Re: ert tests and dependencies.

[Fabian Ezequiel Gallina]

2013/2/20 Glenn Morris <address@hidden>:
> Fabian Ezequiel Gallina wrote:
>
>> I'm planning to add tests for the python.el shell integration, but for
>> these to run successfully a python executable must exist in the
>> system.
>>
>> So the question is, what's the preferred way to define these kind of
>> tests that depend on other executables than Emacs?
>>
>> I'm thinking on something like this:
>>
>> (ert-deftest python-shell-test ()
>>   (if (not (executable-find "python"))
>>       (message "skipping python-shell-test...")
>>     (should ...))
>>
>> But perhaps this has been discussed or there's a standard way already.
>
> For vc-bzr, I used:
>
> (ert-deftest vc-bzr-test-bug9726 ()
>   "Test for http://debbugs.gnu.org/9726 ."
>   :expected-result (if (executable-find vc-bzr-program) :passed :failed)
>   (should (executable-find vc-bzr-program))
>   ...)
>
> A proper way to skip tests would be nicer.
> http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=9803

That's good enough for me, thanks!

Although I agree it would be nice to have a way to skip tests.


Regards,
-- 
Fabián E. Gallina
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