From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: ng0 Subject: Addition to gnu-build-system: make test. Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2016 16:14:25 +0000 Message-ID: <87inunse1q.fsf@we.make.ritual.n0.is> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:58578) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1bdJm2-0004bO-LS for guix-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 26 Aug 2016 12:14:31 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1bdJm0-0002Pe-L2 for guix-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 26 Aug 2016 12:14:29 -0400 Received: from mithlond.libertad.in-berlin.de ([2001:67c:1400:2490::1]:36061 helo=beleriand.n0.is) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1bdJm0-0002PZ-A4 for guix-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 26 Aug 2016 12:14:28 -0400 Received: by beleriand.n0.is (OpenSMTPD) with ESMTPSA id 0b832544 TLS version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 bits=256 verify=NO for ; Fri, 26 Aug 2016 16:14:26 +0000 (UTC) List-Id: "Development of GNU Guix and the GNU System distribution." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: guix-devel-bounces+gcggd-guix-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "Guix-devel" To: guix-devel@gnu.org 2016-08-26 15:16 recently when I pointed out to someone and they added a make check which just calls the original make test, I was wondering if our gnu build system should try for make test and make check.. this seems to be very common test instead of check 2016-08-26 15:19 ng0: Or maybe try one if the other fails? 2016-08-26 15:19 yes.. very often I had to replace check with just test 2016-08-26 15:21 It might be worth bringing up on the guix-devel mailing list to see what others think. 2016-08-26 15:21 yes.. I will do so later What do others think? How can we extend gnu-build-system so that make test can be used but make check is not ignored? -- ng0 For non-prism friendly talk find me on http://www.psyced.org