[Zope-dev] Next Step to Bug Resolution???

[Chris Withers]

Hedley Roos wrote:
> Chris mentioned unit tests. You do not have to write a new unit test.
> What is required is to have a look at the tests and then identify one
> that is relevant to your problematic method. This test should be very
> easy to read. The "hard" part is for you to expand this test to
> demonstrate the exception. This will typically require a few lines of
> code but since you already fixed a bug I assume it won't be hard to
> do.

Actually, I disagree with you here... big bloated tests that test huge 
amounts in one go is not the way to go. I'd suggest that if it's a 
specific problem, a new test should be added that does the absolute 
minimum to demonstrate the bug...

> Then you have to run all the other tests to check that you haven't
> broken anything else by doing ./bin/instance test -s zope.something.
> 
> Finally create a patch file and attach it to your original report on
> the tracker.
> 
> Mmm, after writing all this I can see why it is a pain. 

I can't. The testrunner is already there and buildout-based development 
makes it trivial to run. svn already does the patch creation for you:

$ svn diff

> be able to get past that bit. Perhaps a kind Zope dev will pick up on
> this.

Unlikely with his attitude...

Chris

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