[Zope3-dev] Linux Test Results - Zope 3 - Not OK :-(

[Guido van Rossum]

>     GvR> I propose that we add an explicit option to test.py to use
>     GvR> the build subtree, rather than trying to guess.  Guessing is
>     GvR> too error-prone.
> 
> If you give -b to test.py it will use the build subtree, and if you
> give -B it will use the in-place tree.  A side effect <wink> of those
> options is to build the system either in build or in-place.
> 
> I think those are probably good enough -- we can just rip out the
> guessing code, which is I think just a few lines in test.py.  It only
> guesses if you don't give -b or -B.  Should -b/-B be required?  If
> not, then maybe use an inplace build (although that's a kind of a
> guess too)?
> 
> If you don't get to it before I get in the office, I'll do it in about
> 1/2 hour.

When called from the Makefile, the build started by -b/-B is
redundant, because the Makefile already has a dependency on a target
that does the proper build.  And setup.py takes quite a while before
it discovers it has nothing to do.  So I'd rather see a *separate*
option to force it to use the build subdirectory, and default to doing
it inline.

--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)