Greg Stein wrote:
>On Tue, Mar 11, 2003 at 01:27:11AM +0100, Branko Cibej wrote:
>
>
>>Greg Stein wrote:
>>...
>>
>>
>>>I build in the source dir all the time, too. However, I don't write any
>>>tests, so it hasn't ever snagged me. I'd say the same for Brane :-)
>>>
>>>
>>What, you actually *admit* you let other people write tests for your
>>cru^H^Hode?
>>
>>
>
>Heh. This *is* version control, so it is readily obvious. No hiding my
>shame... :-) I will take solace, however, in working on the test system to
>make it easier for others to write tests(*).
>
Ah, yes, "the good of the whole" and all that. "From each according to
his abilities, to each according to his needs." Jolly good.
>>Well, I do write tests, I just happen to be careful about
>>where I run them from. :-)
>>
>>
>
>Ah. Well, you *do* have the bigger brain, Brane.
>
No, not bigger -- that's for whales. Just more efficient. :-p
>:-)
>
>Cheers,
>-g
>
>ps yah, yah, I know that "brain" and "Brane" don't rhyme, but most people
>don't know that. maybe the joke will work. really... um. yah.
>
Well, I see from here
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/astronomy/bigbang_alternative_010413-1.html
that they can rhyme, but I really can't be held responsible for the Big
Bang.
>(*) actually, I've been thinking about another revamp lately, to use
>exceptions rather than all the return value/testing crap we do
>
>
Should be fairly simple, and not a bad idea at all (especiall if the
exceptions have descriptive text). Replace all returns with appropriate
throws, and fiddle with svntest.main.run_tests and friends a bit. Oh,
and possibly TestHarness._run_test in build/run_tests.py.
--
Brane Čibej <brane_at_xbc.nu> http://www.xbc.nu/brane/
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