TestingDocumentation

Revision 16 as of 2013-02-12 20:50:29

Clear message

Preliminary

Testing team at Launchpad https://launchpad.net/~ubuntustudio-testers

  • ISO testing - Catch bugs, report them, get them fixed
  • Desktop and Application Testing - Catch bugs, report them, get them fixed
  • Performance Testing - Look for parameters that affect system performance

Possible Tools

  • Autopilot

  • UTAH

  • rt-tests (Debian/Ubuntu package)
  • Good old scripting

ISO Testing

Desktop and Application Testing

  • Automated testing for making sure all applications are able to start.
  • Automated testing for the most common workflows (audio specifically)
  • Manual testing is less structured and lets you find wierder bugs

important variables

  • Hardware (CPU, GPU, Audio device, etc)
  • Graphic Drivers (free vs proprietary)

Performance Testing

  • Automated kernel testing with different configs used on the kernel (audio and kernel testing separately)
  • Automated process testing to measure impact of running services on audio performance (audio testing)
  • Automated rtirq testing