OK, following feedback, I've started working on this kind of thing,
beginning in the nab makefile.
One problem I've run into is that it seems I can't set a variable from
within a Makefile rule. For example:
requested_tests = ""
duplex_test::
<do stuff>
requested_tests += "duplex_test"
doesn't seem to achieve anything. Instead, I get a grumble about how
requested_tests is not a valid shell command. [Gee, sh, ya think?]
Extensive Googling hasn't helped all that much. Indeed, my forays into
Google have suggested (without actually saying so explicitly) that
Make expects all variables to be firmly and finally set before one
starts actually running anything. Does anyone know whether there is a
way to achieve this? Another option would be to re-cast the whole set
of test scripts into another language, like Perl or Python. But that
seems a lot of work, not to mention making it harder for the end user/
developer to run specific tests.
- Ben
On 24/02/2010, at 12:00 PM, Sally Pias wrote:
>> What would people think about the possibility of a summary report
>> at the end? For example, something like this:
>>
>> 73 tests were requested. Of these:
>> 8 tests were skipped (system/environment requirements not met)
>> 58 tests passed
>> 4 tests failed diff - check output
>> 3 tests encountered errors
>
> I think such a report would be helpful. It would additionally be
> useful to know *which* tests were skipped or encountered errors (and
> what the errors were).
>
_______________________________________________
AMBER-Developers mailing list
AMBER-Developers.ambermd.org
http://lists.ambermd.org/mailman/listinfo/amber-developers
Received on Fri Feb 26 2010 - 08:00:03 PST
