descend into tests

Original commit message from CVS:

* Makefile.am:
* configure.ac:
descend into tests
* docs/random/thomasvs/TODO:
* tests/Makefile.am:
* tests/README:
add a README

ChangeLog

@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+2005-11-30  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* Makefile.am:
+	* configure.ac:
+	  descend into tests
+	* docs/random/thomasvs/TODO:
+	* tests/Makefile.am:
+	* tests/README:
+	  add a README
+
 2005-11-30  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
 
 	* win32/GStreamer.vcproj:

Makefile.am

@@ -11,14 +11,14 @@ aclocaldir = $(datadir)/aclocal
 aclocal_DATA = gst-element-check-@GST_MAJORMINOR@.m4
 
 SUBDIRS = \
-	gst libs plugins tools \
+	gst libs plugins tools tests \
 	docs \
 	pkgconfig po \
 	common
 
 # These are all the possible subdirs
 DIST_SUBDIRS = \
-	gst libs plugins tools \
+	gst libs plugins tools tests \
 	docs \
 	pkgconfig po \
 	common

configure.ac

@@ -488,6 +488,7 @@ po/Makefile.in
 tests/Makefile
 tests/benchmarks/Makefile
 tests/check/Makefile
+tests/misc/Makefile
 tools/Makefile
 common/Makefile
 common/m4/Makefile

docs/random/thomasvs/TODO

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+GSTREAMER
+---------
+- make plugins be documented just like in the plugins modules
+- do not link against them directly for the docs build
+- gst-i18n-lib.h is included funnily from base classes and elements

tests/Makefile.am

@@ -25,10 +25,12 @@ endif
 SUBDIRS = \
 	benchmarks	\
 	$(SUBDIRS_CHECK) \
+	misc		\
 	$(SUBDIRS_TESTS) \
 	$(SUBDIRS_EXAMPLES)
 
 # These are all the possible subdirs
 DIST_SUBDIRS = \
 	benchmarks \
-	check
+	check \
+	misc

tests/README

@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
-This directory contains various tests designed to test GStreamer's
-behavior. When these tests work, they should be recast in the form
-of regression tests and moved to ../testsuite.
+This directory contains regression tests, functionality tests, examples,
+benchmarks, ...
+
+check/
+   unit tests using the check library, non-interactive
+benchmarks/
+   benchmarks to profile pieces of GStreamer
+misc/
+   prototypes, random bits, ...
+
+old/
+   outdated tests that need to be converted to this new layout,
+   possibly use check, ported, ...