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From: "Britton Kerin (britton DOT kerin AT gmail DOT com) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com]" <geda-user AT delorie DOT com>
Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2016 15:58:20 -0800
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Subject: [geda-user] upgrading the testing framework for pcb, please object now
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So not having heard back on the question of how we wanted to do tests,
I decided it would be better to go with glib-based g_test_* testing,
instead of the end-to-end tests in the tests subdir.  The main reason
is that this will make it possible to directly test interfaces that
aren't exposed as actions.

Currently only pcb-printf uses this approach, and since it's a
stand-alone interface it (correctly) doesn't create a full pcb context
for it's tests to run in.  However, many other tests require more
context.
Therefore what I intend to do is:

* leave the existing unittest about as it is.  All tests of
stand-alone modules in pcb can go there

* make a new main-contex_tests.c or something that provides everything
you would find in a running pcb instance except the gui stuff.  I've
already got this working it just needs split off from the existing
unittest and some cleanup.

If this isn't ok please let me know now.

Britton