From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Rainer M Krug Subject: Test framework needed Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 15:01:48 +0200 Message-ID: <4D9329BC.6000106@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=39481 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Q4v2B-0000mG-99 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 30 Mar 2011 09:02:08 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Q4v25-0000MS-5F for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 30 Mar 2011 09:02:03 -0400 Received: from mail-wy0-f169.google.com ([74.125.82.169]:42474) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Q4v25-0000MG-0b for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 30 Mar 2011 09:01:57 -0400 Received: by wyf19 with SMTP id 19so1257852wyf.0 for ; Wed, 30 Mar 2011 06:01:56 -0700 (PDT) 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 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 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. org is, as I see it, complex and is getting broader and broader - time management, task management, literate programming, recipes (I like the idea), all have different (possibly contradicting?) requirements. And I think it is getting more and more difficult for new contributors to have the overview to make sure that something they are contributing actually does not break something else. As I think it would be *really bad* idea to split org, I think that it needs to be assured that no regressions are introduced. Unfortunately I have no idea about elisp and can therefore not contribute to the framework itself, but I guess all of us could contribute small org files as test cases and expected resulting outputs (exports, tangling, agenda files, ...). If the framework could accommodate those, everybody could help to bring together a (definitely not perfect) test framework, that would bring org at least one step closer to error-free growth. I have to add I really love org and babel and have no idea what I would use instead for literal programming in R. Cheers, Rainer - -- Rainer M. Krug, PhD (Conservation Ecology, SUN), MSc (Conservation Biology, UCT), Dipl. Phys. (Germany) Centre of Excellence for Invasion Biology Natural Sciences Building Office Suite 2039 Stellenbosch University Main Campus, Merriman Avenue Stellenbosch South Africa Tel: +33 - (0)9 53 10 27 44 Cell: +27 - (0)8 39 47 90 42 Fax (SA): +27 - (0)8 65 16 27 82 Fax (D) : +49 - (0)3 21 21 25 22 44 Fax (FR): +33 - (0)9 58 10 27 44 email: Rainer@krugs.de Skype: RMkrug -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAk2TKbwACgkQoYgNqgF2egpQJwCdG7C+3Ft+xGyLBiwY6aBwMLaC TIIAn0RD3ypbvkfE1RAL4FK3ZwmnERdE =GlJt -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----