On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 6:29 PM, Eric Blake <ebb9@xxxxxxx> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > According to Christopher Hulbert on 2/22/2008 2:18 PM: > > | I'm looking into converting some existing test methods to use > | autotest. In doing so I ran into a problem that autom4te complained > | AT_line was undefined. > > You invoked AT_CHECK outside of a AT_SETUP/AT_CLEANUP pair. Hmm, maybe it > would be nicer to make AT_CHECK issue a nicer warning if users make this > mistake. But for now, I'll just do a documentation patch: Thanks. I can't believe I missed that! Chris > > - -- > Don't work too hard, make some time for fun as well! > > Eric Blake ebb9@xxxxxxx > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (Cygwin) > Comment: Public key at home.comcast.net/~ericblake/eblake.gpg > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iD8DBQFHv1rx84KuGfSFAYARAnKMAKDAAbr4lK+TyQbWvhF3Sw6nfWg7/ACfVMaH > 9k212FyAlIUhD+R5OC7CzEI= > =VloK > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > From e53a6566d0935b22f83b733abaf6df1d1d662a48 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 > From: Eric Blake <ebb9@xxxxxxx> > Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:23:48 -0700 > Subject: [PATCH] Improve documentation for writing autotest suites. > > * doc/autoconf.texi (Writing Testsuites) <AT_CHECK>: Mention that > checks must live inside a test group. > Reported by Christopher Hulbert. > > Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <ebb9@xxxxxxx> > --- > ChangeLog | 7 +++++++ > doc/autoconf.texi | 2 ++ > 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog > index fc0183b..c48ebce 100644 > --- a/ChangeLog > +++ b/ChangeLog > @@ -1,3 +1,10 @@ > +2008-02-22 Eric Blake <ebb9@xxxxxxx> > + > + Improve documentation for writing autotest suites. > + * doc/autoconf.texi (Writing Testsuites) <AT_CHECK>: Mention that > + checks must live inside a test group. > + Reported by Christopher Hulbert. > + > 2008-02-21 Eric Blake <ebb9@xxxxxxx> > > Sync git-version-gen from upstream. > diff --git a/doc/autoconf.texi b/doc/autoconf.texi > index 07c6699..ea5997a 100644 > --- a/doc/autoconf.texi > +++ b/doc/autoconf.texi > @@ -20227,6 +20227,8 @@ status 77, then the whole test group is skipped. Otherwise, if this test > fails, run shell commands @var{run-if-fail} or, if this test passes, run shell > commands @var{run-if-pass}. > > +This macro must be invoked in between @code{AT_SETUP} and @code{AT_CLEANUP}. > + > @c Previously, we had this: > @c The @var{commands} @emph{must not} redirect the standard output, nor the > @c standard error. > -- > 1.5.4 > > > _______________________________________________ Autoconf mailing list Autoconf@xxxxxxx http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/autoconf
