Open Source projects that ship with unit tests based on NUnit also usually ship the NUnit runners and accompanying binaries. For NUnit 2.4.8, distributing its <code>bin</code> directory verbatim with the actual project amounts to 46 files and a blank <code>addins</code> directory. What would be the minimum set of files needed if all one wanted was to distribute the GUI and console runners along with the base <code>nunit.framework.dll</code> required for authoring tests (and without the mocking infrastructure)? For reference, the NUnit 2.4.8 <code>bin</code> directory looks like this: <ul> <li>addins/</li> <li>clr.bat</li> <li>failure.jpg</li> <li>fit.dll</li> <li>ignored.jpg</li> <li>loadtest-assembly.dll</li> <li>mock-assembly.dll</li> <li>nonamespace-assembly.dll</li> <li>notestfixtures-assembly.dll</li> <li>nunit.core.dll</li> <li>nunit.core.extensions.dll</li> <li>nunit.core.interfaces.dll</li> <li>nunit.core.tests.dll</li> <li>nunit.exe</li> <li>nunit.exe.config</li> <li>nunit.extensions.tests.dll</li> <li>nunit.fixtures.dll</li> <li>nunit.fixtures.tests.dll</li> <li>nunit.framework.dll</li> <li>nunit.framework.extensions.dll</li> <li>nunit.framework.tests.dll</li> <li>nunit.framework.xml</li> <li>nunit.mocks.dll</li> <li>nunit.mocks.tests.dll</li> <li>nunit.uikit.dll</li> <li>nunit.uikit.tests.dll</li> <li>nunit.util.dll</li> <li>nunit.util.tests.dll</li> <li>nunit-console.exe</li> <li>nunit-console.exe.config</li> <li>nunit-console.tests.dll</li> <li>nunit-console-runner.dll</li> <li>nunit-console-x86.exe</li> <li>nunit-console-x86.exe.config</li> <li>NUnitFitTests.html</li> <li>nunit-gui.tests.dll</li> <li>nunit-gui-runner.dll</li> <li>NUnitTests.config</li> <li>NUnitTests.nunit</li> <li>nunit-x86.exe</li> <li>nunit-x86.exe.config</li> <li>runFile.exe</li> <li>runFile.exe.config</li> <li>success.jpg</li> <li>test-assembly.dll</li> <li>test-utilities.dll</li> <li>timing-tests.dll</li> </ul>

I can successfully run tests with only the following 6 NUnit files present: <ul> <li>nunit.core.dll</li> <li>nunit.core.interfaces.dll</li> <li>nunit.framework.dll</li> <li>nunit.util.dll</li> <li>nunit.console-runner.dll</li> <li>nunit-console.exe</li> </ul>

After some research, the following files don't appear to be unnecessary because they represent test assemblies for NUnit itself and for FIT: <ul> <li>addins/</li> <li>clr.bat</li> <li>failure.jpg</li> <li><del>fit.dll</del></li> <li>ignored.jpg</li> <li>loadtest-assembly.dll</li> <li>mock-assembly.dll</li> <li>nonamespace-assembly.dll</li> <li>notestfixtures-assembly.dll</li> <li>nunit.core.dll</li> <li>nunit.core.extensions.dll</li> <li>nunit.core.interfaces.dll</li> <li><del>nunit.core.tests.dll</del></li> <li>nunit.exe</li> <li>nunit.exe.config</li> <li><del>nunit.extensions.tests.dll</del></li> <li>nunit.fixtures.dll</li> <li><del>nunit.fixtures.tests.dll</del></li> <li>nunit.framework.dll</li> <li>nunit.framework.extensions.dll</li> <li><del>nunit.framework.tests.dll</del></li> <li>nunit.framework.xml</li> <li>nunit.mocks.dll</li> <li><del>nunit.mocks.tests.dll</del></li> <li>nunit.uikit.dll</li> <li><del>nunit.uikit.tests.dll</del></li> <li>nunit.util.dll</li> <li><del>nunit.util.tests.dll</del></li> <li>nunit-console.exe</li> <li>nunit-console.exe.config</li> <li><del>nunit-console.tests.dll</del></li> <li>nunit-console-runner.dll</li> <li>nunit-console-x86.exe</li> <li>nunit-console-x86.exe.config</li> <li><del>NUnitFitTests.html</del></li> <li><del>nunit-gui.tests.dll</del></li> <li>nunit-gui-runner.dll</li> <li><del>NUnitTests.config</del></li> <li><del>NUnitTests.nunit</del></li> <li>nunit-x86.exe</li> <li>nunit-x86.exe.config</li> <li><del>runFile.exe</del></li> <li><del>runFile.exe.config</del></li> <li>success.jpg</li> <li>test-assembly.dll</li> <li>test-utilities.dll</li> <li>timing-tests.dll</li> </ul>

