Testing stuff



Rupert Swarbrick wrote:

> I was just wondering if anyone else had comments about lisp/maxima
> tests? Specifically:
> 
> - Should there be a test framework allowing one to make tests in lisp
> - If so, roll our own or use an existing one - possibly via
> asdf-install or something?
> - If not, what's the best way to write tests for internal functions
> from a .mac file? Should it just be lines starting with :lisp ?

There's some "coverage" technique, which is visually very interesting:
see how it works for some Perl file:

http://www.test-smoke.org/perlcover31666/-home-abeltje-Test-Smoke-perl-current-gcov-pp_hot-c.html

I wonder if this is possible for LISP also?
If yes, this could be very fruitful for such tasks you're observing to
implement.

BR,
Vadim