On 29.07.2018 18:33, Paul Gevers wrote: > Dear doko, > > On 28-07-18 04:54, Matthias Klose wrote: >> the command1 and command2 tests try to import the biom_format module, which >> doesn't exist. I assume the name is derived from the egg name, and thus the >> import fails. >> >> work around: >> http://launchpadlibrarian.net/380438436/python-biom-format_2.1.6+dfsg-2build1_2.1.6+dfsg-2ubuntu1.diff.gz > > You now also skip the "manually" added autopkgtests. Your Ubuntu diff > should include a rename of debian/tests/control.autodep8 to > debian/tests/control.
ok >> why do you need these tests, when you already have the unittests? > > I expected you to know the difference with unittests that only work at > build time and autopkgtests that run on as installed packages, so I > really wonder what you mean here. These tests catch failures when > underlying dependencies break a package as you are well aware of. On top > of that autodep8 may grow tests that aren't there yet. So if autodep8 > works for a package, it is good to use it, however, it doesn't for > python-biom-format, because the package name doesn't match enough with > the python module name. I know the difference. However what value have these automatically added tests when you already have the unit tests in the autopkg tests?
