Re: Tests in core depending on GNU ELPA packages

[Stefan Monnier]

>> Also, the proposed bundling doesn't let Emacs's own code depend on GNU
>> ELPA code, so it still wouldn't allow us to use `dash.el` inside Emacs.
>>
>> I don't see any need to "solve" or discuss those issues before we can
>> bundle packages.
>
> Nice work reorganizing GNU ELPA.
>
> As part of my work on bug#43566, I'd like to add a test to
> test/lisp/net/ntlm-tests.el that depends on the GNU ELPA packages
> ws-server and url-http-ntlm.  I'd prefer the test to be in core rather
> than GNU ELPA, since it's specifically to prevent ntlm.el regressions
> introduced by core changes (e.g., url).
>
> Can you suggest a way to accomplish this?

You could add the tests and mark them (skip-unless (fboundp '...)).
This means they won't be tested in the "normal" regression tests where
those extra packages aren't installed, but at least anyone could run them
by installing the corresponding packages.


        Stefan