Re: Re: multi-threaded run-tests.php

On Wed, July 25, 2007 12:38 pm, Andrey Hristov wrote: > Hi Tony, > Antony Dovgal wrote: >> On 25.07.2007 19:37, Nuno Lopes wrote: >>> So here it is my first attempt: >>> >>> http://gcov.php.net/~nlopess/multi_threaded_run_tests.txt >>> WARNING: The patch is ugly and the output of the script isn't the >>> prettiest. >>> >>> Anyway, for automated testing seems to be good enough. >>> >>> Nuno >>> >>> P.S.: after this little hack, I also start to feel that >>> run-tests.php >>> should be rewritten :P >> >> Unfortunately, this is 100% truth, Sebastian have had some ideas >> about it. >> > > I also have a hack, that makes it possible to re-run a test few times. > I > call it iteration. For every iteration there is > $_ENV['TEST_ITERATION']. > Based on which different consts are defined by the pre-include script. > I > am using it for testing mysqlnd against a bunch of MySQL Server, the > minimalistic configuration is doing 3 iterations against 4.1, 5.0 and > 5.1 Server. Not sure that other extensions could benefit from it, but > at > least the DB connectivity ones..like testing OCI8.... FWIW: I spent about 10 to 20 minutes trying to figure out if it was possible to easily run just a subset of tests and failed. I dunno if that indicates that it's a feature to be added, one to be better documented, or that I'm just being stupid (again), but there it is. :-) -- Some people have a "gift" link here. Know what I want? I want you to buy a CD from some indie artist. http://cdbaby.com/browse/from/lynch Yeah, I get a buck. So?