jtreg
. Can I still write a regression
test?Yes. Most tests can be written using a series of main
,
clean
, build
, applet
, and
compile
actions. However, there have been a few tests that need
to do things like run a specific application or access specific environment
variables. The shell
action allows a user to invoke a Bourne
shell-script which can run arbitrary commands, including running
java
and javac
.
Warning! All tests, including shell-script tests, may be run on multiple platforms including Linux, Solaris, Windows NT, and Windows 95/98. The shell-script should be written to with this in mind. The following code fragment may be useful in defining various platform-dependent variables.
OS=`uname -s` case "$OS" in SunOS | Linux ) NULL=/dev/null PATHSEP=":" FILESEP="/" TMP=/tmp ;; Windows_* ) NULL=NUL PATHSEP=";" FILESEP="\\" TMP=$TEMP ;; * ) echo "Unrecognized system!" exit 1; ;; esac
If the shell
action still does not provide the flexibility
needed to write the regression test, then use the ignore
action.
It is also advisable to include a comment with sufficient detail to allow a
person to run the test and verify its behavior.