Re: new autotest macro: AT_DATA_UNQUOTED

[Gary V. Vaughan]

Akim Demaille wrote:
>  > I want my testsuite to be relocatable too.  But if I generate
>  > hardcoded `AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([../../config])', I need to remember to
>  > edit that line (in every test!) if I move the tests. 
>
> You can use a macro to address this issue, there is no need for sh.

D'oh!  Good point.

>  > Alternatively I could have a different AUX_DIR (and MACRO_DIR, and
>  > maybe others) for each test group... but that seems like a lot of
>  > duplicated files.
>
> Right.  But using one external repository removes the standalone-ness
> of the test suite :(

It only means you need the full source tree that shipped that testsuite if you 
want to rebuild it.  No biggie...

>  > Why is it bad to want to do it this way?
>
> It's just a feeling.  Plus, the original author resisted to such a
> feature, and I blindly believe in his opinions.  But I'm not making
> this a religious matter: if you _need_ this, let's change it.  I
> resisted until now because in each case, there was another solution:
>
> - adjusting the wrappers
> - introducing macros

Fair enough.  I'm still interested in the rationale though.  It is easier for 
me to make good decisions when thinking from the same frame of reference.

> I have in mind that "testsuite" itself should be a regular
> application, which you can install, use with other tools (e.g., the
> bison test suite could use byacc to exercise it) etc.  That's why I'm
> looking for means to keep the test suite itself self contained.

As long as you don't want to distribute it separately, I don't think what I'm 
planning for an autotest libtool is mutually exclusive of this.

Cheers,
        Gary.
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