Re: [gentoo-java] contributing to Gentoo Java

["robert burrell donkin" <robertburrelldonkin@gmail.com>]

On 9/23/06, Vlastimil Babka <caster@gentoo.org> wrote:
> William L. Thomson Jr. wrote:
> > This might be a case where a patch is required to remove the test target
> > from depends unless the test USE flag or etc is set.
>
> Actually, even in case of FEATURES=test (and USE=test), you want to
> remove the test target from depends. Because testing (including building
> of the test cases, often done in compile-tests target upon which test
> target depends) should be invoked in src_test() phase, not in
> src_compile() as part of main build process. So you patch build.xml in
> any case, and do something like "eant test" in src_test().

i'm currently preparing content for a guide for apache releases for
use in the incubator (through which all new projects enter). advice on
best practices will be included.

being able to selectively turn off tests sounds like it be suitable
for inclusion.

anyone else care to offer any other advise on how to create more
friendly builds etc...?

- robert
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