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diff --git a/lib/common_test/doc/src/notes.xml b/lib/common_test/doc/src/notes.xml index f10d5f85bf..94738d2eff 100644 --- a/lib/common_test/doc/src/notes.xml +++ b/lib/common_test/doc/src/notes.xml @@ -32,6 +32,385 @@ <file>notes.xml</file> </header> +<section><title>Common_Test 1.9</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + The source code to html code generator in Test Server + (and Common Test) would fail to generate anchors in the + html code for functions with non-expandable macros, + resulting in bad html links to such functions. This + correction lets the code generator ignore macros that + can't be expanded (i.e. not pre-process them), so that + correct anchors will always be produced.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-11766 Aux Id: seq12556 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + OTP-11971 erroneously changed the handling of relative + paths (import/export files) specified in the cover spec + file. This is now corrected so these are expected to be + relative to the directory where the cover spec file + itself is stored.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12031</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Common Test would sometimes crash while trying to print + large amounts of SASL reports to log on a computer with a + slow file system. This problem (due to an error in IO + message buffering in ct_logs) has been fixed.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12159</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + The common_test telnet client, ct_telnet and friends, had + some unstable test cases. Some of these were caused by + the unix_telnet callback sending an extra newline after + sending the password. This caused the sever to send an + extra prompt back which confused the tests. The extra + newline is no longer sent.</p> + <p> + Also, debug printouts and logging from the telnet client + is improved, and some test cases are slightly modified in + order to stabilize the test.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12329</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + ct_netconfc did not expect the return value + {error,timeout} from ssh_connection:subsystem/4. This has + been corrected.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12334</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + A new option, <c>{newline,boolean()}</c> is added to all + functions in <c>ct_telnet</c> that send data (command + strings) to the telnet server. By default, + <c>ct_telnet</c> adds a newline to all command strings, + and by setting the new option to <c>false</c> this + behavior is turned off.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12252 Aux Id: seq12730 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Distribute <c>autoconf</c> helpers to applications at + build time instead of having multiple identical copies + committed in the repository.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12348</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + +<section><title>Common_Test 1.8.2</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Ticket OTP-11971 introduced a runtime dependency towards + test_server-3.7.1, since the interface between + test_server and common_test was changed. Erroneously, the + common_test.app file was not updated according to this. + This has now been corrected.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12037</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Warning: this is experimental and may disappear or change + without previous warning.</p> + <p> + Experimental support for running Quickcheck and PropEr + tests from common_test suites is added to common_test. + See the reference manual for the new module + <c>ct_property_testing</c>.</p> + <p> + Experimental property tests are added under + <c>lib/{inet,ssh}/test/property_test</c>. They can be run + directly or from the commont_test suites + <c>inet/ftp_property_test_SUITE.erl</c> and + <c>ssh/test/ssh_property_test_SUITE.erl</c>.</p> + <p> + See the code in the <c>test</c> directories and the man + page for details.</p> + <p> + (Thanks to Tuncer Ayaz for a patch adding Triq)</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12119</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + +<section><title>Common_Test 1.8.1</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Substrings in long telnet messages would sometimes get + wrongly reversed. This error has been corrected.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-11871 Aux Id: seq12581 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + The basic_html logging mode in Common Test (for + compatibility with old browsers) generated HTML code with + unbalanced tags. This has been fixed.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-11917 Aux Id: seq12598 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + The mechanism for running code cover analysis with + common_test has been improved. Earlier, if a test run + consisted of multiple tests, cover would be started and + stopped for each test. This would give "intermediate" + cover logs available from the "Coverage log" link on the + test suite result pages. To accumulate cover data over + all tests, the 'export' option had to be used in the + cover spec file. This was not well documented, and the + functionality was quite confusing.</p> + <p> + Using the 'nodes' option in the cover spec file would + fail when the test run consisted of multiple tests, since + the specified nodes would only be included in the cover + analysis of the first test.</p> + <p> + The repeated compilation and analysis of the same modules + was also very time consuming.</p> + <p> + To overcome these problems, ct will now only cover + compile and analyze modules once per test run, i.e. once + for each cover spec file. The log file is available via a + new button on the top level index page. The old "Coverage + log" links on the test suite result pages still exist, + but they all point to the same log containing the + accumulated result.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-11971</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + If multiple tests would run simultaneously on different + Erlang nodes, writing their logs to the same directory, + then there would often be entries in the all_runs.html + log file showing incomplete results (all zeroes) upon + completion. This problem was caused by a bug in the + Common Test log cache mechanism, which has been fixed.