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diff --git a/lib/test_server/doc/src/notes.xml b/lib/test_server/doc/src/notes.xml index c6c166c796..d05626094a 100644 --- a/lib/test_server/doc/src/notes.xml +++ b/lib/test_server/doc/src/notes.xml @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -<?xml version="1.0" encoding="latin1" ?> +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE chapter SYSTEM "chapter.dtd"> <chapter> @@ -32,6 +32,110 @@ <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> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Test Server installed an error handler (test_server_h) + only to be able to write the name of the current test + case to stdout whenever it received an error- or progress + report. This functionality was not useful and has been + removed. The built-in Common Test hook, cth_log_redirect, + has instead been improved to now also tag all error- and + progress reports in the log with suite-, group-, and/or + test case name.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-11263 Aux Id: seq12251 </p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + A new log, the "Pre- and Post Test I/O Log", has been + introduced, which makes it possible to capture error- and + progress reports, as well as printouts made with ct:log/2 + and ct:pal/2, before and after a test run. (Some minor + improvements of the logging system have been made at the + same time). Links to the new log are found on the Common + Test Framework Log page. The Common Test User's Guide has + been updated with information about the new log and also + with a new section on how to synchronize external + applications with Common Test by means of the CT Hook + init and terminate functions.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-11272</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + + + <section><title>Known Bugs and Problems</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Test Server: Report auto_skipped in major log.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-11297</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + <section><title>Test_Server 3.6.2</title> <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> |