[Boost-testing] [Rene] Re: Help wanted: regression tests xsl maintenance

From: Beman Dawes (bdawes_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-09-24 09:53:23

Sebastian Redl wrote:
> Beman Dawes wrote:
>> The "very small addition" is to display the revision number, in the
>> form "rev 12345" or similar, in the column header, centered under the
>> "runner". The number will be supplied as the value for a new
>> "revision" property in the results file. Here is the python code that
>> will create it, to give you the context:
>>
>>     results_xml.startElement(
>>           'test-run'
>>         , {
>>               'tag':        tag
>>             , 'platform':   platform
>>             , 'runner':     runner_id
>>             , 'timestamp':  timestamp
>>             , 'source':     source
>>             , 'run-type':   run_type
>>             , 'revision':   revision
>>             }
>>         )
> Hi,
> 
> That's a pretty trivial change, but I'd need some data to actually test
> it. Where do I get regression XML from, and how do I run the
> transformations with all paths correct?
> 
> Attached is how I would imagine this to work (as a patch against the
> current trunk).

The patch has been applied, the revision number is present in at least 
some of the .xml files, and "rev" is appearing in the column heads.

But no actual revision number is appearing.

Rene, can you set Sebastian up with whatever data he needs to test, so 
he can track this down?

Thanks,

--Beman