Re: [lmi] Automated GUI testing, revisited

[Boutin, Wendy]

Greg Chicares wrote: 
> On 2014-11-09 01:21Z, Greg Chicares wrote:
> [...]
> > 00:36:58: Starting automatic tests:
> > 00:36:58:     about_dialog_version: ok (14ms)
> > 00:36:58:     benchmark_census: ERROR (Assertion failure: A message box 
> > "Sorry, could not open this
> file." was shown unexpectedly. [file 
> /opt/lmi/local/include/wx-3.1/wx/testing.h, line 315, in
> ReportFailure()].)
> > 00:37:02:     calculation_summary: ok (4671ms)
> 
> That output, BTW, was from the log window. Are the timestamps just an
> artifact of the use of a wx log class? They're somewhat interesting
> at the moment, while 'wx_test' is being developed, but ultimately I
> suspect we'll want to forgo them, because they make it less simple
> to compare output from one run to the next.
> 
> BTW, we were talking off the mailing list about doing away with the
> log window and just writing test output to either
>  (1) a flat text file, or
>  (2) stdout or stderr as the case may be.
> Do you have a preference between those? I'm leaning toward (2).

IIUC, I'd prefer (2) also. It's the same way we capture build results when,
for example, compiling the system with a command like:
  make install >buildlog 2&>1
right? 




This e-mail transmission may contain information that is proprietary, 
privileged and/or confidential and is intended exclusively for the person(s) to 
whom it is addressed. Any use, copying, retention or disclosure by any person 
other than the intended recipient or the intended recipient's designees is 
strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient or their designee, 
please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and delete all copies.