normalise nimble file (#158)

* normalise nimble file

* loop args

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
 
     name: '${{ matrix.target.os }}-${{ matrix.target.cpu }} (Nim ${{ matrix.branch }})'
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.builder }}
-    continue-on-error: ${{ matrix.branch == 'version-1-6' || matrix.branch == 'devel' }}
+    continue-on-error: ${{ matrix.branch == 'devel' }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v2

.gitignore

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-nimcache
+nimcache/
 *.exe
 nimble.develop
 nimble.paths
+/build/

stew.nimble

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ packageName   = "stew"
 version       = "0.1.0"
 author        = "Status Research & Development GmbH"
 description   = "Backports, standard library candidates and small utilities that don't yet deserve their own repository"
-license       = "Apache License 2.0"
+license       = "MIT or Apache License 2.0"
 skipDirs      = @["tests"]
 
 requires "nim >= 1.2.0",
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ let styleCheckStyle = if (NimMajor, NimMinor) < (1, 6): "hint" else: "error"
 let cfg =
   " --styleCheck:usages --styleCheck:" & styleCheckStyle &
   (if verbose: "" else: " --verbosity:0 --hints:off") &
-  " --skipParentCfg --skipUserCfg"
+  " --skipParentCfg --skipUserCfg --outdir:build --nimcache:build/nimcache -f"
 
 proc build(args, path: string) =
   exec nimc & " " & lang & " " & cfg & " " & flags & " " & args & " " & path
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ proc run(args, path: string) =
 
 task test, "Run all tests":
   build "", "tests/test_helper"
-  run "--threads:off", "tests/all_tests"
-  run "--threads:on -d:nimTypeNames", "tests/all_tests"
-  run "--threads:on -d:noIntrinsicsBitOpts -d:noIntrinsicsEndians",
-      "tests/all_tests"
+  for args in [
+    "--threads:off",
+    "--threads:on -d:nimTypeNames",
+    "--threads:on -d:noIntrinsicsBitOpts -d:noIntrinsicsEndians"
+  ]: run args, "tests/all_tests"

tests/test_io2.nim

@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ import unittest2
 import std/[osproc, strutils]
 import ../stew/io2
 
+from os import getAppDir
+
 when defined(posix):
   from std/posix import EAGAIN
 
@@ -540,31 +542,27 @@ suite "OS Input/Output procedures test suite":
 
     proc lockTest(path: string, flags: set[OpenFlags],
                   lockType: LockType): IoResult[array[3, TestResult]] =
-      const HelperPath =
-        when defined(windows):
-          "test_helper "
-        else:
-          "tests/test_helper "
+      let helperPath = getAppDir() & "/test_helper "
       let
         handle = ? openFile(path, flags)
         lock = ? lockFile(handle, lockType)
       let res1 =
         try:
-          execCmdEx(HelperPath & path)
+          execCmdEx(helperPath & path)
         except CatchableError as exc:
           echo "Exception happens [", $exc.name, "]: ", $exc.msg
           ("", -1)
       ? unlockFile(lock)
       let res2 =
         try:
-          execCmdEx(HelperPath & path)
+          execCmdEx(helperPath & path)
         except CatchableError as exc:
           echo "Exception happens [", $exc.name, "]: ", $exc.msg
           ("", -1)
       ? closeFile(handle)
       let res3 =
         try:
-          execCmdEx(HelperPath & path)
+          execCmdEx(helperPath & path)
         except CatchableError as exc:
           echo "Exception happens [", $exc.name, "]: ", $exc.msg
           ("", -1)