NUnit .Net unit testing framework

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Release Name: V2.1

Notes:
Release Notes for NUnit 2.1 RC1 - Final Release
September 1, 2003

This is the third major release of NUnit and the second since it was 
rewritten to take advantage of .NET custom attributes. Highlights of 
this release include support for the .NET framework 1.1, the ability 
to run test suites across multiple assemblies, improvements to the 
GUI interface, new command line switches for both GUI and Console 
runners, some degree of integration with Visual Studio and new 
TestFixtureSetup and TestFixtureTeardown attributes

Changes from RC1

Fixes were made to the gui layout including use of a fixed font in
the Errors & Failures tab so that unmatched strings would line up
properly. 

Changes From Beta 2

Tests now execute in the same order as they are displayed in the gui.
The gui recognizes an appsetting to cause it to run tests in the STA.
The version of the .NET framework being used is displayed in the About 
Box. Tests are now reloaded when the active configuration is deleted.
Various bugs have been fixed. 

Changes From Beta 1

This release includes separate configuration files for use with .NET
versions 1.0 and 1.1. Both versions are copied and the correct config
for the current system is installed ready for use. A sample config
file for use with tests built against NUnit 2.0 is included.

Substantial changes have been made to error and exception reporting.
The exception type is listed along with all inner exceptions. In the
console runner, this includes a full stacktrace. The full trace for
exceptions that are caught by the GUI runner is now available under
the Tools | Exception Details... menu item.

This release has been verified to install and run under Windows 98.
The feature of watching for changes in the assemblies and reloading
them automatically is disabled in this environment. We haven't tested
under Windows ME, but believe it will work in that environment as well.

Installation

Download and execute the nunit-v2.1.4.msi file. By default the installation 
program places the all files in the directory C:\Program Files\Nunit V2.1. 
In the installation directory there are three sub-directories: bin, doc 
and src. The samples directory is located under src.

If you prefer to build from source, download NUnit-V2.1.4-src.zip and 
unzip it to a directory of your choice, preserving all path information. 
Build using the NAnt build or in the Visual Studio .NET 2003 IDE.

Documentation

The Readme.pdf file is installed in the doc directory by the windows
installation and is also available as a separate download.

The NUnit Team


Changes:
Change Log for NUnit 2.1 Final Release
September 1, 2003

CHANGES FROM RC1 to Final Release

Feature Requests Implemented
* 660774 - Document that assemblies cannot be loaded via a UNC

Bugs Fixed or Closed
* 794994 - Include Type differences in FailEquals Message
* 795399 - Assembly load failed from UNC Path
* 798474 - No intellisense documentation in VS.NET

CHANGES FROM BETA 2 to RC1

Feature Requests Implemented
* 779509 - Test execution order should match TreeView order
* 781617 - Execution order
* 784114 - Provide Framework Version Info
* 660760 - Document how NUnit may be launched from Visual Studio .NET
* 777251 - Test Case Properties dialog should support resize

Bugs Fixed or Closed
* 784001 - single central installation of nunit.framework.dll
* 784128 - Invalid Configuration File Name Entry using default setup
* 785027 - Enable VS support by default to avoid confusion
* 785006 - GUI: Improve default tree splitter position
* 785015 - NullReferenceException on Empty Errors & Failures Copy
* 785591 - pdf Readme bugs
* 788934 - NUnit and .NET versions issue
* 784119 - Project should require one or more configurations
* 785259 - Running is not wanted
* 784607 - Error About using VS solution
* 790785 - XML Output file can't contain path
* 790818 - Build with NAnt is broken
* 699640 - Tests run in nunit-console fails
* 791421 - Tests using STA COM objects fail
* 791518 - NUnit.tests fail when build with NAnt

CHANGES FROM BETA 1 TO BETA2

Feature Requests Implemented
* 660759 - Document how to install NUnit manually
* 777256 - Test Case Properties dialog should support cut and paste
* 660762 - Make text in error list copyable
* 641437 - wrapped exception
* 672419 - InnerException information isn't displayed
* 678291 - Errors in TearDown hide the real errors
* 692128 - Show type of exception in GUI output

Bugs Fixed or Closed
* 775813 - Running Nunit Gui 2.1 after install throws a cast exception
* 775795 - V2.1 Beta 1 Install has naming conflict
* 636535 - Problem with managed C++ wrappers
* 761711 - NUnit doesn't allow lease-time to be changed
* 777566 - nunit.build missing
* 777571 - NUnit.build has "jpg" for "bmp" files
* 776237 - console runner doesn't show all results in debugger
* 764042 - detailList tooltip not cleared after succesful test
* 748092 - nunit-console NoTestFixturesException
* 725699 - Permission problem accessing resources in .NET 1.1
* 745987 - Nunit-GUI frequently fails to unload assembly
* 739798 - exception not being trapped properly
* 739800 - not catching exception properly
* 649189 - StdOut display not correct for 2+ runs
* 637296 - NUnit trying to delete folder and cannot
* 640173 - Assembly Load Failure
* 653236 - Problem error loading assembly
* 655291 - InvaildTestFixtureException gets lost
* 686560 - AppDomainUnloadedException in nunit-console
* 776720 - assert.equals doesn't handle decimal correctly
* 761715 - hosting a winform in an NUnit-test gives exception
* 767594 - NUnit hangs in case of stack overflow
* 740190 - GUI/Console runners report spurious failures
* 749590 - Overflow exception when defining static test methods
* 761717 - testdriver doesn't exit when threads are running
* 644494 - Bug with SSL
* 614258 - R/o access to test dir fails badly
* 760863 - Error with V2.1 ObjectsEqual
* 614251 - Serialization test leaves test droppings
* 633818 - Exception error opening databases
* 694279 - XmlResultVisitor can't handle failure in xml string compare
* 779455 - Truncated Labels in GUI Runner
* 779523 - GUI Runner forgets that no tests were loaded
* 779551 - Can open multiple "About" dialog boxes
* 779445 - Incorrect Tab Order in Options Window
* 779490 - Configuration Editor allows empty name
* 779511 - Inconsistent "XML" spelling in user interfaces
* 778872 - v2.1 is not backwards compatible with .NET 1.0
* 777570 - NUnitForm resource naming problem
* 779512 - Statistics not set for treeview selection
* 781718 - Incorrect handling of ExpectedException test cases
* 767256 - Static initializer exception report not helpful
* 675680 - Exception names not reported
* 660772 - TestFixture not found error when assembly can't be loaded
* 782579 - Installer fails
* 660776 - NT required?

