[Check-announce] check-0.9.9 released

[Fredrik H. <fre...@ax...>]

Hi!

After a long wait we have a new release of check!

The new features are:
* The new check API, ck_assert...(), is now the primary API,
   and usedto define the old fail...() API. Please see the
   documentation for help on using the new API.

* XML output is now well-formed

* The duration measurement for suites work

* Duration for each test is measured and printed in the XML output

* Log file names can be set via environment variables

* And lots of small fixes and documentation updates, see NEWS below.


Please test it out and report any problems you might have.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/check/files/check/0.9.9/

Thanks,
Fredrik Hugosson


NEWS

Mon, Oct 22, 2012: Released Check 0.9.9
   based on r637 (2012-10-22 13:54:14 +0200)

* Measure test duration and print in XML output.
   Feature request #3521371 on SF, but reimplemented.

* Added contrib/XML_for_JUnit.xsl from feature request #3521371 on SF.

* Added support for setting log files via environment variables.
   Patch #3576713 on SF.

* Added better pkg-config and subunit support, patch #3417041 on SF.

* Make tests/test_vars.in bourne shell compatible, bug #3472578 on SF.

* Added ck_ prefix to mutex_lock variable, to avoid name clash on Solaris.
   Solves bug #3472574 on SF.

* In autoconf, request system extensions to generate 64-bit safe code,
   solution from patch #2803433 on SF.

* Fix for mutex deadlock when killing threads, patch #3564640 on SF.

* Make XML output well-formed, solution from patch #3575642 on SF.
   Solves bug #3485651 also.

* Fix buggy duration calculation, bug #3575451 on SF.

* A more complete CMake / MSVC patch for those interested in pursuing
   Windows development with Check and Visual Studio.  See
   patches/mloskot.windows.patch.

* Added instructions for improving the speed and output of `make
   check' when using Automake.  See contrib/improved_make_check/.

* Added a chapter in the documentation for selective running of tests.

* Changed how the message pipe is read. Before, the whole file was copied to
   RAM with realloc, giving problems with huge allocations for repetetive
   tests, the problem was visible for a specific GStreamer test case.

* Improvements to the new Check API: documentation, macros that allow
   multiple evaluation, unit tests, and new
   ck_assert_(str|int)_(lt|le|gt|ge) comparison functions.

* Made the new Check API primary and use it to define macros from old 
Check API

* Added checkmk, a tool for reducing "boilerplate coding" when writing
   unit tests with check.

* Added xslt link to xml output, added display of iteration field into xslt
   stylesheet and moved it to directory accessible from web page root

* Added longjmp to fail function to ensure that no code will be executed 
in test
   function after failed assertion

* Fix dead assignments and several possible NULL pointer dereferences