Deprecate symchk instead of removing it

release/smbchk.py

@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 """Collects & diffs public symobls in libcyclus.so. Used to ensure stability
 between versions. Now with 100% fewer vowels!
 
+WARNING: this file is now deprecated. It is provided here for future use and
+refactoring.
+
 The following tasks may be useful:
 
     # update the database to the most recent release tag
@@ -171,6 +174,7 @@ def check(db):
 
 
 def main(args=None):
+    raise RuntimeError("Symbol checking has been deprecated!")
     if os.name != 'posix':
         sys.exit("must be run on a posix system, "
                  "'nm' utility not compatible elsewhere.")

tests/test_smbchk.py

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 from argparse import Namespace
 
 import nose
+from nose.plugins.deprecated import DeprecatedTest
 from nose.tools import assert_equal, assert_true, assert_false, assert_raises, \
     assert_in
 
@@ -21,13 +22,15 @@
     smbchk = False
 
 def test_load():
+    raise DeprecatedTest("symbol test has been deprecated")
     if not smbchk:
         return
     ns = Namespace(filename=os.path.join(reldir, 'symbols.json'))
     db = smbchk.load(ns)
     assert_true(isinstance(db, list))
 
 def test_nm():
+    raise DeprecatedTest("symbol test has been deprecated")
     if platform.system() == 'Darwin':
         skip_then_continue("Skipping for Mac")
     if not smbchk:
@@ -39,6 +42,7 @@ def test_nm():
     assert_in("cyclus::Agent::Agent(cyclus::Context*)", syms)
 
 def test_diff():
+    raise DeprecatedTest("symbol test has been deprecated")
     if not smbchk:
         return
     db = [{'symbols': ["cyclus::Agent::Agent(cyclus::Context*)"],
@@ -50,6 +54,7 @@ def test_diff():
     assert_true(len(obs) > 0)
 
 def test_check():
+    raise DeprecatedTest("symbol test has been deprecated")
     if not smbchk:
         return
     # adds to API