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+<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>