From 395d55e453932d6a8e87f430fc802c16285b5e6a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Marin Usalj Date: Sun, 8 Dec 2013 22:04:54 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] add thanks xctool note --- README.md | 8 +++++--- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index b42c22ef..f337f51a 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -23,20 +23,22 @@ It's even a bit faster than `xcodebuild` only, since it saves your terminal some - tun / tap (not yet implemented. possible solution for most CI servers) -## XCPretty isn't +## Have you just cloned xctool? Unlike [xctool](https://github.com/facebook/xctool), `xcpretty` isn't a build tool. It relies on `xcodebuild` to do the build process, and it formats the output. +By the time when [xctool](https://github.com/facebook/xctool) was made, `xcodebuild` +wasn't aware of the `test` command. That means, running tests in general via CLI was a pain. +At this point, `xcodebuild` has got improved a lot, and it's ready to be used directly. + ## Why? There are many usages of this tool. Let me give you some ideas: - - Xcode's test tools are close to useless. Failures in a sidebar, non-dettachable console,... You can use `xcpretty` to build your next Xcode test runner plugin - Run tests each time you hit save. The output is minimal, so go and wire it up with Kicker or Guard and be a real hipster! - Mine Bitcoins. You can't with this tool, but you'll be so productive that you can earn all the money and buy them!!!1! - ## Benchmark A smaller project ([ObjectiveSugar](https://github.com/mneorr/objectivesugar)) with a fast suite