Re: How to check installed binaries using the same tests in the source code?

[Bruno Haible]

Santiago Vila wrote:
> The Debian CI tests are not run at build time, they are independent,
> and they are used to check if it's ok that a package in unstable
> propagates to testing.

OK, so, to summarize: While the traditional definition of 'make installcheck'
is that it runs just after 'make install' [1], Debian works with two different
environments:
  - The build environment, which creates the binaries,
  - The test environment, which can be
      - either a clone of the build environment, or
      - weeks later, an environment with different versions of supporting
        libraries and programs, with which interoperability is desired.

With this being clarified, we can think about the consequences...

Bruno

[1] GCS: "Perform installation tests (if any).  The user must build and install
    the program before running the tests."