[LTP] Test library API changes

[Jan Stancek]

----- Original Message -----
> From: "Cyril Hrubis" <chrubis@suse.cz>
> To: "Jan Stancek" <jstancek@redhat.com>
> Cc: ltp@lists.linux.it
> Sent: Tuesday, 5 April, 2016 4:16:28 PM
> Subject: Re: [LTP] Test library API changes
> 
> Hi!
> > > Or do you have a better idea how to proceed?
> > 
> > I don't think I have. I was thinking about macros to generate
> > both prototypes, but that would probably get messy soon.
> > 
> > One related idea I had for more "visual separation", was to
> > create subdir, e.g. include/oldlib and move all oldlib exclusive
> > headers there. And then add  that dir to include dirs in CFLAGS,
> > so nothing changes for tests.
> > 
> > Then (if I get the big picture), we could tell: "if you're looking
> > for a function for your newlib test, just avoid _fn headers
> > and anything in oldlib subdir". And same would apply for adding new
> > functions to newlib.
> > 
> > What I image people do to discover these functions is search in
> > ltp/include,
> > and I'm guessing they'll get up to 3 hits: old header (which may or may not
> > have old_ in name), _fn header and tst_ header.
> > 
> > This is what made me think if we can somehow steer them to look
> > at newlib headers first.
> 
> I've added a patch on the top of the one that adds the new library that
> moves the old headers to include/old. Now only config.h, tst_* headers
> and safe_*fn.h are directly in include.

Thanks, include dir looks more tidy to me now.

I don't have any other ideas / comments / questions. I went mostly through
lib changes, I checked converted testcases only briefly.

Overall, I think we can merge it. I'd suggest to extend our usual
test/freeze time before release to make sure people have enough
time to try it. 

Regards,
Jan