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[jira] Work started: (RIVER-291) Cannot build QA tests using the
supplied make files
[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/RIVER-291?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:all-tabpanel ]
Work on RIVER-291 started by Brian Murphy.
> Cannot build QA tests using the supplied make files
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>
> Key: RIVER-291
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/RIVER-291
> Project: River
> Issue Type: Test
> Components: build
> Affects Versions: AR1
> Environment: unix or linux based systems with access to the GNU make utility
> Reporter: Brian Murphy
> Assignee: Brian Murphy
> Fix For: AR2
>
>
> Originally, the QA tests and associated framework (harness)
> that were created to test the Jini source were developed, managed,
> and run internally. Because of this, the original GNU make files
> used to build the tests were never converted to Ant scripts (unlike
> what was eventually done for the Jini source code itself).
> When the QA framework and the tests that are run by that framework
> was eventually distributed, the internal make files for those tests were
> also distributed; but only as examples of what one might need to do to
> build the framework and tests. At the time, there was not an expectation
> that active development of the tests would occur outside of the Jini
> team.
> Now that the Jini QA tests and framework have become part of the
> River project, it seems desirable to make the appropriate modifications
> to the various GNU make files and other related files to allow one to
> build and run the tests against the Jini services and utilities of the
> River Project.
> Although one might argue that it would be more desirable to convert
> the QA make files to Ant scripts that perform the same function, it
> seems like fixing the make files might be a good first step in that
> direction; given that the creation of the Ant scripts will probably
> involve quite a bit more work than modifying the make files. At the
> very least, fixing the make files now, rather than waiting for the Ant
> scripts to be created, should allow River developers to run a significant
> number of existing regression tests without having to write duplicate
> tests, or create a new test framework.
> In addition to modifying the make files and other related tests, as
> part of this issue, it would be desirable to provide a short "README"
> file that describes the steps one would take not only to build the
> QA tests, but also the steps one would take to run the tests.
> btm-20-May-2008
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