Re: [Boost-build] Leave target on failure?

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] Leave target on failure?
From: Johan Nilsson (r.johan.nilsson_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-12-11 02:52:28

Ping?

Johan Nilsson wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I've discovered a "minor" design flaw in my NUnit generator under
> development (same as previously discussed here).
> 
> The generator generates two main outputs (if XML output is activated):
> 
> - The "target name".nunit file, used to detect if the tests are
> up-to-date 
> and were run successfully.
> - The XML report, used to store details on tests run and their
> success. 
> 
> Now, when one or more of the tests fail at runtime, the XML report is
> deleted as well - which is obviously not what I'd like. What would be
> the 
> best design for allowing to leave the XML report behind, if:
> 
> 1. The tests are actually run (no problems with e.g. the test runner
> not 
> being able to find or load the shared libraries containing the tests,
> or 
> their runtime dependencies).
> 2. One or more of the tests fail at runtime (the test runner then
> exits with 
> a non-zero status code).
> 
> If (1) above fails, i.e. there is a problem with the actual runner
> execution, I think the XML report should get deleted as no tests were
> actually created.
> 
> Any comments / design suggestions?
> 
> / Johan
> 
> 
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