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    Testing of C code

    Can someone please help me with. Suppose i have developed a big logic as a separate function. Is it possible for me to test the function alone independent of main routine using some testing tool. I plan to give all the possible inputs and verify my expected output with actual values. I am asking this since i find lot of bugs while doing actual tests and i have to keep flashing several times.

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    Yes, you can use an existing unit test library/framework to help you, or write your own test code to automate the testing.
    Quote Originally Posted by Bjarne Stroustrup (2000-10-14)
    I get maybe two dozen requests for help with some sort of programming or design problem every day. Most have more sense than to send me hundreds of lines of code. If they do, I ask them to find the smallest example that exhibits the problem and send me that. Mostly, they then find the error themselves. "Finding the smallest program that demonstrates the error" is a powerful debugging tool.
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    Look for the keywords "unit testing".

    NOTE: Your post implies you are doing embedded development; I am NOT sure if unit testing is much harder or not when doing that.
    But, I do know that writing portable C code should make it easier.

    Tim S.
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