[PATCH] extras: New test/build infrastructure

[Florian Weimer]

On 11/25/2016 07:24 PM, Joseph Myers wrote:
> On Fri, 25 Nov 2016, Florian Weimer wrote:
>
>>> I think there would be clear advantages to setting things up so that all
>>> existing tests can use the new code with no changes at all.  That is, make
>>> test-skeleton.c look more or less like your extras/test-skeleton.c, with
>>> additional code to handle any missing pieces (e.g.
>>
>> Can you clarify what the goal is?  If the
>>
>> #include "../test-skeleton.c"
>>
>> is at the end, it shall be possible to replace it with
>>
>> #include <extras/test-skeleton.c>
>>
>> ?  Or do you want me to replace test-skeleton.c with a version which already
>> includes <extras/test-skeleton.c>?  (All names subject to revision.)
>
> I would like test-skeleton.c to either include extras/test-skeleton.c, or
> have essentially its contents in your patch, so that existing tests don't
> need changing at all to use the new facilities.  (This implies making your
> intrastructure support all the facilities test-skeleton.c does.)  This
> should work regardless of where in the test sources test-skeleton.c is
> included.
>
> (If there are a few tests for which full compatibility is hard, the patch
> might fix those at the same time as making the changes to test-skeleton.c.
> But unchanged tests should use the new facilities and the number of tests
> that need changing to make that so should be as few as possible.)

Okay, what you suggest is reasonable.  I'll prepare a patch along these 
lines.

I'll also change the subdirectory name to “support”, as Zack suggested.

Thanks,
Florian