BasicSystemTests

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Basic Systems - For core language support

To be implemented using C / Python / Perl / shell scripts

Tests target following components

• Locale definition
  • availability of locale definition files for the said locale
  • checking availibility of defined locale
  • test locale building (for any errors or warnings)
  • Check for default locales (console, X)
  • Test locale categories ( using glibc locale functions, in C/Python)
    • Date/time format
    • Numeric
    • Weekday/Month names.
    • Currency
  • Collation tests (using sample texts)
    • ordered sorting
    • reverse ordersorting
    • test sort command behaviour
    • test C lib, string functions
    • test glib string compare functions.

• Font availability
  • Check which fonts in font list support the language
  • Check for preinstallation of specific font packages
  • Font priority - which font having highest priority
  • Coverage map - check extent of coverage of chars (as per Unicode script range) & against the defined coverage map.

• Input
  • Check for availability of keymap
  • Keymap compilation - compile keymap for errors
  • Keymap switching -
    • Automated switching, sending random keystrokes, save the obtained chars & check if within language range.

• Packages
  • Checking for pre-installation of specific packages.
  • Check for OOo Lang pack (if available in repository/ if in installed package list) with versions
  • Check for Firefox/mozilla lang pack
  • Check for KDE lang pack
  • Check for GNOME lang pack (or for gnome desktop i18n files)