On Sun, Jun 01, 2008 at 05:41:46AM -0700, James Keenan via RT wrote:
> > Since the other tests are specified using "-tests" in the option
> > name, perhaps we should have "--code-tests" instead of just "--code"?
> > (c.f. --core-tests and --runcore-tests).
>
> Okay. But to extend the consistency theme, we should then change the
> 'make' level interface to 'make code_tests' to be consistent with 'make
> src_tests', 'make run_tests', etc.
Hrm. I was hoping it would instead choose to remain consistent with
make coretest # not core_test
make fulltest # not full_test
make manitest # not mani_test
I think the difference is that "make src_tests" and "make run_tests"
are really shortcuts for "run all of the tests in t/src/ or t/run/".
Thus following this pattern would mean that "make code_tests" would
"run all of the tests in t/code/" (which is not what this is).
The coretest, fulltest, manitest, etc. targets are all "run a standard
suite of tests in preparation for checkin". The codetest target seems
to fall in this latter category (since like coretest it's a subset of
"make test"), and so should probably be codetest.
Pm
