Re: [Chicken-users] Chicken Testing (Was: file-exists? on Windows)

[Kon Lovett]

On May 14, 2007, at 11:26 PM, felix winkelmann wrote:

> On 5/14/07, Kon Lovett <address@hidden> wrote:
> > >
> > > Yes, that's the sort of thing. I think the test-cases should
> > > ultimately end up Chicken's source repository -- or the eggs
> > > repository, for modules -- so that they can be performed after a  
> > build
> > > if desired. But a Web-based tool (wiki or otherwise) would be an  
> > easy
> > > way to share, discuss and refine tests.
>
> Interesting idea.

There is a 'tests' Wiki entry. But no infrastructure to pull, setup,  
execute, collect, & report test results.

> > Currently I am using {chicken-repository}/testbase/tests to hold the
> > per egg test files. But I understand Felix is thinking of moving to a
> > subdir per installed egg. In that situation it makes more sense to
> > include them in the installed egg dir.
>
> Is he? I wasn't aware of that. I have to check with him.... one  
> moment...
> No, he says he isn't aware of planning that.

See TRAC Ticket # 198. I guess only 1/2 was "accepted".

> > >
> > > Sandboxing would be crucially important if the wiki were chosen,
> > > though. I would hate to test if (zero? (system "rm -Rf /")) is  
> > true on
> > > my platform...
> >
> > Yep forgot to support this. Thanks.
>
> Hm... This touches something I'm working on in the moment: automated
> builds in a chroot(1) environment. Please keep me informed.

Windows doesn't support chroot. I need to delve into Windows Security  
to figure out how to create a "jail."

> cheers,
> felix