[adding autoconf] On 02/15/2011 11:32 AM, Jack Kelly wrote: > On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 4:39 AM, Stefano Lattarini > <stefano.lattar...@gmail.com> wrote: >> The steps required to set up an autotest-based testsuite are already >> excellently described in the autoconf manual: >> >> <http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf/manual/html_node/Making-testsuite-Scripts.html> >> and seem pretty mechanical, so it shouldn't be too much difficult to >> teach automake how to reproduce them. >> >> Do you think that would be worthwhile?
Absolutely! >> If yes, I might attempt an >> implementation (taking as references/inspiration the autoconf manual >> and autoconf's own tests/Makefile.am). I must warn you that that will >> probably take me some time, tough. > > It sounds useful for some (probably not me, though), but I'd be wary > of the big warning at the start of the autotest section: > >>> N.B.: This section describes a feature which is still >>> stabilizing. Although we believe that Autotest is useful as-is, this >>> documentation describes an interface which might change in the future: >>> do not depend upon Autotest without subscribing to the Autoconf mailing >>> lists. Maybe it's time to nuke that paragraph from the next autoconf release. I think we've built up enough of autoconf's testsuite to promise a stable autotest interface, and that we can commit to maintaining backwards compatibility when adding further macros for easier testing. -- Eric Blake ebl...@redhat.com +1-801-349-2682 Libvirt virtualization library http://libvirt.org
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