Re: test suite driver enhancements

[Sam S. <sd...@gn...>]

Hi Bruno,

In addition to Don's objections to new syntax (which I agree with and
opposed to), I have another objection:

> * Bruno Haible <oe...@py...t> [2018-01-28 11:24:02 +0100]:
>
> ...On AIX and HP-UX. Caused by the lack of support for /dev/fd/1....

the cause of the problem is "lack of support for /dev/fd/1" rather than
specific OS. we need to check for features, not OS.

iow, check whether "/dev/fd/1" is supported, not the name of the os.

we already have an "#if" nightmare in lispbibl.d, let us not duplicate
it in tests.

> 2) When a group of tests belongs together, and a test fails, skip the
> remaining tests of the same group.

why not move such tests into a separate file and run that file is the
feature is present?

iow,

(when (probe-namestring "/dev/fd/1")
  (push "mkst" *all-tests*))

> To solve problem 1), I propose to add - in tests.lisp - OS names to the
> *features* list. So that it becomes possible to write #+(or AIX HP-UX).
> Outside of the test suite, i.e. for user programs, there should be no
> distinction between Linux, AIX, HP-UX, etc.

oh no! please!

> To solve problem 2), I propose a syntax with braces:
> {
> FORM1
> EXPECTED-RESULT1
> FORM2
> EXPECTED-RESULT2
> ...
> }
>
> To solve problem 3), I propose a syntax like this:
> $+CONDITION
> FORM
> EXPECTED-RESULT

I would much rather stick with the Lisp syntax.

Thanks.

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