Considered Alternatives

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http://pythonpaste.org/scripttest/

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easy to work with

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can only trace a single directory (would not work with /etc + ~)

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extra dependency not in any distro

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robotframework

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additional (fat) dependency

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integration with cmake?

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does not allow to capture stdout, stderr + return code

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expect

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interactive testing (e.g. for kdb mount)

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quite long for simple things (e.g. check /bin/true needs 4 lines)

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new syntax for Elektra (TCL)

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additional dependency