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diff --git a/lib/test_server/doc/src/notes.xml b/lib/test_server/doc/src/notes.xml index bc83231950..d05626094a 100644 --- a/lib/test_server/doc/src/notes.xml +++ b/lib/test_server/doc/src/notes.xml @@ -32,6 +32,54 @@ <file>notes.xml</file> </header> +<section><title>Test_Server 3.6.4</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p>The way Common Test handles skipping of test cases has + been updated. In previous versions, returning + <c>{skip,Reason}</c> from a configuration function (such + as init_per_suite or init_per_group), resulted in all + affected test cases getting skipped with status + <c>auto_skipped</c>. This was inappropriate, since this + status is supposed to be used to inform that Common Test + has taken the initiative to skip something (e.g. a test + case group if init_per_group failed). Therefore, in this + version of Common Test, whenever the user skips a suite, + group, or individual test case (by means of a + configuration function or test specification term), the + affected test cases get the status <c>user_skipped</c> + instead.</p> <p>This update has meant a few changes that + may affect Common Test users in various ways: <list> + <item>The test results and statistics will be affected, + which is important to know when running regression tests + and comparing results to previous test runs.</item> + <item>Users that read or parse the textual log file + <c>suite.log</c> will notice that an auto skipped + function is now reported as <c>auto_skipped</c> rather + than <c>skipped</c> as before.</item> <item>When + <c>require</c> fails in an info function (such as suite/0 + or group/1), all affected configuration functions and + test cases are marked as <c>auto_skipped</c>.</item> + <item>If Common Test detects an error in the test suite + (such as e.g. an invalid all/0 function), all affected + configuration functions and test cases are marked as + <c>auto_skipped</c>.</item> <item>If a repeated test run + session reaches a deadline with <c>force_stop</c> + enabled, all remaining test cases are marked as + <c>auto_skipped</c> rather than <c>user_skipped</c> as + before.</item> <item>The event messages that Common Test + generates during test runs have been affected by this + update. For details see OTP-11524.</item> </list> </p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-11305 Aux Id: OTP-11524 </p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + <section><title>Test_Server 3.6.3</title> <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> |