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

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

On Wed, 2009-05-27 at 00:18 -0700, rohit verma wrote: 
> Hi Subrata,
> 
> As the purpose of this document is to brief the description of each
> test case to user. I feel that your format would decrease the
> readability in document .
> 
> So should we include following tags   "test_location",
> "test_cmdfile_name", "test_cmdfile_entry",
> "Execute_through_commandline", "Execute_through_runltp". or only
> description tag would be sufficient.

Fine then, but i would insist you to include "testname" &
"test_location" apart from "test_description".

Regards--
Subrata

> 
> Regards,
> rohit
> 
> 
> On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 5:22 AM, Subrata Modak
> <subrata@linux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote:
> > On Mon, 2009-05-25 at 21:40 -0700, rohit verma wrote:
> >> Hi Subrata,
> >>
> >> I request you to finalize the format of the documentation ASAP.
> >
> > I would like to see something like:
> >
> > <testname=abort(3)>
> >  <test_description="Basic test for abort(3)">
> >  <\test_description>
> >  <test_location="ltp/testcases/kernel/syscalls/abort/abort01.c">
> >  <\test_location>
> >  <test_cmdfile_name="ltp/runtest/syscalls">
> >  <\test_cmdfile_name>
> >  <test_cmdfile_entry="abort01 ulimit -c 1024;abort01">
> >  <\test_cmdfile_entry>
> >  <Execute_through_commandline="ulimit -c
> > 1024; ./ltp/testcases/bin/abort01">
> >  <\Execute_through_commandline>
> >  <Execute_through_runltp="./runltp -s abort01">
> >  <\Execute_through_runltp>
> > <\testname>
> >
> > The basic idea is to include all important information as we can when we
> > are doing some patching on this. Let me know how others feel, and how we
> > can achieve this.
> >
> > Regards--
> > Subrata
> >
> >>
> >> Ltp-list : Please provide the inputs regarding the text documentation format.
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >> rohit
> >>
> >> On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 3:31 AM, Subrata Modak
> >> <subrata@linux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote:
> >> > 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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