show xfail reason in run-tests output

From: Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2011 01:19:22 +0000
Subject: show xfail reason in run-tests output
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Hi Folks: When writing .phpt unit tests, using XFAIL is currently a double-edged sword. The test fails now, as expected, excellent. Then the issue gets fixed and the test passes, even better. But down the line, someone introduces some regression. The test fails, but the programmer thinks "It's an XFAIL, there's no problem." The possibility of such mistakes can be reduced by the developer looking at the XFAIL text, but such text is not currently output by run-tests.php. The following text adds the XFAIL section's text to the output of failed tests: http://www.analysisandsolutions.com/php/run-tests-xfail-reason.diff I don't have karma to commit this. I hope someone else here will, please. Thanks, --Dan -- T H E A N A L Y S I S A N D S O L U T I O N S C O M P A N Y data intensive web and database programming http://www.AnalysisAndSolutions.com/ 4015 7th Ave #4, Brooklyn NY 11232 v: 718-854-0335 f: 718-854-0409

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