[Xcb] xcb/test: I propose to base it on cppunit

[Christian Linhart]

Hi Eric and all,

I have thought a bit about xcb/test.
I suggest the following:

  * do xcb/test as a fresh project ( i.e. not clone xcb/demo)
  * And use a regression test framework for it.
    I propose to use cppunit. ( https://cgit.freedesktop.org/libreoffice/cppunit/ )
  * As far as possible, the tests should run and check themselves automatically without manual intervention needed.
    Ideally, we'll succeed to have everything running automatically, of course.

What do you think?

Chris

P.S.: Thank you for the info for how to start the process of creating a new project.
I'll do that soon.



On 2017-03-30 17:53, Eric Anholt wrote:
> Christian Linhart <chris at DemoRecorder.com> writes:
>
>> On 2017-03-20 18:48, Eric Anholt wrote:
>>> Christian Linhart <chris at DemoRecorder.com> writes:
>>>> [...]
>>> Are these tests going in here going to be useful as X server regression
>>> tests?  I've wondered where the right home would be for little X
>>> regression tests, and would like to get more into piglit for keeping the
>>> X server working.
>> These tests will primarily be aimed at testing whether the xcb protocol-definitions are correct,
>> and whether the generator generates correct code.
>> The tests should be usable as regression tests for that.
>>
>> But, as a nice side-effect, they'll do some X-Server testing, too.
>> Because if you (ideally) test all aspects of the protocol, you'll also get quite a good test-coverage for the X-server. So you definitely got your intuition right about that.
>>
>> It is not yet clear how far we'll get though with that test suite.
>>
>>> If they are regression tests, xcb/demo does seem like a funny place for
>>> them.  Maybe a new xcb/tests forked from demo?
>> Yes, we could do that mid term.
>> Forking from demo seems to be a good idea. (and then cleaning up to leave only the regression tests)
>> Short term I suggest to use xcb/demo and see how far we'll get.
>>
>> BTW, who has the right to create new repos such as xcb/test?
>> And how long does it usually take to get attention from them?
>> (or do I have the rights and I am just not aware of it?)
>>
>> I know that I have commit rights to at least xcb/proto and xcb/libxcb.
>> But I guess this does not include the right to create new repos...
> https://bugs.freedesktop.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=freedesktop.org is
> how you get it done.
>
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