From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Glenn Morris Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#9803: Add ERT option to skip test Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2011 23:42:45 -0400 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1319082191 16470 80.91.229.12 (20 Oct 2011 03:43:11 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2011 03:43:11 +0000 (UTC) To: 9803@debbugs.gnu.org Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Oct 20 05:43:07 2011 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([140.186.70.17]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1RGjX8-000237-Iu for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 20 Oct 2011 05:43:06 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:52292 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RGjX2-0003iZ-H0 for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 19 Oct 2011 23:43:00 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:41193) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RGjWz-0003gM-PW for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 19 Oct 2011 23:42:58 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RGjWy-0004oH-OH for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 19 Oct 2011 23:42:57 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:42113) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RGjWy-0004oB-LD for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 19 Oct 2011 23:42:56 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1RGjY2-0004hJ-Cm for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 19 Oct 2011 23:44:02 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Glenn Morris Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2011 03:44:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: report 9803 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: X-Debbugs-Original-To: submit@debbugs.gnu.org Original-Received: via spool by submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B.131908224018042 (code B ref -1); Thu, 20 Oct 2011 03:44:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 20 Oct 2011 03:44:00 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1RGjXw-0004gs-FA for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 19 Oct 2011 23:43:58 -0400 Original-Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([140.186.70.10] ident=Debian-exim) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1RGjXs-0004gj-BV for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 19 Oct 2011 23:43:54 -0400 Original-Received: from rgm by fencepost.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RGjWn-0004nr-MZ; Wed, 19 Oct 2011 23:42:45 -0400 X-Spook: Axis of Evil War on Terrorism SP4 IDEA 64 Vauxhall Cross X-Ran: oqO}O,!q4+8ZJ@=Ev>8{&4Tg?_@h List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:52896 Archived-At: Package: emacs Version: 24.0.90 Severity: wishlist I think it would be nice if ert had the ability to skip tests. Eg, a :skip argument that works the same way as :expected-result. This would be useful eg when a test relies on external executable that might not be installed on the system running the tests. You can get the same result by using :expected-result, but :skip might be nicer in such cases.