[STDCXX-910] allow locale tests to succeed without TOPDIR defined

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 4.1.2, 4.1.3, 4.2.0, 4.2.1
• Fix Version/s: 4.2.2
• Component/s: Test Driver
• Severity: Usability
• Assignee: Martin Sebor
• Reporter: Martin Sebor
• Created: 04/May/08 23:49
• Updated: 05/May/08 00:45
• Resolved: 05/May/08 00:11

Description

A number of tests fail with an ERROR when the TOPDIR environment variable is not defined, such as when running them interactively from the command line (as opposed to via the make run target). It would be nice if they didn't fail...

$ ./22.locale.time.put -q
# ERROR (S8) (5 lines):
# TEXT: the environment variable TOPDIR is undefined
# CLAUSE: lib.locale.time.put
# FILE: locale.cpp
# LINE: 221

# ERROR (S8) (4 lines):
# TEXT: failed to generate LC_TIME locale data
# CLAUSE: lib.locale.time.put
# LINE: 1881

# ERROR (S8) (5 lines):
# TEXT: the environment variable TOPDIR is undefined
# CLAUSE: lib.locale.time.put
# FILE: locale.cpp
# LINE: 221

# ERROR (S8) (4 lines):
# TEXT: failed to generate LC_TIME locale data
# CLAUSE: lib.locale.time.put
# LINE: 1881

# +-----------------------+----------+----------+----------+
# | DIAGNOSTIC            |  ACTIVE  |   TOTAL  | INACTIVE |
# +-----------------------+----------+----------+----------+
# | (S1) INFO             |      107 |      107 |       0% |
# | (S2) NOTE             |        2 |        2 |       0% |
# | (S7) ASSERTION        |        0 |     1800 |     100% |
# | (S8) ERROR            |        4 |        5 |      20% |
# +-----------------------+----------+----------+----------+
/amd/devco/sebor/stdcxx-4.2.x/tests/src/driver.cpp:1528: rw_note(): warning: test finished, cannot call