Re: QT3 tests: EXPath tests

Christian,

I'll have a look at the implications, but it won't be until about Feb 
10th or so. I'm not going to be in Prague, but Mike and O'Neil will be, 
so if you're there you might be able to discuss with them

John

On 28/01/2015 13:28, Christian Grün wrote:
> Hi John, hi O'Neil,
>
> Would it be possible to rewrite the Saxon test driver such that the
> "current working directory" is the directory from which the tests are
> started, and not one that is different for a particular EXPath module?
>
> In particular, this would mean that the sandpit directories would need
> to be moved up one directory in the tests. The current structure looks
> as follows:
>
>    archive
>    - sandpit
>    file
>    - sandpit
>
> I would propose the following structure:
>
>    sandpit
>    - archive
>    - file
>
> The reason for this change request is that we didn't anticipate a
> programmatic change of the current working directory. The solutions
> for this I have found for Java are generally regarded as hacks [1].
>
> What do you think? I'd be happy to update the existing tests.
> Christian
>
> [1]http://stackoverflow.com/questions/840190/changing-the-current-working-directory-in-java


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