Comments on: Running tests headless http://blog.marathontesting.com/running-tests-headless.html All things Marathon, Marathonite, Java and GUI Test automation, scripting and whatever is useful for test automation projects. Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:45:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: KD http://blog.marathontesting.com/running-tests-headless.html#comment-187 KD Wed, 17 Feb 2010 11:57:20 +0000 http://blog.marathontesting.com/?p=4#comment-187 Please drop a comment if you find something better than psexec for windows. I will update the post with the details. Please drop a comment if you find something better than psexec for windows. I will update the post with the details.

]]> By: manjana http://blog.marathontesting.com/running-tests-headless.html#comment-186 manjana Wed, 17 Feb 2010 08:11:28 +0000 http://blog.marathontesting.com/?p=4#comment-186 i've tried both os's solutions (project requirements) and here are my not(ic)es: 1. linux (unix) solution based on xvfb is perfect. it just works :) i've tested it on ubuntu and hp-ux. 2. windows solution based on psexec is tricky enough. i'm working with xp and sometimes experienced situations when psexec hangs and doesn't respond, so i was forced to kill it from taskman. there are no clear conditions for psexec hanging. also, as a minor issue - there is no console output, at least i was unable to get it. so it is not clear even where application hung. going to check other solutions. have heard something about runprocess. i’ve tried both os’s solutions (project requirements) and here are my not(ic)es:

1. linux (unix) solution based on xvfb is perfect. it just works :) i’ve tested it on ubuntu and hp-ux.

2. windows solution based on psexec is tricky enough. i’m working with xp and sometimes experienced situations when psexec hangs and doesn’t respond, so i was forced to kill it from taskman. there are no clear conditions for psexec hanging. also, as a minor issue - there is no console output, at least i was unable to get it. so it is not clear even where application hung.

going to check other solutions. have heard something about runprocess.

]]> By: Harry http://blog.marathontesting.com/running-tests-headless.html#comment-124 Harry Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:24:45 +0000 http://blog.marathontesting.com/?p=4#comment-124 So what you need is not really "headless" mode, but "simulated head" mode :) So what you need is not really “headless” mode, but “simulated head” mode :)

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