Re: [xml] Python as a way to unify libxml2 test on Windows and Unix

[Igor Zlatkovic <igor zlatkovic com>]

On 08.05.2004 01:28, Daniel Veillard wrote:
>   While discussing with William Brack last Tuesday he came up with the
> idea that since libxml2 regression testing on Unix used Python, that
> the problem on Windows was makefile and shell portability and that 
> Python works on Windows, the right way to make sure we get full regression
> tests on Windows is to actually make them as python scripts instead of 
> relying on the shell and make tools. 
>   This sounds like the right idea to unify the tests, the only problem
> would be platforms where UNIX make and shell like tools are available
> but where Python is not available.

...or platforms like mine, where neither a Unix shell nor Python is 
available. :-) Those platforms will have to install Python if they want 
to run tests. Its free and easy enough.

>   Any comment about this ? I'm afraid that trying to build a portable
> and complete test framework on Windows will be nearly impossible otherwise.

Makes sense. Let's go for it. True, I don't know Python but it seems a 
good opportunity to learn.

Ciao,
Igor