exe-name regularizations for cross-platform regression-testing

go/src/auxents/auxents.go

@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ package auxents
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
-	"path"
 
 	"miller/src/auxents/regtest"
 	"miller/src/auxents/repl"
@@ -42,7 +41,14 @@ func init() {
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------
 func mlrExeName() string {
-	return path.Base(os.Args[0])
+	// TODO:
+	// This is ideal, so if someone has a 'mlr.debug' or somesuch, the messages will reflect that:
+
+	// return path.Base(os.Args[0])
+
+	// ... however it makes automated regression-testing hard, cross-platform. For example,
+	// 'mlr' vs 'C:\something\something\mlr.exe'.
+	return "mlr"
 }
 
 // ================================================================

go/src/lib/exename.go

@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 package lib
 
-import (
-	"os"
-	"path"
-)
-
 func MlrExeName() string {
-	return path.Base(os.Args[0])
+	// TODO:
+	// This is ideal, so if someone has a 'mlr.debug' or somesuch, the messages will reflect that:
+
+	// return path.Base(os.Args[0])
+
+	// ... however it makes automated regression-testing hard, cross-platform. For example,
+	// 'mlr' vs 'C:\something\something\mlr.exe'.
+	return "mlr"
 }

go/src/platform/getargs_windows.go

@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ func GetArgs() []string {
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Fprintf(
 			os.Stderr,
-			"%s: internal error: could not parse Windows raw command line: %v\n",
-			os.Args[0], err,
+			"mlr: internal error: could not parse Windows raw command line: %v\n",
+			err,
 		)
 	}
 

go/todo.txt

@@ -5,9 +5,13 @@ TOP OF LIST:
 d windows mrpl colors -- ? checking isatty also -- ?
 * more about HTTP logs in miller -- doc and encapsulate:
   mlr --icsv --implicit-csv-header --ifs space --oxtab --from elb-log put -q 'print $27'
+* PR-template etc checklists
 
 ----------------------------------------------------------------
 ! reg-test/cases-pending -- windows debug
+* cases-pending -> cases-pending-windows
+* case-c-*.sh -> cases-pending-go-port
+
 ! auto-rerun first-10 failed .cmd's w/ -vvv (verbosityLevel as argument, not this-dot)
   o parameterize that w/ a flag -- ?
 
@@ -20,18 +24,6 @@ d windows mrpl colors -- ? checking isatty also -- ?
   o doc re file format ...
   o putenvs ...
 
-* --populate functionality: automate more
-  o hand-prep the case.sh file
-  o script taking case.sh file; computing new dirname
-  o remap run_mlr -> mlr; mlr_expect_fail -> create a .should-fail
-  o expand $indir
-  o writing 000n.cmd out to new dirname
-  o running mlr regtest -p of it
-  o git rm'ing case*sh
-  o gmt rm'ing reg-test/expected/same.*
-
-! reg-test/cases-pending/...
-
 * port cases gradually over to regtest v2 ...
 
 ! suppression of 'mlr: ...' diffs .....
@@ -40,8 +32,6 @@ d windows mrpl colors -- ? checking isatty also -- ?
 ! upload artifacts
   https://github.com/actions/upload-artifact
   https://forum.nim-lang.org/t/6371
-
-* PR-template etc checklists
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