Re: [PATCH] tests/init.sh: new file to be used via most *.sh tests

[Jim Meyering]

Bruno Haible wrote:
>> I want to use something like this for each of the tests I own ...
>> ...
>> I'll post some examples of using this new framework later today.
>
> One of the most important aspects of unit tests is that users are able to
>   1. execute a single test, rather than all tests,
>   2. single step through the test. Since we have no debugger for shell
>      scripts, this means the ability to copy&paste line by line.
>
> This is still possible to do with your test framework, but not 100% obvious.
> Therefore IMO it requires some documentation.
>
> Here is a proposed patch. While at it, I also mentioned the trick with
> VERBOSE=yes. Again, not immediate, because in other packages one uses
> VERBOSE=1.

Thanks!  Pushed.

> + # Running a single test, with verbose output:
> + #   $ export VERBOSE=yes
> + #   $ make check TESTS=test-foo.sh

I tweaked this to put it all on one line:

    #   $ make check TESTS=test-foo.sh VERBOSE=yes