Subject: Re: --enable-tests configure option?

Re: --enable-tests configure option?

From: Jeffrey Walton <noloader_at_gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2020 21:30:18 -0400

On Thu, Jul 30, 2020 at 9:26 PM Brad House <brad_at_brad-house.com> wrote:
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> The problem is c-ares, though a C library, relies on gmock, a C++11 testing framework. We cannot guarantee there is a C++ compiler or that it supports C++11 or higher.

I don't have experience with gmock.

I think you need some sort of testing. Right now, I cannot test with
Asan, UBSan, Coverity or Enterprise Analysis. That is a major handicap
for the library.

Can you re-write the self tests and avoid the dependency?

Jeff
Received on 2020-07-31