Re: init.sh features

[Bruno Haible]

Hi Jim,

> I had already converted tests/test-xstrtol.sh.
> This continues the process with the other test-xstrto*.sh scripts

What are, in summary, the benefits of init.sh? I'm wondering whether
we might be putting in features here that are not available tests
written entirely in C.

As far as I can see, init.sh
  - allows to use $(...) and similar unportable shell features,
  - allows to drop $EXEEXT from executable names,
  - interoperates better with automake's parallel tests mode
    when tests are skipped,
  - allows the user to enable verbose output, by setting an environment
    variable,
  - provides a library of shell functions.

What else, did I miss?

Bruno