Expect-lite 4.8.0 Improved Debugger Released

Craig Miller — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 02:31:34 -0000

Integrated Debugger Improvements
o Show Env - displays expect-lite counters, directive status, logging file name (if used), EL environment variables
o Improved instant-interact (break point) when stopped on a long expect wait time
Added Variable unset, useful for shell variables, and pseudo-arrays
Added user defined return code with *TERM <N>
Fixed fuzzy expect when looking for zero e.g. ~<(0)

Release 4.1.0 - Library Release

Craig Miller — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 20:24:40 -0000

Release 4.1.0 fixes a few issues in the multi-session command *FORK, as well as introduces a new Library Mode, for integration into native TCL environments. It allows the integration of the ease of expect-lite scripting with more a complex TCL-based regression system

Release 4.0.1 - Debugger Release

Craig Miller — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 23:45:52 -0000

Version 4.0.1 is compatible with previous versions, but introduces a power new debugger supporting breakpoints, step/skip, copy/paste into a running script.
Added Env Var support: EL_CONNECT_METHOD, EL_CONNECT_USER, EL_CONNECT_ PASS, EL_DELAY_WAIT_FOR_HOST
Add $arg0 to <esc>v *SHOW VARs command
Added self test scripts for IDE
Native method to make scripts executable
#!/usr/bin/env expect-lite
Created bashrc as example for setting env vars to customize expect-lite

Release 3.7.1

Craig Miller — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 01:58:05 -0000

Added more logging control with *EXP_INFO (shows matching "expected" lines), added custom colour comment (;red this is a red comment), Added directive *PASS (a synonym for *TERM), updated man page.

Distribution Release

Craig Miller — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 01:39:36 -0000

Readied expect-lite to be included in the Ubuntu Distribution. Changes include: more linux-like arguments -r <host> -c <script> -d <user_dir>, default connect mode is "none", changed default timeout from 30 seconds to 10 seconds, added Man Page.

v3.6.2 Linux Symposium Release

Craig Miller — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 01:15:53 -0000

Release 3.6.2, adds fixes for better compatibility with Fanfare's iTest, Environment Variables which begin with EL_now automatically become Constants, and the 2010 Linux Symposium example script is included in Examples. Automation for the rest of us: http://expect-lite.sf.net/

v3.6.1 Documentation Release

Craig Miller — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 01:20:41 -0000

Release 3.6.1 is a documentation release, there is no new functionality in expect-lite. However, there is a new tool which makes setting up ssh keys a breeze! (under Tools) And Windows/Cygwin is now better supported (look at test_masquerade.txt in Examples). And the website has a new look which hopefully will make finding things easier at http://expect-lite.sf.net/

Expect-lite turns 4! Now even easier to use

Craig Miller — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 23:08:06 -0000

Expect-lite grows up, turning 4 this month, making automation even easier. In this release, key features include, instant-interact for immediate debugging, almost-unlimited multiple sessions, and better control over logging info.

For example, the new feature, Instant-Interact, provides instant debugging assistance. Pressing ^\ (control+backslash) will force expect-lite to drop into interact mode, a mode which turns control of the keyboard over to the user, so that one may type directly to the process on the remote host.

Now expect-lite supports nearly limitless multiple sessions. What is a new session? A new session starts with a new shell on the remote host. All commands '>' and received text '<' are constrained to that session. *FORK <session_name> switches between sessions.

Additional directives *TERM, *FAIL, *SHOW VARS, *FORK, and *INTERACT provide easy control over the script, multiple sessions, and debugging. But that's not all, *INFO, *NOINFO, *WARN, *NOWARN, *DEBUG, *NODEBUG provide improved control of logging/debugging.

2 new Features: User Defined Prompt & Executible Scripts

Craig Miller — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:16:54 -0000

Version 3.1.5 adds two new features. Based on a user request, User Defined Prompt(s) has been added. This allows the setting of the prompt via a line */some_regex/
Expect-lite has always cooperated well with the bash shell. Now via a 5 line embedded bash script at the top of the expect-lite script, it can become executable with default arguments, and can even take linux-style (--example 1) arguments.
Please see the documentation for more details.

expect-lite 3.1.4 now with self-tests!

Craig Miller — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:50:08 -0000

This version of expect-lite includes some small bug fixes, and adds additional debugging information via -v and -vv. Additionally, three (3) self-test scripts have been included (in Examples), which provide confidence that expect-lite is functioning properly.

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