[cvsnt] Re: Test script questions

[Tony Hoyle]

Glen Starrett wrote:
> The odd line endings in the *info test output didn't match up to 
> info_test_output.txt, but almost matched the .w32 version of the file. I 
> altered testcvs.py and removed the " from info_test_output.32 (tricky 
> with those line endings).

Which line endings??  they're just standard text files.

> -- Should the "" have been removed from info_test_output.w32, or is that 
> a bug?  I presume not a bug since you had altered the script to look to 
> the other file.

Win32 generates the quotes (cmd.exe parses output differently to the 
unix shell, so the output differs slightly), so they're needed.

> -- Are the "funny" line endings the wrong result (and therefore 
> shouldn't be needed in info_test_output.w32)?  I would think it would be 
> since it's 0D 0D 0A, not just 0A like it would be if it was a normal 
> unix format.

The testcvs is run as part of the release process even for test 
revisions, and I don't release until it passes.  You shouldn't need to 
change anything...  maybe a different python version?

I'm using ActivePython 2.3.2 build 232 (Nov 13 2003).

Tony