Kazunobu Kuriyama wrote:
> > > > > The tests are done with the help of one or more command-line
> > utilities
> > > > > handling the system clipboard. More specifically, xsel(1) for X11,
> > or
> > > > > pbcopy(1) and pbpaste(1) for macOS.
> > > > >
> > > > > The idea is very similar to the +-register tests I proposed recently;
> > > > > exchanging a piece of text between vim and the utility, and
> > comparing the
> > > > > result with the expected value in order to check if the *-register
> > works
> > > > as
> > > > > a faithful mediator between them.
> > > > >
> > > > > pbcopy and pbpaste are installed on macOS by default, but I'm not
> > sure if
> > > > > so is xsel. Hence, please make sure whether or not xsel is
> > installed on
> > > > > the host system before running the tests against the X11 clipboard
> > (the
> > > > > PRIMARY selection, actually). When xsel is not found, the tests are
> > > > > skipped leaving a message indicating that.
> > > > >
> > > > > I chose xsel simply because its source code was easily available to
> > me
> > > > and
> > > > > was easily built and installed successfully on my macOS.
> > > > >
> > > > > So, in case xsel is not available to you, please consider replacing
> > it
> > > > with
> > > > > another utility having the same functionality, or adding a test path
> > > > using
> > > > > that replacement, as the tests themselves are quite simple.
> > > > >
> > > > > Hopefully, the X11 of Travis CI tests has xsel.
> > > >
> > > > On my system I don't have xsel. I'm afraid that this probably means
> > > > that most people don't have it.
> > > >
> > > > How about using another Vim to communicate with? It's possible to
> > > > control it with the client-server feature.
> > >
> > > Oh my... That reminds us of that file of the worst coverage.
> > >
> > > > For Mac your solution is probably OK. I don't think client-server
> > works
> > > > on Mac.
> > >
> > > Well, by default, you're right. But after XQuartz is installed,
> >
> > I assume most people won't have it. I dislike having to install all
> > kind of packages to be able to build and test Vim.
> >
> > > ./configure --disable-darwin --disable-gui && make
> > >
> > > detects the X11 there automatically, and builds a vim having
> > +clientserver
> > > (The --disable-gui option is not essential, actually).
> > >
> > > With the vim which was built like that way, do
> > >
> > > ./vim --servername FOOBAR
> > >
> > > on a terminal. Then, on another terminal,
> > >
> > > ./vim --servername FOOBAR --remote if_xcmdsrv.c
> > >
> > > makes the first vim instance open the file given to it.
> > >
> > > So...looks like you have had me open up a can of worms twice this week,
> > > haven't you?...wait...It's me who triggered them. How stupid I was! :)
> >
> > I'll see if I can make a test for the client-server feature. Will be
> > useful.
>
> Indeed. It's not only useful but also helpful to me. Rather, I should say
> it's almost a solution. :)
Done now. Also found and fixed a problem with remote_peek() on
MS-Windows.
> Attached is an updated version of test_quotestar.vim. It uses the
> client-server and job features. For the case where either of the features
> is not built in vim, I added a branch for testing such an instance. But
> the test of that branch is slow and flaky in comparison with the test based
> on the client-server and job features, and only proves the superiority of
> the latter.
I would suggest to remove the flaky fall-back test. Testing it when the
features are available should be sufficient.
> If the client-server test is expected to be improved further in hours or
> days, I'm ready for updating the patch accordingly.
Have a look if you can use the latest changes.
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