I'm guessing you meant "do_get_cwd" (not _workdir)

That and do_print are defined in head.js:
https://mxr.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/source/testing/xpcshell/head.js

and they're documented here:
https://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Writing_xpcshell-based_unit_tests

~Daniel

On 01/06/2013 09:12 AM, rvj wrote:
> Many thanks for your reply  all your suggestions..
> ...its just taken a bit of time knowing in which JSM  a particular
> function is located
> 
> For example, I was trying to find  "helper" functions used in
> test_subprocess(), functions such as do_get_workdir() and do_print(),
> but it seems that  you have to search the entire source of hg.
> 
> "Jonathan Protzenko" <jonathan.protze...@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:mailman.6025.1357487145.32706.dev-platf...@lists.mozilla.org...
>> On Sun 06 Jan 2013 03:49:46 PM CET, rvj wrote:
>>> Yes thanks .....
>>>
>>> Thats where I started before getting sidetracked looking for
>>> test functions in the Mercurial source ...something which I am just
>>> finding my around
>> https://github.com/protz/gpgfox/blob/0d2fb7c0e207c8a76def0d87b0888b759b2f6ffe/lib/gpg.js#L100
>>
>> has an example of how to use the subprocess.call function, assuming
>> you've properly done the Components.utils.import(...) call. But all of
>> those requirements are properly detailed at
>> http://hg.mozilla.org/ipccode/file/b3725e9efa10/modules/subprocess.jsm#l39
>>
>> and the library is really easy to use. Maybe what you're missing is
>> some background on what a JSM is. If that is the case, I suggest
>> https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/JavaScript_code_modules
>> as a starting point.
>>>
>>> PS  do you understand the reference to compilation of tests?
>> The tests for the library itself need to simulate calling a binary
>> process. Therefore, there is a little bit of compilation involved, but
>> that is not relevant to what you need to do as a client of the library.
>>
>> Hope that helps,
>>
>> jonathan 
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