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-11988 Aux Id: seq12611 </p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + +<section><title>Common_Test 1.8</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + The error generated if a test case process received an + exit from a linked process while executing + init_per_testcase/2, was handled incorrectly by Common + Test. The problem has been solved, and Common Test now + reports this type of error correctly, with proper error + reason and exit location as well.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-11643</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Running a parallel test case group with two or more + instances of the same test case would result in identical + log file names, and one test case instance would + overwrite the log file of another. This problem has been + solved.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-11644</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Application upgrade (appup) files are corrected for the + following applications: </p> + <p> + <c>asn1, common_test, compiler, crypto, debugger, + dialyzer, edoc, eldap, erl_docgen, et, eunit, gs, hipe, + inets, observer, odbc, os_mon, otp_mibs, parsetools, + percept, public_key, reltool, runtime_tools, ssh, + syntax_tools, test_server, tools, typer, webtool, wx, + xmerl</c></p> + <p> + A new test utility for testing appup files is added to + test_server. This is now used by most applications in + OTP.</p> + <p> + (Thanks to Tobias Schlager)</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-11744</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + The <c>cth_surefire</c> hook would crash in + <c>pre_init_per_suite/3</c> if a previous hook returned + <c>{skip,Reason}</c> or <c>{fail,Reason}</c> instead of a + <c>Config</c> list. This error has been corrected, and + <c>cth_surefire</c> will now simply propagate the + received <c>InitData</c> value instead.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-11811</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Specs of return values are corrected for + <c>ct_netconfc:get/2,3</c>, + <c>ct_netconfc:get_config/3,4</c>, + <c>ct_netconfc:action/2,3</c>, + <c>ct_netconfc:send_rpc/2,3</c> and + <c>ct_netconfc:send/2,3</c>.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-11834 Aux Id: seq12574 </p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + ct_telnet can now log all communication taking place + during a telnet session. Previously, only information + about ct_telnet operations and commands, as well as + explicitly requested data from the server, was logged.</p> + <p> + Furthermore, a logging mechanism based on an Error Logger + event handler and a dedicated Common Test hook, + <c>cth_conn_log</c>, now makes it possible to print data + for individual connections to separate log files. Please + see the <c>ct_telnet</c> reference manual for more + information and examples.</p> + <p> + Important note: A new argument, <c>ConnName</c> has been + added to the <c>unix_telnet:connect/5</c> callback + function. This forces users that use private ct_telnet + callback modules to update their code according to + <c>unix_telnet:connect/6</c>. Please see the + <c>unix_telnet</c> reference manual and source code + module for details.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-11440 Aux Id: seq12457 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + A new timeout option has been introduced for the + <c>ct_telnet:expect/3</c> function. With + <c>{total_timeout,Time}</c> it's possible to set a time + limit for the complete expect operation. After + <c>Time</c> milliseconds, <c>expect/3</c> returns + <c>{error,timeout}</c>. The default value used if + <c>total_timeout</c> is not specified, is infinity (i.e. + no time limit). Please see the <c>ct_telnet</c> reference + manual for more information.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-11689</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Some function specs are corrected or moved and some edoc + comments are corrected in order to allow use of edoc. + (Thanks to Pierre Fenoll)</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-11702</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Test case group name information has been added to the + data sent with <c>tc_user_skip</c> and + <c>tc_auto_skip</c> event messages, as well as the data + passed in calls to the CT Hook functions + <c>on_tc_skip/3</c> and <c>on_tc_fail/3</c>. The + modification only affects the function name + element/argument. This value remains an atom if the test + case in question does not belong to a test case group. + Otherwise a tuple <c>{FuncName,GroupName}</c> + (<c>{atom(),atom()}</c>) is passed instead.</p> + <p> + Note that this change may (depending on the patterns used + for matching) require modifications of user event + handlers and hook modules. Please see the Event Handling + chapter in the Common Test User's Guide, and the + reference manual for <c>ct_hooks</c>, for details.</p> + <p> + Note also that the Test Server framework callback + function <c>report/2</c> has been modified. This change + only affects users with test frameworks interfacing Test + Server rather than Common Test. See the + <c>test_server_ctrl</c> reference manual for details.</p> + <p> + *** POTENTIAL INCOMPATIBILITY ***</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-11732 Aux Id: seq12541 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + If Common Test can't prompt the user to abort or continue + the test run when one or more test suites fail to + compile, a new option, + <c>{abort_if_missing_suites,Bool}</c>, can be used to + specify whether it should proceed with the test run, or + stop execution. The default value of <c>Bool</c> is + <c>false</c> (i.e. to proceed even if suites are + missing).</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-11769</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + + + <section><title>Known Bugs and Problems</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + common_test: Fix problems reported by Dialyzer.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-11525</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + <section><title>Common_Test 1.7.4</title> <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> |