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prove6 - Run tests through a TAP harness.

prove6 [options] [files or directories]

Boolean options:

-v,  --verbose      Print all test lines.
-l,  --lib          Add 'lib' to the path for your tests (-Ilib).


     --shuffle      Run the tests in random order.


     --ignore-exit  Ignore exit status from test scripts.


     --reverse      Run the tests in reverse order.
-q,  --quiet        Suppress some test output while running tests.
-Q,  --QUIET        Only print summary results.


     --timer        Print elapsed time after each test.


     --trap         Trap Ctrl-C and print summary on interrupt.


     --help         Display this help


     --version      Display the version

Options that take arguments:

-I,  --incdir       Library paths to include.
-e,  --exec         Interpreter to run the tests ('' for compiled


                    tests.)


     --ext          Set the extensions for tests (default <t rakutest t6>)


     --harness      Define test harness to use.  See TAP::Harness.


     --reporter     Result reporter to use. See REPORTERS.
-j,  --jobs         Run N test jobs in parallel (try 9.)


     --err=stderr   Direct the test's $*ERR to the harness' $*ERR.


     --err=merge    Merge test scripts' $*ERR with their $*OUT.


     --err=ignore   Ignore test script' $*ERR.

If no files or directories are supplied, prove6 looks for all files matching the pattern t/*.t.

Colored test output is the default, but if output is not to a terminal, color is disabled.

Color support requires Terminal::ANSIColor on Unix-like platforms. If the necessary module is not installed colored output will not be available.

If the tests fail prove6 will exit with non-zero status.

-e

Normally you can just pass a list of Perl 6 tests and the harness will know how to execute them. However, if your tests are not written in Perl 6 or if you want all tests invoked exactly the same way, use the -e switch:

prove6 -e='/usr/bin/ruby -w' t/
prove6 -e='/usr/bin/perl -Tw -mstrict -Ilib' t/
prove6 -e='/path/to/my/customer/exec'

--err

  • --err=stderrDirect the test's $*ERR to the harness' $*ERR.This is the default behavior.
  • --err=mergeIf you need to make sure your diagnostics are displayed in the correct order relative to test results you can use the --err=merge option to merge the test scripts' $*ERR into their $*OUT.This guarantees that $*OUT (where the test results appear) and $*ERR (where the diagnostics appear) will stay in sync. The harness will display any diagnostics your tests emit on $*ERR.Caveat: this is a bit of a kludge. In particular note that if anything that appears on $*ERR looks like a test result the test harness will get confused. Use this option only if you understand the consequences and can live with the risk.PS: Currently not supported.
  • --err=ignoreIgnore the test script' $*ERR

--trap

The --trap option will attempt to trap SIGINT (Ctrl-C) during a test run and display the test summary even if the run is interrupted

prove6 introduces a separation between "options passed to the perl which runs prove" and "options passed to the perl which runs tests"; this distinction is by design. Thus the perl which is running a test starts with the default $*REPO. Additional library directories can be added via the PERL6LIB environment variable, via -Ifoo in PERL6OPT or via the -Ilib option to prove6.