Martyn Jago <martyn.j...@btinternet.com> wrote: > Nick Dokos <nicholas.do...@hp.com> writes: > > > Martyn Jago <martyn.j...@btinternet.com> wrote: > > > >> > >> Attached is a patch to modify all tests that currently write to non-temp > >> test-example files such as `testing/babel.org'. Instead, the tests now > >> write to temp files, which are thrown away at the conclusion of the > >> test. > >> > > > > Are the temp files kept if the test fails? IME, that's a useful debugging > > aid. > > > > Nick > > > >> All tests still pass. > >> > >> HTH > >> > >> Best, Martyn > >> > > If a test fails (or breaks in some way) and the temp-file has been > created, it remains in the `temporary-file-directory' (the test system > uses the standard Emacs make-temp-file mechanism). The file is > referenced in the ert failure backtrace, and may be viewed in Emacs (press > `b' on > the failure in ert), although there is usually enough information in the > backtrace / test-case to point to the failure. > > Emacs takes care of removing the old tmp files over time. >
Great - thanks! Nick
