Re: [Chicken-users] benchmarks and test suites

[felix winkelmann]

On 2/23/06, Brandon J. Van Every <address@hidden> wrote:
> At first glance, my CMake MinGW build of Chicken seems to be working.
> That is, under both a MSYS shell and a normal Windows Command Prompt, if
> I type "chicken -version" I get the banner.  However, I would like to
> prove that these builds are working more rigorously.  Looking in the
> sources, I see there's a benchmark suite, but not anything that looks
> like a testing suite.
>
> My question: is the benchmark suite thorough enough to function as a
> testing suite?  Is it "ready for prime time" enough to install with
> Chicken, and give users an easy way to run it?  Will it give a good
> impression of Chicken if this is done?  i.e. bug-free, "fast" compared
> to something (basis of comparison left as a further exercise).  Is the
> benchmark suite sufficient coverage, or does it leave a lot of holes as
> far as ensuring Chicken works?

Run the benchmark suite, and try loading  a few compiled files
(compile into a dll and load it into the interpreter). Also
doing a '(require 'posix)' is a good test that indicates whether
dynamic linking works properly.

>
> Felix, BTW I still need a darcs password...
>

You got it, Brandon.


cheers,
felix