CHANGES FROM NUNIT 2.0 to BETA 1

Feature Requests Implemented
* 597609 - Support a cancel/stop operation
* 606393 - Maintain results in gui when reloading
* 603449 - Option to disable assembly watching
* 597626 - /wait gone from NunitConsole.exe
* 600119 - Per-test statistics in nunit-gui
* 616931 - Sort order of TestFixtures
* 594486 - Loading Switch
* 599120 - Show help when invalid GuiRunner options
* 598814 - Add TestFixtureSetup/TearDown
* 660750 - A class SetUp which runs each time Run is clicked
* 623090 - Warnings if fixtures not public
* 609643 - Compound structure
* 614602 - Load multiple test dlls in nunit-gui
* 660751 - Do not expand Tree by default
* 629138 - Add Class Setup/TearDown
* 516161 - Test Project Files
* 629136 - Remarks for TestFixture and Test Attributes
* 677192 - Recursive assembly load by reference
* 587855 - Need option to select default test case
* 660767 - Assert should indicate which source line
* 669203 - Save and restore splitter positions
* 660761 - Add shortcut key to Recently Used list
* 648492 - NUnit doesn’t display in reference list
* 676195 - Increase the Number of Recent Assemblies
* 600182 - REPOST: Output to IDE Output Window
* 660764 - Set focus, when StdOut or Errors are reported
* 660745 - NUnit GUI should nest nested classes
* 757160 - Add Registry key to show assemblies in .NET Reference dialog
* 755787 - Realtime Tree updates
* 755791 - Stop button in GUI

Bugs Fixed or Closed
* 610910 - UI Problems while Test is running
* 624007 - Object has been disconnected
* 624935 - Splitter messes up Run Area
* 624943 - Disabled Run Button
* 610906 - Running Test Domain Unloaded
* 615750 - Test of unsafe C# code stack ovflw excpt
* 619823 - crash when specifying invalid assembly
* 630663 - Documentation
* 618673 - Installer fails with Interrupted.. error
* 640533 - NUnit crashes when assembly is updated
* 644877 - Assembly Load failure
* 599145 - Failed check of sign. For MS.VisualBasic
* 609440 - I have an error when I run nunit v2 rc2
* 618945 - installer fails
* 665558 - ConfigurationSettings not available
* 661571 - nunit task from nant = failure
* 660770 - ExpectedException doesn’t work as documented
* 656401 - Missing dll reference in documentation
* 648152 - Click on failed test then STDOUT tab
* 668406 - ConfigurationSettings w/ networked assemblies
* 699661 - Nunit-gui exits when pressing space bar
* 699640 - Tests run in nunit-console fails
* 703096 - Run All Tests in All Assemblies
* 667664 - GUI updates
* 646933 - Assembly Load failure: possible solution
* 699641 - TestResult.xml written in wrong directory
* 675968 - Another open database bug - VS.NET 2003
* 706643 - Switching to StandardOut pane with too much text fails.
* 707671 - System.Net.IPAddress.Parse - Invalid Pinvoke metadata format
* 713681 - [STAThread] Attribute Missing in Console Runner
* 713388 - (BUG) Dependent assemblies aren’t reloaded
* 720225 - AssertEquals() incorrectly compares decimals in .NET 1.1
* 722037 - Infinite loop causes test harness to lock
* 730822 - Setup() should fail if an exception is thrown during execution
* 731422 - AssertEquals fails with two Decimals in .NET v1.1
* 731258 - suite not recognized
* 738425 - NUnit-console.exe runs tests from a MTA
* 730870 - Setup() should fail if an exception is thrown during execution
* 640467 - Newline not rendered in GUI
* 671642 - Multiline ToolTip messages improperly displayed
* 735111 - assembly loading fails if assembly name contains a dot char
* 743442 - timing-tests won’t compile
* 735138 - nunit.console
* 742163 - NUnit.Extensions.RepeatedTest.cs won’t compile
* 770942 - AppSettings not loaded when using nunit-console.exe
* 744649 - Lengthy COM calls cause failures in Console.WriteLine
* 775791 - nunit-gui requires admin rights in 2.1 beta 1
* 775796 - NUnit 2.1 Beta 1 install requires .NET 1.1
* 776053 - NUnit 2.1 won't install with 2.0
* 775566 - Typos in Readme.pdf with nunit v2.1 beta 1