Re: Q: Is there a testsuite?

[Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de>]

At Tue, 10 May 2005 17:53:07 +1000,
Erik de Castro Lopo wrote:
> 
> Clemens Ladisch wrote:
> 
> > P. Christeas wrote:
> > > I was wondering if there is some ALSA testsuite,
> > 
> > There are some programe in alsa-lib/test/, but those are for testing
> > the ALSA library.
> > 
> > > that will detect if -my- soundcard covers all the ALSA
> > > functionality it exports with some X kernel.
> > 
> > Sound card capabilities are too different to be able to create a test
> > suite that fits all.
> 
> A test suite is well within the realms of possibility and saying
> its not possible only discourages people from trying.
> 
> A generalised test suite would be of great benefit to the ALSA
> project.

Right, but a problem is that the audio test is not always self
consistent.

Anyway, a set of sample audio data (or wave/noise generators) in
different settings (rates, formats, channels, etc) would be useful for
playback tests.  Any volunteers?

But the capture tests are more difficult (from the generalization
perspective)...


Takashi


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