For 2.6, in addition to Mooki's list, I had to add: <ul> <li>nunit-agent.exe</li> </ul>

Minimum NUnit binaries for an OSS project

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Open Source projects that ship with unit tests based on NUnit also usually ship the NUnit runners and accompanying binaries. For NUnit 2.4.8, distributing its bin directory verbatim with the actual project amounts to 46 files and a blank addins directory. What would be the minimum set of files needed if all one wanted was to distribute the GUI and console runners along with the base nunit.framework.dll required for authoring tests (and without the mocking infrastructure)?

For reference, the NUnit 2.4.8 bin directory looks like this:

addins/
clr.bat
failure.jpg
fit.dll
ignored.jpg
loadtest-assembly.dll
mock-assembly.dll
nonamespace-assembly.dll
notestfixtures-assembly.dll
nunit.core.dll
nunit.core.extensions.dll
nunit.core.interfaces.dll
nunit.core.tests.dll
nunit.exe
nunit.exe.config
nunit.extensions.tests.dll
nunit.fixtures.dll
nunit.fixtures.tests.dll
nunit.framework.dll
nunit.framework.extensions.dll
nunit.framework.tests.dll
nunit.framework.xml
nunit.mocks.dll
nunit.mocks.tests.dll
nunit.uikit.dll
nunit.uikit.tests.dll
nunit.util.dll
nunit.util.tests.dll
nunit-console.exe
nunit-console.exe.config
nunit-console.tests.dll
nunit-console-runner.dll
nunit-console-x86.exe
nunit-console-x86.exe.config
NUnitFitTests.html
nunit-gui.tests.dll
nunit-gui-runner.dll
NUnitTests.config
NUnitTests.nunit
nunit-x86.exe
nunit-x86.exe.config
runFile.exe
runFile.exe.config
success.jpg
test-assembly.dll
test-utilities.dll
timing-tests.dll

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asked Dec 04 '08 21:12

Atif Aziz

3 Answers

I can successfully run tests with only the following 6 NUnit files present:

nunit.core.dll
nunit.core.interfaces.dll
nunit.framework.dll
nunit.util.dll
nunit.console-runner.dll
nunit-console.exe

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answered Oct 18 '22 20:10

mookid8000

After some research, the following files don't appear to be unnecessary because they represent test assemblies for NUnit itself and for FIT:

addins/
clr.bat
failure.jpg
~~fit.dll~~
ignored.jpg
loadtest-assembly.dll
mock-assembly.dll
nonamespace-assembly.dll
notestfixtures-assembly.dll
nunit.core.dll
nunit.core.extensions.dll
nunit.core.interfaces.dll
~~nunit.core.tests.dll~~
nunit.exe
nunit.exe.config
~~nunit.extensions.tests.dll~~
nunit.fixtures.dll
~~nunit.fixtures.tests.dll~~
nunit.framework.dll
nunit.framework.extensions.dll
~~nunit.framework.tests.dll~~
nunit.framework.xml
nunit.mocks.dll
~~nunit.mocks.tests.dll~~
nunit.uikit.dll
~~nunit.uikit.tests.dll~~
nunit.util.dll
~~nunit.util.tests.dll~~
nunit-console.exe
nunit-console.exe.config
~~nunit-console.tests.dll~~
nunit-console-runner.dll
nunit-console-x86.exe
nunit-console-x86.exe.config
~~NUnitFitTests.html~~
~~nunit-gui.tests.dll~~
nunit-gui-runner.dll
~~NUnitTests.config~~
~~NUnitTests.nunit~~
nunit-x86.exe
nunit-x86.exe.config
~~runFile.exe~~
~~runFile.exe.config~~
success.jpg
test-assembly.dll
test-utilities.dll
timing-tests.dll

answered Oct 18 '22 20:10

Atif Aziz

For 2.6, in addition to Mooki's list, I had to add:

nunit-agent.exe

answered Oct 18 '22 20:10

SwampyFox

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