and developers that don't also have a AOO >build environment. It would definitely be a help to QA. If a volunteer does not have the capacity to build, the most they can do is to confirm that a particular bug exists with their OS, and then verify that a build with a specific patch fixed the problem. With the ability to run the automated tests, individual volunteers could contribute more than just confirming and verifying particular bugs. >For instance I can run the test suite against Linux where I have a build >env but not on Windows where I don't. > >The one big thing about this would be it would require a tester to have >the SDK installed in the office under test. >I think this is a much lower bar than building the office to get them. > >Does anyone have an opinion one way or the other? > I believe that it would be a very good idea Regards Keith >Thanks, >Carl > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: qa-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org >For additional commands, e-mail: qa-h...@openoffice.apache.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: qa-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: qa-h...@openoffice.apache.org
