[rfc] [icedtea-web] make links

[Andrew Hughes]

----- Original Message -----
> * Jiri Vanek <jvanek at redhat.com> [2012-05-18 05:07]:
> > On 05/17/2012 09:42 PM, Deepak Bhole wrote:
> ...
> ...
> > >
> > >What if something goes wrong during testing and it exits before
> > >unlinking? The user system would be set to use the wrong plugin --
> > >worse
> > >yet, it could be without the user's knowledge.
> > 
> > agree - but form this point of view I'm doing the best thing right
> > now.
> > 
> > make
> > make check
> > make install
> > make links //must be run manually
> > make run-netx-dist-tests  //if  links point to something not
> > installed by this make install, then there is tests to catch this.
> > If there are no correct links all browser tests will fail
> > make unlink (or make clean) //make unlink *restores* previous
> > configuration
> > 
> 
> Ah, so something common like make test will never accidentally run
> it.
> 
> Okay, then I have no objections to this approach.
> 

Now this isn't linked to the main "make check" cycle, I see no harm
in putting this in.

But this underlying issue of not being able to test without installing needs
fixing.  Please file a bug for it.

> Cheers,
> Deepak
> 
> > >
> > >Cheers,
> > >Deepak
> > >
> > >>J.
> > >>>
> > >>>Cheers,
> > >>>Deepak
> > >>>
> > Looking forward for "whats going to happen" O:)
> > J.
> > >>
> > 
> 

Thanks,
-- 
Andrew :)

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