# from Hans Dieter Pearcey # on Wednesday 11 June 2008 10:56: >> > xt/author -- run when testing as an author >> > xt/release -- run these right before you release, only >> > xt/smoke -- run these only for automated testing >> >> Thanks. Is this documented anywhere? > >http://cpan.uwinnipeg.ca/htdocs/Module-Install-ExtraTests/Module/Install/ExtraTests.html
Interesting. "If any directories or files exist in ./xt that are not recognized, the Makefile.PL will die." is probably incorrect in the long run, but at least it's a start. For background, this came out of a perl-qa discussion and hopefully will eventually grow a common feature-set supported across multiple toolchain modules. For now, I'm happy that we're generally working toward externally selecting the tests rather than embedding a lot of "should I skip" code in them. So, throwing stuff in a directory with some consensus around the naming is a good start. http://www.google.com/search?q=extra+testing+site%3Anntp.perl.org --Eric -- hobgoblin n 1: (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings --------------------------------------------------- http://scratchcomputing.com ---------------------------------------------------
