Re: [LTP] Reg: Script to extract description of test case from LTPROOT/doc/testcases/*.txt files

[Subrata Modak <subrata@linux.vnet.ibm.com>]

Hi Rohit,

On Mon, 2009-05-18 at 19:21 +0800, CAI Qian wrote: 
> From: rohit verma <rohit.170309@gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: Reg: Script to extract description of test case from LTPROOT/doc/testcases/*.txt files
> Date: Mon, 18 May 2009 04:55:54 -0700
> 
> > Dear Subrata/Qian,
> > 
> > I am trying to develop script which would extracts description information
> > about user required test case from LTPROOT/doc/testcases/ folder.
> > 
> > So to make the description text file  as standard file, can we represent the
> > description as mentioned below.
> > 
> > For example in syscalls category:
> > 
> > Currently available format of description in LTP as follows.
> > 
> >   abort01
> >    Basic test for abort(3).
> > 
> >   accept01
> >    Verify that accept() returns the proper errno for various failure cases
> > 
> > 
> > To make it in consistent way, description should be enclosed by executables
> > as follows.
> > 
> >  <abort01>
> >    Basic test for abort(3).
> >  <\abort01>
> > 
> >  <accept01>
> >    Verify that accept() returns the proper errno for various failure cases
> >  <\accept01>
> > 
> > Please confirm if this format is O.K or suggest any other format by which we
> > can easily parse the test cases and extracts the description.

Itś always great to see somebody working on LTP documentation. So, lets
ask the community also for their opinion as well. Can we also include
some more tags for more descriptive info ?

Regards--
Subrata

> >
> 
> Looks good for me.
> 
> CAI Qian
> 
> > If this format is O.K , I would send the patch for those text files
> >
> > Regards,
> > Rohit
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 7:55 AM, CAI Qian <caiqian@cclom.cn> wrote:
> > 
> >> From: rohit verma <rohit.170309@gmail.com>
> >> Subject: Reg: Script to extract description of test case from
> >> LTPROOT/doc/testcases/*.txt files
> >> Date: Wed, 13 May 2009 02:16:57 -0700
> >>
> >> > Dear Subrata/qian,
> >> >
> >> > As if we run LTP testcases, nowhere LTP test suite populates the
> >> > description of testcases (either in .log, .output, .HTML or .failed
> >> > test cases files).
> >> >
> >> > Description of each test case in category wise is available in
> >> > LTPROOT/doc/testcases folder.
> >> >
> >> > My Question : Is there any ready-made script available to extract the
> >> > description of user required test case from above specified folder?
> >> >
> >> > If script is not available, could you suggest the direction to extract
> >> > description of test cases.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Regards,
> >> > Rohit.
> >>
> >> Not I am aware of. Subrata or someone in the list might have some ideas
> >> for you.
> >>
> >> CAI Qian
> >>


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