Re: Two weeks to feature freeze

Bruce Momjian wrote:
> See my recent commit of src/tools/pgtest.  It might be a good start.

I was wondering if some existing framework, like from the Apache Xalan 
package, would be a better point to start from? I hate to say it, Bruce, 
but you try to reinvent the wheel by starting with a sled.


Jan

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> Gavin Sherry wrote:
>> On Thu, 26 Jun 2003, Kevin Brown wrote:
>> 
>> > The Hermit Hacker wrote:
>> > > On Wed, 25 Jun 2003, Kevin Brown wrote:
>> > > 
>> > > > So...would it make sense to create a gborg project to which people who
>> > > > have written their own test suites can contribute whatever code and data
>> > > > they feel comfortable releasing?  As a gborg project, it would be
>> > > > separate from the main PG distribution and would thus have no impact on
>> > > > the build process or anything like that.  But at the same time, if there
>> > > > are any ideas on testing that people have had, they could be shared with
>> > > > others through that mechanism.
>> > > >
>> > > > And any tests which prove to be particularly useful could make their way
>> > > > into the PG distribution if people here wish.
>> > > >
>> > > > Of course, like anything else this could be a bad (or perhaps redundant)
>> > > > idea.  :-)
>> > > 
>> > > It doesn't sound like a bad idea ... but, it pretty much comes down to the
>> > > original thread: are you willing to step up and maintain such a project?
>> > 
>> > Yes, I am ("how hard can it be?", he asks himself, knowing all the
>> > while that it's a really bad idea to be asking that question.  :-).
>> > But I haven't the faintest idea of how or where to even start, so
>> > pointers would be appreciated.
>> 
>> Create/modify a script to automate some kind of download/sync, test and
>> send failure results somewhere. Make it extensible, so that other tests
>> can be easily added -- preferable in a self contained way. It should grow
>> from there.
>> 
>> Gavin
>> 
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