On Mon, Nov 27, 2006 at 10:59:56AM +0100, Werner Smekal wrote: > Hi, > > > Sorry to pop in at the end of this discussion. When I first implemented > > the ctest stuff I wondered about doing away with the scripts and doing > > all the work in ctest. > > Actually using only ctest would be a good idea, especially if we ever > use dashboard.
Maybe we should investigate this more thoroughly. > > > > Advantages: > > Should be more platform independent. > > You would be able to see at a glance precisely which tests failed rather > > than just knowing one of the tests for a given language failed. > > > > Disadvantages: > > More work for me in the first instance. > > We want the scripts anyway for installing in the examples tree so users > > can test the examples easily. > > Especially the test for the user is an important point on the other hand. > > > > The scripts are not terribly sophisticated on the whole. The most > > important requirement is just to set the right paths for libraries etc. > > Perhaps a batch file will do. At least we know that will run on every > > windows system then. > > I also think it's no problem to write a windows batch file. The CLI is > actually quite capable ( > http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/cmd.mspx?mfr=true > > ), but it's not bash ;). And we would have to maintain two versions of > the test, a unix and a windows one. Using python or jim (which actually > looks very interesting, Arjen) would mean to only maintain one version. > > I actually have no strong opinion here, using win-bash and so on is > definitely the least wanted, since problematic. I'm unhappy about requiring python (or anything else non-standard) for running the tests. This adds another significant dependency to the build process. We're already asking users to install a fair bit. I guess this is particularly an issue for windows users. Andrew ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Plplot-devel mailing list Plplot-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/plplot-devel
