Re: [OE-core][whinlatter][PATCH v1] libarchive: backport libarchive ptest to whinlatter

["Yoann Congal" <yoann.congal@smile.fr>]

On Tue Feb 24, 2026 at 4:03 PM CET, Pratik Farkase via lists.openembedded.org wrote:
> Backport ptest implementation from master branch to enable comprehensive
> testing of libarchive functionality in the whinlatter release.
>
> The implementation builds and installs five test suites:
> libarchive_test, bsdtar_test, bsdcpio_test, bsdcat_test, and
> bsdunzip_test, along with their test data files.
>
> Test executables for bsdtar, bsdcpio, bsdcat, and bsdunzip are
> provided via symlinks to the installed binaries.
>
> All tests on qemux86-64 pass:
>   libarchive_test: 689 tests
>   bsdtar_test: 76 tests
>   bsdcpio_test: 49 tests
>   bsdcat_test: 18 tests
>   bsdunzip_test: 8 tests
>
> This backport ensures the whinlatter branch has the same comprehensive
> test coverage as master, improving quality assurance and catching
> regressions early.
>
> Signed-off-by: Pratik Farkase <pratik.farkase@est.tech>

Hello,

I'm sorry but we decided that standalone tests like this one are not
acceptable for stable inclusion.

For more detail, see "Clarification on ptest/selftest backports for stable branches"
https://lore.kernel.org/openembedded-core/DGVX4XQ6VLWT.1HOMXA78ZXLBG@smile.fr/T/#u

Regards,
-- 
Yoann Congal
Smile ECS