Re: automake test driver for Guile scheme patch review

[Maxim Cournoyer]

Hi,

Timothy Sample <samplet@ngyro.com> writes:

> Hello,
>
> [Dropping Karl since we are no longer discussing Automake maintenance.]
>
> Maxime Devos <maximedevos@telenet.be> writes:
>
>> [What about] discoverability, ease of updating the test driver,
>> clarity, unbundling and the goals of Freja Nordsiek?
>
> Maybe Guile should adopt the script as ‘guild test-am’ or somesuch.
> Mathieu assigned copyright to the FSF for the Automake patch and I
> believe Maxim would be willing to do the same for the more recent
> patches.

I think having such a guild command would be nice for reuse.  I'm happy
to assign my copyright to the FSF, although that's not strictly needed
anymore as pointed to Maxime.

> If there’s interest and someone willing to commit the change, I
> volunteer to integrate the script.  I can add a node in the manual after
> “4.8 Distributing Guile Code” called “Testing Guile Code” that links to
> Maxim’s forthcoming SRFI 64 documentation and explains how to use the
> script with Automake.
>
> Thoughts?

Sounds good to me!  Thanks for the initiative.

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Thanks,
Maxim