From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Eric Abrahamsen Subject: Re: Test framework needed Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 21:46:54 +0800 Message-ID: <87r59og1pt.fsf@ericabrahamsen.net> References: <4D9329BC.6000106@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Return-path: Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=46513 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Q4vjs-0001IZ-Lx for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 30 Mar 2011 09:47:17 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Q4vjr-00035t-Fy for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 30 Mar 2011 09:47:12 -0400 Received: from lo.gmane.org ([80.91.229.12]:49136) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Q4vjr-00035h-5Y for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 30 Mar 2011 09:47:11 -0400 Received: from list by lo.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Q4vjo-0003sB-LA for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 30 Mar 2011 15:47:08 +0200 Received: from 123.121.225.181 ([123.121.225.181]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Wed, 30 Mar 2011 15:47:08 +0200 Received: from eric by 123.121.225.181 with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Wed, 30 Mar 2011 15:47:08 +0200 List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org On Wed, Mar 30 2011, Rainer M Krug wrote: > Hi > > I was bitten again from an unintended regression in org-mode, and that > the second time in two weeks. > > I am probably not the right person to suggest this, but I think it is > time to introduce a test framework for org-mode, to ensure that the > (without doubt useful) approach to develop org-mode does not lead to > regressions. This would be the page to start with, though the most likely candidate (Elisp Regression Testing) is only available in Emacs trunk at the moment… http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/UnitTesting E