[xsd-users] Adding error tests to xsd

[Ray Lischner]

We made some changes to xsd-3.2.0, and have added tests for our changes. Among the changes are new error cases, which we also want to test. The problem is that I cannot figure out how to incorporate the error tests into the build framework.

In particular, I want to try running xsd and expect it to exit with a non-zero return code. If xsd exits with a zero return code, that indicates a test failure. Then I want to check the output from xsd and veriyf that it contains the error message that I expect.

The build framework is very easy to change for adding conventional files and build rules, but I do not understand it well enough to add new kinds of build rules and actions. I appreciate any help you can offer. Thank you.

Ray Lischner,
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