Re: test infrastructure ideas appreciated ...

We could add an automatic validation test for checking the discovery of
dynamic library dependencies on OS X & Linux.

   - OS X: otool -L file
   - Linux: ldd file


2015-06-03 15:33 GMT+02:00 Michael Meeks <michael.meeks@collabora.com>:

> Hi guys,
>
>         The ESC are interested in improving unit (and other automated)
> testing
> and are interested in concrete ideas for implementing new automated
> tests to prevent regressions. We hope to turn this into a proposal for
> the Board, which if approved -could- turn into a tender to fund more
> work in this area. Having said that writing unit tests is every
> developers' responsibility where feasible - so this ask focuses on new
> infrastructure.
>
>         It is noticeable that where there are existing tests &
> infrastructure,
> new tests are easier to create and often there are more of them - so are
> there places where we should work to create infrastructure ?
>
>         Is there something we can improve by throwing hardware at it ? as
> we
> have done for the crash-testing; if so what hardware is needed ?
>
>         Is there a large area of code that is completely un-tested or
> under-tested that you'd love us to invest in making test-able ?
>
>         Is there a test that currently only runs in an obscure setup /
> corner-case that we can invest in standardizing and making more easy to
> use ?
>
>         Constructive thoughts appreciated in reply here.
>
>         ATB,
>
>                 Michael.
>
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