Xtext Release Engineering

Xtext build server

This documentation relates to Xtext version 2 which is currently under development. For Xtext shipped with oAW 4.3 consult sourceforge.org

Build FAQ

How do I add a plug-in ?

• Add your plug-in to one of the features. Make sure its dependencies also listed in the feature.
• Add an entry in the maps file

/org.eclipse.xtext.releng/maps/xtext.map

• If your plug-in has additional dependencies to third-party frameworks, make sure to select them on the Xtext build page.

--Jan.koehnlein.itemis.de 06:02, 23 July 2008 (EDT)

How do I trigger a build ?

• Go to the Xtext build page.
• Don't forget to add put your email address.
• Click on build.

--Jan.koehnlein.itemis.de 06:02, 23 July 2008 (EDT)

Test FAQ

How do I add a test plug-in ?

• Name your plug-in like

<plugin-to-be-tested>.tests

• Generate a test suite, e.g. by running the Xtext Tools->Create Test Suite action, provided by org.eclipse.xtext.testcollector. Make sure the test suite is in an exported package.

• Add file test.xml to the root of the test plug-in
  • Copy the contents from an existing test plug-in.
  • Add it to the binary build by checking it in the build.properties editor.
  • Adapt the properties plugin-name and classname.
  • Choose the right target to run. There are two possibilities:
    • ui-test plug-in test needing a workbench
    • core-test headless plug-in test

• Add an entry in the target tmf of the Ant file /org.eclipse.xtext.releng/builder/tests/scripts/test.xml e.g.

<antcall target="runtests">
   <param name="testPlugin" value="${my.plugin.tests}"/>
   <param name="report" value="my.plugin.tests"/>
</antcall>

--Jan.koehnlein.itemis.de 06:05, 23 July 2008 (EDT)

Why does my test suite fail / not run?

• Plug-in dependencies must not be declared using package dependencies.

--Jan.koehnlein.itemis.de 08:02, 23 July 2008 (EDT)

Why does my test fail mysteriously on the build server, while it succeeds perfectly on my machine ?

• Do you have an encoding problem? The build sever is using a native encoding.
• The build server currently only runs plug-in tests. Make sure your tests run as JUnit Plug-in tests and not as plain JUnit tests only.

--Jan.koehnlein.itemis.de 08:13, 23 July 2008 (EDT)