[GRASS-dev] [GRASS GIS] #2105: Missing guidelines for testing

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#2105: Missing guidelines for testing
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 Reporter:  wenzeslaus      |       Owner:  grass-dev@…              
     Type:  task            |      Status:  new                      
 Priority:  normal          |   Milestone:  7.0.0                    
Component:  Docs            |     Version:  svn-trunk                
 Keywords:  testing, tests  |    Platform:  Unspecified              
      Cpu:  Unspecified     |  
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 I miss any kind of guide how to create test. This applies for the main
 source code and the addons, C/C++ and Python, modules and code itself.

 There are tests of temporal modules but it is not currently described
 anywhere how they are organized.

 There is also a `testsuite` directory in trunk but it is not maintained.

 I've also noticed some tests running during compilation but I was never
 able to find out what it is.

 Some Python functions can be tested using `doctest` and Python developers
 usually know how to use it. However, it is not clear how to ensure calling
 from make.

 There is a page about the test framework we wish to have:
  * http://grasswiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Test_Suite
 But since it does not exists the page creates just confusion.

 There is also a mailing list about testing:
  * http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/grass-qa
 But it is not active.

 ''We probably also miss the testing infrastructure itself but that's
 another bigger ticket. But some things exists already, so we can use
 them.''

 ''Maybe, we need Tests component in Trac?''

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