[Vm-dev] Running tests for auto-built Cog VMs

[Eliot Miranda]

On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 10:29 AM, Igor Stasenko <siguctua at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> Hello all.
>
> Our next plan is to extend the Hudson build jobs with tests which are
> run after VM has built.
>
> I'd like to ask, what kind of tests we should run for VMs.
>
> So, here's my questions:
>
> - do we need a VM specific tests? Or we just use ordinal tests which
> are in image(s) by default?
>

SOme of the standard tests in the Squeak 4.2 suite are specifically for VM
stuff.  The entire suite depends on the VM in some way.  It seems
straight-forward to include tests for specific pieces of functionality, for
example the mirror primitives, cannotInterpret: and objects-as-methods.
 Adding tests that test new VM functionality is clearly more than a good
idea; it should be de rigueur.



> - in case if we need to run VM-specific tests, is they are available
> somewhere or not? do we need to create separate package/repository for
> holding them?
>

Check out a 4.2 image and look at the tests.  The organization might not be
perfect but it's there.


>
> i'd like to brainstorm that a bit. And then we will do that.
>
>
> --
> Best regards,
> Igor Stasenko AKA sig.
>
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