Re: colorful tests

[Benoit SIGOURE]

On Nov 4, 2007, at 6:41 PM, Ralf Wildenhues wrote:

> Hello colorful world,
>
> I took the various bits of code from the parallel tests check.mk from
> Akim and tried to mangle that suitable for inclusion in Automake.
> This is what I ended up with.  (More topics to follow.)
> What do you think about it?

It looks great.

> Does anybody know how to test that colorful output actually happens?
> I assume 'expect' or something similar can do this (I have no idea)?

Good question...

> Do I have to assume that tput may not work as expected if I redirect
> stdout to /dev/null as well?  I'm not sure if the checks in
> am__tty_colors won't cause bogus output on stdout on some of the  
> weirder
> systems.
>
> Is the list of contributors sufficient/ok?
>
> Thanks,
> Ralf
>
> 2007-11-04  Akim Demaille  <address@hidden>
>             Ralf Wildenhues <address@hidden>
>             Bob Proulx <address@hidden>
>
>     Implement option `color-tests' for colorized TESTS output.
>
>     * automake.in (handle_tests): Set COLOR depending on `color- 
> tests'.
>     * configure.ac (AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE): Use `color-tests'.
>     * doc/automake.texi (Tests, Options): Document test results,
>     document new option.
>     * lib/Automake/Options.pm (_process_option_list): Handle it.
>     * lib/am/check.am (am__tty_colors): New variable.  Use ...
>     (check-TESTS): ... here.
>     * NEWS: Mention color-tests.
>     * tests/Makefile.in, lib/Automake/tests/Makefile.in: Regenerate.

Thanks for taking care of this!

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Benoit Sigoure aka Tsuna
EPITA Research and Development Laboratory

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