<NME> tests.jl
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<MSG> Add option to change working directory for evaluation of example code (#1025)


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+using Test
+
+# for convenience, when debugging, the build step can be disabled when running the tests with
+#   julia test/workdir/tests.jl skipbuild
+if !("skipbuild" in ARGS)
+    rm(joinpath(@__DIR__, "builds"), recursive=true, force=true) # cleanup of previous test run
+    include(joinpath(@__DIR__, "make.jl"))
+end
+
+@testset "makedocs workdir" begin
+    # test for the default build
+    @test isfile(joinpath(@__DIR__, "builds", "default", "root_index.txt"))
+    @test isfile(joinpath(@__DIR__, "builds", "default", "root_file.txt"))
+    @test isfile(joinpath(@__DIR__, "builds", "default", "subdir", "subdir_index.txt"))
+    @test isfile(joinpath(@__DIR__, "builds", "default", "subdir", "subdir_file.txt"))
+
+    # absolute path
+    @test !isfile(joinpath(@__DIR__, "builds", "absolute", "root_index.txt"))
+    @test !isfile(joinpath(@__DIR__, "builds", "absolute", "root_file.txt"))
+    @test !isfile(joinpath(@__DIR__, "builds", "absolute", "subdir", "subdir_index.txt"))
+    @test !isfile(joinpath(@__DIR__, "builds", "absolute", "subdir", "subdir_file.txt"))
+    @test  isfile(joinpath(@__DIR__, "builds", "absolute-workdir", "root_index.txt"))
+    @test  isfile(joinpath(@__DIR__, "builds", "absolute-workdir", "root_file.txt"))
+    @test  isfile(joinpath(@__DIR__, "builds", "absolute-workdir", "subdir_index.txt"))
+    @test  isfile(joinpath(@__DIR__, "builds", "absolute-workdir", "subdir_file.txt"))
+
+    # relative path
+    @test !isfile(joinpath(@__DIR__, "builds", "relative", "root_index.txt"))
+    @test !isfile(joinpath(@__DIR__, "builds", "relative", "root_file.txt"))
+    @test !isfile(joinpath(@__DIR__, "builds", "relative", "subdir", "subdir_index.txt"))
+    @test !isfile(joinpath(@__DIR__, "builds", "relative", "subdir", "subdir_file.txt"))
+    @test  isfile(joinpath(@__DIR__, "builds", "relative-workdir", "root_index.txt"))
+    @test  isfile(joinpath(@__DIR__, "builds", "relative-workdir", "root_file.txt"))
+    @test  isfile(joinpath(@__DIR__, "builds", "relative-workdir", "subdir_index.txt"))
+    @test  isfile(joinpath(@__DIR__, "builds", "relative-workdir", "subdir_file.txt"))
+end

Add option to change working directory for evaluation of example code (#1025)