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     Test::Tech - Extends the Test program module

     Revision: C

     Version: 0.03

     Date: 2003/06/16

     Prepared for: General Public 

     Prepared by:  SoftwareDiamonds.com E<lt>support@SoftwareDiamonds.comE<gt>

     Copyright: copyright © 2003 Software Diamonds

     Classification: NONE

1.0 SCOPE
    This paragraph identifies and provides an overview of the released
    files.

  1.1 Indentification

    This release is a collection of Perl modules that extend the
    capabilities of the Perl language.

  1.2 System overview

    The system is the Perl programming language software. The system does
    not have any hardware. The Perl programming language contains two
    features that are utilized by this release:

    1   Program Modules to extend the languages

    2   Plain Old Documentation (POD) that may be embedded in the language

    These features are established by the referenced documents.

    The Test::Tech module extends the capabilities of the Test module as
    follows:

    *   Correctly compares almost any data structure by passing the
        variables through *Data::Dumper* before making the comparision

    *   Adds a method to skip the rest of the tests upon a critical failure

    *   Adds a method to generate demos that appear as an interactive
        session using the methods under test

    *   Inherits the methods from the Test::Util module

    The Test::Tech module is an integral part of the US DOD SDT2167A bundle
    of modules. The dependency of the program modules in the US DOD STD2167A
    bundle is as follows:

     Test::TestUtil
         Test::Tech
            DataPort::FileType::FormDB DataPort::DataFile
                Test::STDmaker ExtUtils::SVDmaker

  1.3 Document overview.

    This document releases Test::Tech version 0.03 providing description of
    the inventory, installation instructions and other information necessary
    to utilize and track this release.

3.0 VERSION DESCRIPTION
    All file specifications in this SVD use the Unix operating system file
    specification.

  3.1 Inventory of materials released.

  3.1.1 Files.

    This document releases the file found at the following repository:

       http://www.softwarediamonds/packages/Test-Tech-0.03
       http://www.perl.com/CPAN-local/authors/id/S/SO/SOFTDIA/Test-Tech-0.03

  3.1.2 Copyright.

    copyright © 2003 Software Diamonds

  3.1.3 Copyright holder contact.

     603 882-0846 E<lt>support@SoftwareDiamonds.comE<gt>

  3.1.4 License.

    Software Diamonds permits the redistribution and use in source and
    binary forms, with or without modification, provided that the following
    conditions are met:

    1   Redistributions of source code, modified or unmodified must retain
        the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the
        following disclaimer.

    2   Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
        notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
        documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.

    SOFTWARE DIAMONDS, http://www.SoftwareDiamonds.com, PROVIDES THIS
    SOFTWARE 'AS IS' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT
    NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
    FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL SOFTWARE
    DIAMONDS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
    SPECIAL,EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
    TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,DATA, OR
    PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF
    LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING USE
    OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN
    ANY WAY OUT OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.

  3.2 Inventory of software contents

    The content of the released, compressed, archieve file, consists of the
    following files:

     file                                                         version date       comment
     ------------------------------------------------------------ ------- ---------- ------------------------
     lib/Docs/Site_SVD/Test_Tech.pm                               0.03    2003/06/16 revised 0.02
     MANIFEST                                                     0.03    2003/06/16 generated, replaces 0.02
     Makefile.PL                                                  0.03    2003/06/16 generated, replaces 0.02
     README                                                       0.03    2003/06/16 generated, replaces 0.02
     lib/Test/Tech.pm                                             1.05    2003/06/16 revised 1.04
     t/Test/Tech/tech.t                                           0.04    2003/06/16 revised 0.03
     t/Test/Tech/tech0.d                                          0.02    2003/06/13 unchanged
     t/Test/Tech/tech0.t                                          0.03    2003/06/16 revised 0.02
     t/Test/Tech/tech2.txt                                        0.01    2003/06/12 unchanged
     t/Test/Tech/tech3.txt                                        0.02    2003/06/16 revised 0.01
     t/Test/Tech/tech4.txt                                        0.03    2003/06/16 new
     t/Test/Tech/tech5.txt                                        0.03    2003/06/16 new

  3.3 Changes

    The &Data::Dumper::Dumper subroutine stringifies the iternal Perl
    variable. Different Perls keep the have different internal formats for
    numbers. Some keep them as binary numbers, while others as strings. The
    ones that keep them as strings may be well spec. In any case they have
    been let loose in the wild so the test scripts that use Data::Dumper
    must deal with them.

