Re: Installed tests - parallel installability

[Tristan Van Berkom <tristan upstairslabs com>]

On Sun, 2016-03-13 at 15:33 +0100, Sébastien Wilmet wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Currently the installed tests [1] of libraries are not parallel
> installable.

Hi Sébastien,

  A.) The change that you propose for GTK+-3's install path for
      installed tests is harmless as far as I can see, no
      reason to object.

  B.) Claiming that they are not parallel installable is a bit
      dramatic.

      When GTK+-4 is released, it should install it's tests in a
      separate path in order to be parallel installable with GTK+3,
      there is no reason why the current install path is a real
      problem looking forward.
      (they could continue to be installed in ...installed-tests/gtk+
      while GTK+-4 tests be installed in another directory).

Cheers,
    -Tristan

> For example the GTK+ tests are installed in:
> .../installed-tests/gtk+/
>
> When GTK+ 4 will be released, it would be nice to still run the GTK+
> 3
> tests. Especially because GTK+ 3 will be advertised as more stable.
> But
> I guess this is true for any library (except when security holes are
> not
> fixed in old versions).
>
> So for GTK+ 3, the tests should probably be installed in:
> .../installed-tests/gtk+-3.0/
>
> No?
>
> Sébastien
>
> [1] https://wiki.gnome.org/Initiatives/GnomeGoals/InstalledTests
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