Re: tests for client programs

On Wed, January 15, 2014 06:30, Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> As we all know, the client programs (src/bin/) don't have any real test
>
> So I wrote something.
>
> I chose to use Perl-based tools, prove and Test::More, because those are

> [ 0001-Add-TAP-tests-for-client-programs.patch ] 32 k

I gave this a quick try.

Centos 6.5 final / perl 5.18.2

As mentioned earlier I had to install IPC::Run.

2 tests stumbled:

1. One test ( pg_ctl/t/001_start_stop.pl ) failed because I had PGDATA set. I unset all PG+ vars after that. No a big
problem but nonetheless it might be better if the test suite removes /controls the variables before running.

2. The pg_isready test failed command_fails() ('fails with no server running') because it defaults to the compiled-in
server-port (and that server was running). I added the test-designated port (65432, as defined in TestLib.pm). This
simple change is in the attached patch.

With these two changes the whole test suite passed.

Thanks,

Erik Rijkers