Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:53:10 +0200 From: Thierry Thomas <thierry@FreeBSD.org> To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: regression-test Message-ID: <20080620155310.GA51235@graf.pompo.net> In-Reply-To: <7d6fde3d0806191854o461d3bddxa44d011e56c4b73b@mail.gmail.com> References: <676047.76296.qm@web32706.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <20080619163501.GB12160@atarininja.org> <485A921C.80602@FreeBSD.org> <20080619210519.GV18873@graf.pompo.net> <485B0A6C.3080301@FreeBSD.org> <7d6fde3d0806191854o461d3bddxa44d011e56c4b73b@mail.gmail.com>
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Le Ven 20 jui 08 à 3:54:04 +0200, Garrett Cooper <yanefbsd@gmail.com> écrivait : > >> I try to enable regression-test when possible, but the current > >> implementation is a post-build target, and some ports' testings need a > >> post-install target. In these cases, I enclose the regression-test > >> target between .ifdef MAINTAINER_MODE. > > > > I'd say those ports are broken; conceptually, you should be testing whether > > or not your port works *before* you install it, not after. > > > > Kris > > Agreed. Functionality verification is a requirement for acceptance in > any release structure, not the other way around. That's not always so simple: - when you run the configure script, it may define some paths (e.g. DATADIR), and some files under this directory may be required for the program to be run; - some runtime dependencies may be required; - the program may be unusable without some additional steps taken into account by a pkg-install script; - etc. Regards, -- Th. Thomas.
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