Bug 83335

Summary:	KDevelop should have automated test suite for application templates
Product:	[Applications] kdevelop	Reporter:	Brad Hards <bradh>
Component:	general	Assignee:	kdevelop-bugs-null
Status:	RESOLVED INTENTIONAL
Severity:	wishlist
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	unspecified
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description Brad Hards 2004-06-14 03:57:59 UTC

Version:           3.0.90 (CVS) (using KDE Devel)
Compiler:          gcc version 3.3.3 20040412 (Red Hat Linux 3.3.3-7)
 Configured with: ../configure --prefix=/usr --mandir=/usr/share/man --infodir=/usr/share/info --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --disable-checking --disable-libunwind-exceptions --with-system-zlib --enable-__cxa_atexit --host=i386-redhat-linux
Thread model: posix
OS:                Linux

At bug:83334, I reported a problem with KOffice Part application template.

It would be nice if KOffice had an automated (or at least mostly-automated) system to test that all application templates will install, configure, build and ideally run. This would help to prevent regressions.

I imagine a DCOP based script that iterates through each template, creating a project that uses that template, running automake & friends / qmake / whatever as appropriate and checking that it builds.  The script might need some priming to know what is the correct action for each project, or it might be able to tell from the project file/files.

Comment 1 Brad Hards 2004-06-14 04:03:58 UTC

Even if this didn't work for every template (or there were expected failures), it should at least work for every KDE and KDevelop template.

Comment 2 Michel Nolard 2004-11-15 12:16:06 UTC

I find this very interesting and very useful ... especially when we are using some home made project templates for own use.

Comment 3 Andreas Pakulat 2008-06-29 20:15:03 UTC

Wontfix, its insane to expect to install koffice, kdesdk, <your favourite app for which kdevelop has a template> prior to building kdevelop because there are tests in it that provide a koffice plugin.

Instead the templates should be properly maintained and it should be made easier to provide user-defined templates. And that is going to happen.