Arndt von Staa
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A test automation framework is presented. This framework is specifically geared towards modules written in C. Initially an abridged description of the key testing concepts is presented. Afterwards two test automation approaches are described. The first one uses a specific test module containing functions that exercise the module being tested. In this approach, the test suite corresponds to the source code of the test control module. The second approach is based on a framework that must be instantiated to test a specific module. The instantiated test control module implements a test script interpreter. In this approach one or more tests scripts specifically geared to sufficiently test the given module defines the test suite. Afterwards techniques to control memory leakage control and test coverage are introduced. The article emphasizes incremental development of programs as well as of modules, combining this with a test driven development approach..
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The AutoTest library is built using CMake (version 2.8 or newer) on all platforms.
On most systems you can build the library using the following commands
$ mkdir build && cd build
$ cmake ..
$ make
To install the library you can use the following command:
$ sudo make install