DrDr [1] has proven very useful for finding bugs across the core and in particular on Linux. Unfortunately, it is doesn't do any tests on PLaneT code, code that users are developing privately, and doesn't do any testing on OSes other than Linux or distributions other than Ubuntu. I would like to call on the community to help with this problem.
1) Architectures, operating systems, distributions I will buy equipment to run DrDr on Windows and Mac OS X. I would like someone to help me set up a Windows build environment. I would also like users to contribute either (a) a host [real or virtual machine] to run tests on OR (b) a specification for a host [equipment to buy, software to install, volunteering to install it] so I can slowly acquire more test machines as funds are available. 2) Regression tests I would like users to submit code that can be made public that DrDr can continuously test. This will allow the developers to know when changes will break user code. We can either figure out how to maintain compatibility or we can work with the user to update the software. Either way, users will know that there is a problem before they actually download and try out a new release. If you can't easily pare down some code in your system or are having difficulty making an automated test suite, I'm happy to help you develop it. Please send host information, specs, and tests to me privately. Feel free to discuss on the mailing list. Jay 1. http://drdr.racket-lang.org/ -- Jay McCarthy <[email protected]> Assistant Professor / Brigham Young University http://teammccarthy.org/jay "The glory of God is Intelligence" - D&C 93 _________________________________________________ For list-related administrative tasks: http://lists.racket-lang.org/listinfo/users
