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     Test::TestUtil - Utilites for Test::STDmaker and ExtUtils::SVDmaker

     Revision: A

     Version: 0.02

     Date: 2003/06/12

     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.

    This release adds low level utilites used initially in support of
    Test::STDmaker and ExtUtils::SVDmaker but may have uses in other
    modules.

    The dependency of the program modules in the Test::STDmaker
    ExtUtils::SVDmaker US DOD STD2167A bundle is as follows:

     Test::TestUtil
         Test::Tester
            DataPort::FormDB
                Test::STDmaker ExtUtils::SVDmaker

    Test system should be as short and not depend on any other modules. In
    other words, it should use just the basic core pure Perl and as little
    of the extension modules as possible. As such these utilities are a
    collection of very short methods, using core pure Perl and very few
    program modules of seemingly functionally unrelated methods.

    Some of the capabilities they provide are as follows:

    *   Methods to change file specifications from one operating system to
        another.

    *   Methods that address the issue of different new line sequences for
        different operating systems

    *   Formatting raw array tables for inclusion in PODS

    *   Picking up data from program modules

    *   Loading program modules using an *eval* and testing that the program
        module vocabulary is present.

  1.3 Document overview.

    ${DOCUMENT_OVERVIEW}

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-TestUtil-0.02
       http://www.perl.com/CPAN-local/authors/id/S/SO/SOFTDIA/Test-TestUtil-0.02

  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.

    These files are a POD derived works from the hard copy public domain
    version freely distributed by the United States Federal Government.

    The original hardcopy version is always the authoritative document and
    any conflict between the original hardcopy version governs whenever
    there is any conflict. In more explicit terms, any conflict is a
    transcription error in converting the origninal hard-copy version to
    this POD format. Software Diamonds assumes no responsible for such
    errors.

    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_TestUtil.pm                           0.02    2003/06/12 revised 0.01
     MANIFEST                                                     0.02    2003/06/12 generated, replaces 0.01
     Makefile.PL                                                  0.02    2003/06/12 generated, replaces 0.01
     README                                                       0.02    2003/06/12 generated, replaces 0.01
     lib/Test/TestUtil.pm                                         1.04    2003/06/12 revised 1.03
     t/Test/TestUtil/TestUtil.t                                   0.01    2003/06/12 unchanged
     t/Test/TestUtil/Drivers/Driver.pm                            0.01    2003/06/12 unchanged
     t/Test/TestUtil/Drivers/Generate.pm                          0.01    2003/06/12 unchanged
     t/Test/TestUtil/Drivers/IO.pm                                0.01    2003/06/12 unchanged

  3.3 Changes

    Correct failure from Josts Smokehouse"
    <Jost.Krieger+smokeback@ruhr-uni-bochum.de> test run

    t/Test/TestUtil/TestUtil....Bareword "fspec_dirs" not allowed while
    "strict subs" in use at

      /net/sunu991/disc1/.cpanplus/5.8.0/build/Test-TestUtil-0.01/blib/lib/Test/TestUtil.pm line 56.

    Changed line 56 from

     my @dirs = (fspec_dirs) ? $from_package->splitdir( $fspec_dirs ) : ();

    to

     my @dirs = ($fspec_dirs) ? $from_package->splitdir( $fspec_dirs ) : ();

    This error is troublesome since the test passed on my system using
    Active Perl under Microsoft NT. It should never have passed. This error
    is in a core method, *fspec2fspec*, that changes file specifications
    from one operating system to another operating system. This method has
    been in service unchanged for some time.

    DOCUMENT_OVERVIEW: This document releases Test::TestUtil version 0.02
    providing a description of the inventory, installation instructions and
    other information necessary to utilize and track this release.

  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-TestUtil-0.02
       http://www.perl.com/CPAN-local/authors/id/S/SO/SOFTDIA/Test-TestUtil-0.02

  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/TestUtil/TestUtil.t

  3.7 Possible problems and known errors

    This is the foundation program module for testing and must be rock solid
    to ensure the quality of the Units that it will be testing. Testing of
    this module should be proactive and not dumped upon the end-user.

    There is still much work needed to ensure the quality of this module as
    follows:

    *   State the functional requirements for each method including not only
        the GO paths but also what to expect for the NOGO paths

    *   All the tests are GO path tests. Should add NOGO tests.

    *   Add the requirements addressed as *# R: * comment to the tests

    *   Write a program to build a matrix to trace test step to the
        requirements and vice versa by parsing the *# R: * comments.
        Automatically insert the matrix in the Test::TestUtil POD.

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
     L<US DOD SVD|Docs::US_DOD::SVD>
     L<Test::TestUtil|Test::TestUtil>

