Re: [Ocaml-lib-devel] Unit tests

[Brian H. <bh...@sp...>]

On Wed, 4 Jun 2003, Mikhail Fedotov wrote:

> Hi!
> 
> > > My preference would be to be able to compile the
> > > library *without* the unit testing code in it.
> > > This will require some thought, and probably
> > > some makefile hacking.
> > 
> > Why Brian ?
> > I mean, having a big ExtLib.cma is not a problem, since
> > we're using different modules,
> 
> Unit testing code is usually implemented as a seperate
> program which uses the library, not as part of the library.
> 

This actually limits the ability of the unit testing to nail down what
just broke.  For example, the PSQueue module has internal functions
"rotate_right" and "rotate_left".  I'd like the unit tests to test those
functions independently- and balance as seperate from rotate.  Allowing me
to tell if I broke insert, balance, or a rotate.

My inclination is to agree with Nicolas and just toss the test functions
into the library and worry about size when it becomes a problem.

Brian