This topic is actually better discussed when the list server is up again, and on the automake@ list, so others can chime in, too.
So just a couple of quick notes for now, and I hope to write more about the general topic soonish: * Stefano Lattarini wrote on Sun, Aug 08, 2010 at 03:59:34PM CEST: > 1. For a "newbie", hacking/analizyng the testsuite is a really good > way to get accustomed to the overall functionalities of a software > package, which is IMO a prerequisite for modifying the software > itself (this is especially true if the testsuite has a low entry > barrier, like Automake's one does). So far, my experience with > Automake seems to confirm this idea. ACK. But at some point you can think about getting ahead of this stage. > 2. Automake, in its current incarnation, is mostly feature-complete > IMHO I don't quite agree; esp. since several people want automake to do several other things, too. > So I think that my time hacking the Automake testsuite is not badly > employed, after all. And it's kinda fun, too :-) Good! Cheers, Ralf
