README.markdown in autotest-4.1.4 vs README.markdown in autotest-4.2.1
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-Autotest is a continous testing facility meant to be used during
-development.
-As soon as you save a file, autotest will run the corresponding dependent tests.
+As soon as you save a file, autotest will run the matching tests.
-Requirements
-============
- * Ruby 1.6+, JRuby 1.1.2+, or rubinius
- * Test::Unit or miniunit
- * rubygems
- * diff.exe on windoze. Try http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages.html
+This is a fork of the ZenTest package to extract autotest from it.
+Improvements over ZenTest
+=========================
+ - possibility to not run all tests after a failed test passes
+ - simplified test setup
+ - simplified packaging
+ - less globals flying around
+
Install
=======
Uninstall ZenTest first, or autotest will not be found:
sudo gem uninstall ZenTest
Install:
sudo gem install autotest
To install an [AutoTest free ZenTest](http://github.com/grosser/zentest) version:
- sudo gem install grosser-zentest -s http://gems.github.com
+ sudo gem install zentest-without-autotest
-Setup
+Usage
=====
-###Options
- -f, --fast-start Do not run full tests at start
- -c, --no-full-after-failed Do not run full tests after failed test passed
+ - go to a project folder with tests/specs/...
+ - run autotest
+
+### Options
+ -f, --fast-start Do not run all tests at start
+ -c, --no-full-after-failed Do not run all tests after failed test passes
-v, --verbose Be verbose. Prints files that autotest doesn't know how to map to tests
-q, --quiet Be quiet.
-h, --help Show this.
+Tips
+====
+ - you need diff.exe on windows. Try http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages.html
+
TODO
====
- add documentation for hooks / flags
- remove globals
- cleanup bin/autotest Dir hacks / passing of globals
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License
=======
-###This is only stripped down version of ZenTest
+###This is a stripped down version of ZenTest
Stripper: [Michael Grosser](http://pragmatig.wordpress.com)
### ZenTest Authors
- http://www.zenspider.com/ZSS/Products/ZenTest/
- http://rubyforge.org/projects/zentest/
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