Hello, I think approch with cloning git repository would be optimal. On the other hand, I think duplication of effort by keeping separate ansi-tests repository would be a waste, because each distribution can benefit from common lisp ansi tests.
Original ansi-cl-tests repository has been recently forked by Robert Strandh: https://github.com/robert-strandh/ansi-cl-tests, SICL creator, and it has a few recent commits, which are relevant to ECL (I'm was working lately on pstef/shiftf/rotatef bug pointed by Robert), and I think it's a way to go I'd be for option number two, because person, who is capable of building ECL and wants to test it probably *has* git. On the other hand github has "download as tarball" option as well (i don't know, just guessing). Updating tests/Makefile is important, also to be able to do regression tests, each version of ECL should be probably shipped with it's current results (?) - what do you think? Other very important thing in my opinion is something not related to fixing something - rather describing. We lack proper documentation about testing process - we have two testing methods, one with cl-test-grid, and second with ansi-cl-tests. Neither is described on wiki, or any README, what is a big issue, if someone is willing to do the testing, but has no idea how. I believe that wikipedia entry is something, we should do in the near future. Open question also persists about how to test ECL on various operating systems - even if we have great support from people doing it on Linux/Darwin/Windows, nobody does it on other unix machines, yet we have a few bugs if you look at bug reports (on sf.net for now). Best regards, Daniel Evrim Ulu writes: > Try submodule approach. > http://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Tools-Submodules > > evrim. > > On Mon, Apr 6, 2015 at 9:47 PM, Roger Sen Montero <roger....@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Daniel, >> >> Just not to duplicate effort, what do you have in mind for the testing >> part of ecl? Currently tests are downloaded from Sourceforge (and are not >> part of the distribution), the makefile used is less than optimal and the >> output of the results is difficult to manipulate. >> >> So what is the plan for the test files? I see three possible options: >> >> 1) Include them in the main distribution/git repository. >> >> PROs: no external dependencies. >> CONs: bigger source tar.gz. // test linked to downloaded ecl version. >> >> 2) Include them in a secondary git repository and do a git clone before >> running the tests. >> >> PROs: being able to update tests for all existing ecl versions. // we >> don't increase .tar.gz >> CONs: dependency with git. >> >> 3) Move the tests to a secondary git lab repo and download as we do it >> today but from the .tar.gz in gitlab. >> >> PROs: being able to update tests for all existing ecl versions. // we >> don't increase .tar.gz >> CONs: maybe some kind of bandwidth limit with gitlab? >> >> Also there's the need to update tests/Makefile, but this is a trivial >> tasks. >> >> Comments? I'm happy to create a branch and do this changes. >> >> -- >> Roger Sen Montero >> roger....@gmail.com >> +34 649 975 570 >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> BPM Camp - Free Virtual Workshop May 6th at 10am PDT/1PM EDT >> Develop your own process in accordance with the BPMN 2 standard >> Learn Process modeling best practices with Bonita BPM through live >> exercises >> http://www.bonitasoft.com/be-part-of-it/events/bpm-camp-virtual- >> event?utm_ >> source=Sourceforge_BPM_Camp_5_6_15&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=VA_SF >> _______________________________________________ >> Ecls-list mailing list >> Ecls-list@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ecls-list >> >> -- Daniel Kochmański | Poznań, Poland ;; aka jackdaniel "Be the change that you wish to see in the world." - Mahatma Gandhi ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BPM Camp - Free Virtual Workshop May 6th at 10am PDT/1PM EDT Develop your own process in accordance with the BPMN 2 standard Learn Process modeling best practices with Bonita BPM through live exercises http://www.bonitasoft.com/be-part-of-it/events/bpm-camp-virtual- event?utm_ source=Sourceforge_BPM_Camp_5_6_15&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=VA_SF _______________________________________________ Ecls-list mailing list Ecls-list@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ecls-list
