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authorDon Bright <hugh.m.bright@gmail.com>2013-09-13 01:03:27 (GMT)
committerDon Bright <hugh.m.bright@gmail.com>2013-09-13 01:03:27 (GMT)
commit30fd8b250af29c16dc25013b4aceb91cf51a7432 (patch)
tree426ea407c087c6dfa4d75e0200a45f6df69b692a /doc
parentd6a57b89682ed7991744dc142e9af21d5e74cb83 (diff)
little tweaks, cleanups, tab fixing, eliminating comments
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diff --git a/doc/testing.txt b/doc/testing.txt
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@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@ Running regression tests:
Prerequisites: cmake, python, ImageMagick 6.5.9.3 or newer
-First, get a working qmake GUI build. It is used by the tests.
-Next, get MCAD installed by using 'git submodule update --init'
+First, get a working qmake GUI build of the main openscad binary. It is
+used by the tests. Next, get MCAD installed by using
+
+ 'git submodule update --init'
A) Building test environment
@@ -67,18 +69,6 @@ This is almost the same as adding a new regression test:
Migration away from dedicated regression tests:
-----------------------------------------------
-As the main OpenSCAD binary gained the capability to output PNG renderings,
-the necessity for dedicated test binaries went away; for many test, OpenSCAD
-is now directly called, resulting in better test coverage and less code to
-maintain.
-
-So far, the following tests have been fully converted to use the main binary:
-
-* moduledumptest
-* csgtermtest
-* cgalpngtest
-* opencsgtest
-
Two tests still need an intermediate script that mangles away timestamps and
near-zero floating point numbers:
@@ -89,7 +79,6 @@ near-zero floating point numbers:
Some tests are yet to be converted:
* csgtexttest -- verify whether this is not redundant with dumptest
-* throwntogethertest -- should be a .png output mode
These look like tests, but are not actually in use:
contact: Jan Huwald // Impressum