[fpc-devel] Definition of the time-fration in a TDateTime before 30/12/1899

[Michael Van Canneyt]

On Tue, 23 May 2006, Florian Klaempfl wrote:

> Peter Vreman wrote:
>>> Michael Van Canneyt wrote:
>>>>>>>> 1. fpcunit didn't exist at the time the FPC tests were implemented.
>>>>>>>> 2. Using FPCunit creates a dependency on it. The tests can run
>>>>>>>> mostly
>>>>>>>>    with only the system unit...
>>>>>>> Which dependencies? Maybe they can be reduced and a fpcunit can be
>>>>>>> added to tests?
>>>>>> fpcunit depends on not so much, but I want to avoid using the FCL in
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> testsuite... Creating a copy seems rather silly too...
>>>>> You can create an svn:external to important that one from the fcl
>>>>> without
>>>>> creating a real copy.
>>>> Good idea.
>>>>
>>>> Should we convert existing tests to fpcunit ?
>>> No, too much work, no real gain :)
>>
>> I agree here. New tests can be added with fpcunit. But the basic principe
>> of using the halt and the dotest program needs to stay in place.
>
> I see no problem to execute "high" level tests using fpcunit. Maybe we need to
> redesign our tests structure a little bit because with the current test system
> we can't test fcl, packages and friends.

If we want to do this, there are 2 options:

1. Include the test programs with the packages/fcl/rtl whatever.
2. Use a completely separate test directory, as it is now.

Personally, I am slightly in favour of 2, because 1 will require
us to put the fpcunit in the RTL. 1. will require a more thorough
rewrite of the test suite...

Michael.