What should I put in the test function?
- From:
- Tzu-ping Chung
- Date:
- 2011-09-17 @ 23:55
Hi,
I was creating a new formula for a lib that I need to work with. I brew
create the formula, but found a function "test" that I don't recognize.
Some searching on this mail list yields only this thread, so I guess this
is a new requirement? If so, what tests should I put in here? Is file
existence checking enough, or should I check the dependency of the libs I
installed (by tool or something)? This is not in the cookbook, and I have
never seen this before, so I guess that I better ask about it before
submitting a pull request.
Re: [homebrew] What should I put in the test function?
- From:
- Max Howell
- Date:
- 2011-09-20 @ 02:30
The test should test that the tool works. So checking that running it with
no arguments returns 0 should suffice.
> Hi,
>
> I was creating a new formula for a lib that I need to work with. I brew
create the formula, but found a function "test" that I don't recognize.
Some searching on this mail list yields only this thread, so I guess this
is a new requirement? If so, what tests should I put in here? Is file
existence checking enough, or should I check the dependency of the libs I
installed (by tool or something)? This is not in the cookbook, and I have
never seen this before, so I guess that I better ask about it before
submitting a pull request.