Hello Carl, All, On Sat, Jun 12, 2021 at 09:13:13AM -0400, Carl Marcum wrote:
> Hi All, > > cc'd qa@ > > I think it would be good to rework the test framework to not require having > just built the office. It sounds like a very good idea to me. > Currently, to compile and run the tests, there are dependencies on > environment settings created and files built into main/solver/<version>. > Mostly things like idlc, regmerge, and javamaker etc. and the UNO jar files. > All these file dependencies are also available in either the office that > would be under test or the SDK. > > I think it would be a benefit for QA and open the use and development of > automated tests to testers and developers that don't also have a AOO build > environment. > For instance I can run the test suite against Linux where I have a build env > but not on Windows where I don't. > > The one big thing about this would be it would require a tester to have the > SDK installed in the office under test. > I think this is a much lower bar than building the office to get them. > > Does anyone have an opinion one way or the other? IMHO I am totally for it. Unfortunately I do not have resources (and knowledge) to help you at the moment, but if this is not an urgent matter, we can plan it. I am looking forward to hear other peoples' opinions. Best regards, -- Arrigo --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org