    Added a probe to determine how a Perl stores its internal numbers and
    added code to the test script to adjust for the difference in Perl

    ~~~~~

    ###### # This is perl, v5.6.1 built for MSWin32-x86-multi-thread # (with
    1 registered patch, see perl -V for more detail) # # Copyright
    1987-2001, Larry Wall # # Binary build 631 provided by ActiveState Tool
    Corp. http://www.ActiveState.com # Built 17:16:22 Jan 2 2002 # # # Perl
    may be copied only under the terms of either the Artistic License or the
    # GNU General Public License, which may be found in the Perl 5 source
    kit. # # Complete documentation for Perl, including FAQ lists, should be
    found on # this system using `man perl' or `perldoc perl'. If you have
    access to the # Internet, point your browser at http://www.perl.com/,
    the Perl Home Page. # # ~~~~~~~ # # Wall, Christiansen and Orwant on
    Perl internal storage # # Page 351 of Programming Perl, Third Addition,
    Overloadable Operators # quote: # # Conversion operators: "", 0+, bool #
    These three keys let you provide behaviors for Perl's automatic
    conversions # to strings, numbers, and Boolean values, respectively. # #
    ~~~~~~~ # # Internal Storage of Perls that are in the wild # # string -
    Perl v5.6.1 MSWin32-x86-multi-thread, ActiveState build 631, binary #
    number - Perl version 5.008 for solaris # # Perls in the wild with
    internal storage of string may be mutants that need to # be hunted down
    killed. #

    ######## # Probe Perl for internal storage method # my $probe = 3; my
    $actual = Dumper([0+$probe]); my $internal_storage = 'undetermine'; if(
    $actual eq Dumper([5]) ) { $internal_storage = 'number'; } elsif (
    $actual eq Dumper(['3']) ) { $internal_storage = 'string'; }

  3.4 Adaptation data.

    This installation requires that the installation site has the Perl
    programming language installed. Installation sites running Microsoft
    Operating systems require the installation of Unix utilities. An
    excellent, highly recommended Unix utilities for Microsoft operating
    systems is unxutils by Karl M. Syring. A copy is available at the
    following web sites:

     http://unxutils.sourceforge.net
     http://packages.SoftwareDiamnds.com

    There are no other additional requirements or tailoring needed of
    configurations files, adaptation data or other software needed for this
    installation particular to any installation site.

  3.5 Related documents.

    There are no related documents needed for the installation and test of
    this release.

  3.6 Installation instructions.

    To installed the release file, use the CPAN module in the Perl release
    or the INSTALL.PL script at the following web site:

     http://packages.SoftwareDiamonds.com

    Follow the instructions for the the chosen installation software.

    The distribution file is at the following respositories:

       http://www.softwarediamonds/packages/Test-Tech-0.03
       http://www.perl.com/CPAN-local/authors/id/S/SO/SOFTDIA/Test-Tech-0.03

  3.6.1 Installation support.

    If there are installation problems or questions with the installation
    contact

     603 882-0846 E<lt>support@SoftwareDiamonds.comE<gt>

  3.6.2 Installation Tests.

    Most Perl installation software will run the following test script(s) as
    part of the installation:

     t/Test/Tech/tech.t

  3.7 Possible problems and known errors

    There are no open issures.

4.0 NOTES
    The following are useful acronyms:

    .d  extension for a Perl demo script file

    .pm extension for a Perl Library Module

    .t  extension for a Perl test script file

    DID Data Item Description

    POD Plain Old Documentation

    STD Software Test Description

    SVD Software Version Description

2.0 SEE ALSO
    Test::TestUtil
    Test::Tech
    DataPort::FileType::FormDB
    DataPort::DataFile
    Test::STDmaker
    ExtUtils::SVDmake
    US DOD Software Version Description (SVD) DID
    US DOD Software Test Description (STD) DID
    US DOD Software Development Standard
