Guile test libraries, regression testing and `make check'

Guile test libraries, regression testing and `make check'

[Michael J. Barillier]

The Guile source distribution has a test-suite directory that contains a
script and library with procedures for running tests on the Guile
library and REPL when `make check' is invoked.  Googling the web I found
a v1.4 Guile manual
<http://www.glug.org/docbits/guile/1.4.x/POSIX-Style-Testing.html> that
at least implied this code was in ice-9 at some point but it's not there
now.  Why was it removed?  And, is there a suitable replacement so that
a ``pragmatically efficient'' (i.e. lazy) hacker can quickly and easily
create a test suite for a Guile library that runs under automake's
`check' target?  IMHO putting the code back in the set of installed
files, or alternatively creating something like a `guile-test-suite'
package, would be beneficial.

thx -

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Re: Guile test libraries, regression testing and `make check'

[Thien-Thi Nguyen]

   From: "Michael J. Barillier" <blackwolf@blackwolfinfosys.net>
   Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 15:26:53 -0600

   is there a suitable replacement so that a ``pragmatically efficient''
   (i.e. lazy) hacker can quickly and easily create a test suite for a
   Guile library that runs under automake's `check' target?

for example of this usage (congruent w/ automake methodology), see:

http://www.glug.org/people/ttn/software/ps/
http://www.glug.org/people/ttn/software/ps/dist/

specifically the files SETUP.in and Makefile.in in subdir `tests'.

for adding module (ice-9 testing-lib) to guile (other than 1.4.x),
perhaps you can obtain write privs and DTRT.  if the official guile
maintainers are unresponsive, you may wish to look at:

http://www.glug.org/people/ttn/software/guile-sdl/GUILE-FIXES

and improve upon that w/in the user community, instead.  as a last
resort, you can always bundle the module w/ each package that uses it.
that's a bit uncool, but necessity is a mother...

thi


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Re: Guile test libraries, regression testing and `make check'

[Neil Jerram]

"Michael J. Barillier" <blackwolf@blackwolfinfosys.net> writes:

> The Guile source distribution has a test-suite directory that contains a
> script and library with procedures for running tests on the Guile
> library and REPL when `make check' is invoked.

Yes, indeed.

> Googling the web I found
> a v1.4 Guile manual
> <http://www.glug.org/docbits/guile/1.4.x/POSIX-Style-Testing.html> that
> at least implied this code was in ice-9 at some point but it's not there
> now.  Why was it removed?

This 1.4.x is an unofficial branch of Guile development that is
increasingly diverging from the official 1.6.x/1.7.x line.

> And, is there a suitable replacement so that a ``pragmatically
> efficient'' (i.e. lazy) hacker can quickly and easily create a test
> suite for a Guile library that runs under automake's `check' target?
> IMHO putting the code back in the set of installed files, or
> alternatively creating something like a `guile-test-suite' package,
> would be beneficial.

That sounds like an excellent idea, but it needs someone to be
slightly non-lazy to work out what is needed.  We can trivially change
the distro to install the (test-suite lib) module - would that be a
useful first step, and would you be willing to look into what else is
needed after that?

Regards,
        Neil



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Re: Guile test libraries, regression testing and `make check'

[Michael J. Barillier]

>>>>> "nj" == Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net> writes:

    nj> We can trivially change the distro to install the (test-suite
    nj> lib) module - would that be a useful first step, and would you
    nj> be willing to look into what else is needed after that?

I can take a look at it.  From what I'd done to copy (test-suite lib) to
my package for testing, some changes (a few) could be made to support
additional extensibility and flexibility.  I'll forward a patch when I
get something that looks promising.

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Re: Guile test libraries, regression testing and `make check'

[Neil Jerram]

"Michael J. Barillier" <blackwolf@blackwolfinfosys.net> writes:

>>>>>> "nj" == Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net> writes:
>
>     nj> We can trivially change the distro to install the (test-suite
>     nj> lib) module - would that be a useful first step, and would you
>     nj> be willing to look into what else is needed after that?
>
> I can take a look at it.  From what I'd done to copy (test-suite lib) to
> my package for testing, some changes (a few) could be made to support
> additional extensibility and flexibility.  I'll forward a patch when I
> get something that looks promising.

That sounds great; thanks in advance for your time.

     Neil



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