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Re: what is the difference between appserv-tests\devtests and tests\quicklook

From: Tom Mueller <tom.mueller_at_oracle.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2012 09:03:48 -0500

I haven't ever used that area. With the exception of one update, that
tree hasn't been updated for almost 5 years, so I think it is fairly
save to say that code is no longer in use.

Tom

On 9/24/2012 9:15 PM, leisore wrote:
> HiŁ¬Tom
> Thank you for your prompt reply.
>
> I would like to ask another question on this issue.
> What about [appserv-tests/sqetests]?
>
>> The quicklook tests consist of 105 tests that run relative quickly (thus
>> the name). These tests are run as part of every build, and if a change
>> causes a test to fail, the developer gets email and expected to fix the
>> problem immediately.
>>
>> The devtests are much more extensive, consisting of thousands of tests.
>> These take much longer to run, and the way to run them varies from suite
>> to suite.
>>
>> The way that the tests are developed is different too, with quicklook
>> generally being created by a single person for the whole project (with
>> contributions from others), while the devtests are created by developers
>> that are writing the code.
>>
>> Tom
>>
>> On 9/24/2012 8:33 AM, leisore wrote:
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> I see [tests/quicklook] under the V3 source code, which also has some
>>> test cases.
>>> what's the difference between [tests/quicklook] and automated test cases
>>> [appserv-tests/devtests]?
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Leisore