Re: tagging ERT tests with bug numbers

[Michael Albinus <michael.albinus@gmx.de>]

Ted Zlatanov <tzz@lifelogs.com> writes:

> MA> ERT tests have the :tags list. We use it for example like
>
> MA>   :tags '(:expensive-test)
>
> Huh. That's not in the ERT docs at all AFAIK. It's in the `ert-deftest'
> docstring if you squint hard enough.

That's why I wear glasses for 50+ years.

> MA> AFAIK, there are no restrictions on tags, so we could define our
> MA> own. Something like
>
> MA>   :tags '((:bug <nnn>))
>
> MA> And a helper function to show the bug, either via a url (derived from
> MA> the bug number), or a debbugs-gnu function.
>
> Yeah, that would be OK, although I personally find a plain plist more
> readable. Either way, it would be useful. Do you want to officially
> define the tag format and I can update the docs?

Pushed on my TODO. Don't expect me to do it immediately, I'm in hard
fight with file name handlers for vc and/or magit.

I'll wait for some few days, maybe other people comment about.

> Ted

Best regards, Michael.