RE: UK Informix meeting...

Martin Fuerderer wrote > > Every night, the products are built from scratch (i.e. all > objects are compiled anew, libraries built and then binaries > are linked). The resulting products are then installed on > test machines and tests are run against the products. All > this and the following is done on different platforms as well > (i.e. not just on the development platform). > > Not all tests are running on one machine in one night. > Tests are "striped" across the test machines and the > combination of test/machine is rotated. > This way still all the tests are run every night. > > These tests ensure that if a new source code change causes a > problem (aka "regression") this gets caught very early in the > cycle and thus will be fixed early > (immediately) for the next night's run. > > For this to work, all the tests need to be automated so that > they can be run in an automated complex test framework. > Results are kept for reference in a ... > you guessed it ... IDS database. :) > > Additionally to these tests, there are other, more complex > tests plus so called stress tests that are not fully > automated but are still run at regular intervals. > > I hope this satisfies your curiosity. :) Almost ... ;-) How many of these tests are done on Tru64 ? Colin Bull ======================================================================= This email may contain confidential and privileged information and is intended for the named or authorised recipients only. If you are not the named or authorised recipient of this email, please note that any copying, distribution, disclosure or use of its contents is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error please notify the sender immediately and then destroy it. The views expressed in this email are not necessarily those held by VNL, and VNL does not accept any liability for any action taken in reliance on the contents of this message. VNL does not guarantee that the integrity of this email has been maintained, nor that it is free of viruses, interceptions or interference. _______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned for all known viruses by the MessageLabs Email Security System. _______________________________________________________________________ sending to informix-list