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List:       gcc-fortran
Subject:    Re: Fortran testing strategies
From:       Tobias.Schlueter () Physik ! Uni-Muenchen ! DE
Date:       2005-07-28 14:56:54
Message-ID: 1122562614.42e8f236ae7bc () www ! cip ! physik ! uni-muenchen ! de
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Quoting Andreas Voellmy <andreas.voellmy@gmail.com>:

> I'm pretty new to this list. I've noticed a lot of posts mentioning
> test suites. I'm wondering if someone could describe how the fortran
> test suites are implemented. Are they written with the help of a test
> framework, maybe something like the xUnit frameworks? Are there some
> useful utility functions people have developed?
>
> I'm asking because I am adding some new features on a large fortran
> project and I'd like to incorporate unit testing on these new
> features. It would be great if anyone can share their test strategies
> here.

Please note that we're testing the compiler, so your requirements might be
different.  We're using the dejagnu testing framework, which is not really
something we enjoy.  A good start for documentation on gcc's testsuite can be
found here: http://gcc.gnu.org/wiki/TestingGCC

HTH,
- Tobias Schlüter



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