Re: Changes in unit-testing (was Re: [jamboost] howto make test2 not run unless test1 succeeds)

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-09-10 07:27:19

Zbynek Winkler wrote:

> >Because 'unit-test' now behaves almost the same way as 'run' and run adds
> > this extra directory element to be compatible with directory structure
> > that Boost regression test tools expect. Not a good argument, I
> > understand :-(
>
> Could this behavior be made optional? With some setting in site-config
> or user-config... Please...

Ehm... optional behaviour is badness ;-) What I think now is that 'run' rule 
is more friendly for automatic tools, while 'unit-test' was more user 
friendly. So, I'll look for a way to get back the old user-friendly 
behaviour.

> >Now that you bring those points, it looks like, ehm... regression. I'll
> > see what I can do. The problem with original 'unit-test' is that it did
> > not set proper DLL paths when running tests, so just reverting the change
> > is not possible.
>
> Thanks. Could let us know when you fix it? I'll revert to the version
> before the upgrade for now and try again when this is fixed.

Sure, I'll let you know.

- Volodya