trying to make tests not throw out so many ERROR log mesages, commenting on some of them.

src/kernel/config.c

@@ -640,9 +640,32 @@ int check_param(const struct param *p, const char *key, const char *searchvalue)
     return result;
 }
 
-const char * relpath(char *buf, size_t sz, const char *path) {
-    strlcpy(buf, basepath(), sz);
-    strlcat(buf, path, sz);
+static const char *g_basedir;
+const char *basepath(void)
+{
+    if (g_basedir)
+        return g_basedir;
+    return ".";
+}
+
+void set_basepath(const char *path)
+{
+    g_basedir = path;
+}
+
+static const char * relpath(char *buf, size_t sz, const char *path) {
+    if (g_basedir) {
+        strlcpy(buf, g_basedir, sz);
+#ifdef WIN32
+        strlcat(buf, "\\", sz);
+#else
+        strlcat(buf, "/", sz);
+#endif
+        strlcat(buf, path, sz);
+    }
+    else {
+        strlcpy(buf, path, sz);
+    }
     return buf;
 }
 
@@ -652,7 +675,7 @@ const char *datapath(void)
     static char zText[MAX_PATH]; // FIXME: static return value
     if (g_datadir)
         return g_datadir;
-    return relpath(zText, sizeof(zText), "/data");
+    return relpath(zText, sizeof(zText), "data");
 }
 
 void set_datapath(const char *path)
@@ -666,7 +689,7 @@ const char *reportpath(void)
     static char zText[MAX_PATH]; // FIXME: static return value
     if (g_reportdir)
         return g_reportdir;
-    return relpath(zText, sizeof(zText), "/reports");
+    return relpath(zText, sizeof(zText), "reports");
 }
 
 void set_reportpath(const char *path)
@@ -674,19 +697,6 @@ void set_reportpath(const char *path)
     g_reportdir = path;
 }
 
-static const char *g_basedir;
-const char *basepath(void)
-{
-    if (g_basedir)
-        return g_basedir;
-    return ".";
-}
-
-void set_basepath(const char *path)
-{
-    g_basedir = path;
-}
-
 double get_param_flt(const struct param *p, const char *key, double def)
 {
     const char *str = get_param(p, key);

src/kernel/save.test.c

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ static void test_readwrite_unit(CuTest * tc)
     struct region *r;
     struct faction *f;
     int fno;
+    /* FIXME: at some point during this test, errno is set to 17 (File exists), why? */
 
     test_cleanup();
     r = test_create_region(0, 0, 0);

src/kernel/spell.test.c

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #include <quicklist.h>
 #include <kernel/spell.h>
+#include <util/log.h>
 
 #include <CuTest.h>
 #include <tests.h>
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ static void test_create_a_spell(CuTest * tc)
 static void test_create_duplicate_spell(CuTest * tc)
 {
     spell *sp;
+    /* FIXME: this test emits ERROR messages (duplicate spells), inject a logger to verify that */
 
     test_cleanup();
     CuAssertPtrEquals(tc, 0, find_spell("testspell"));
@@ -36,6 +38,7 @@ static void test_create_duplicate_spell(CuTest * tc)
 static void test_create_spell_with_id(CuTest * tc)
 {
     spell *sp;
+    /* FIXME: this test emits ERROR messages (duplicate spells), inject a logger to verify that */
 
     test_cleanup();
     CuAssertPtrEquals(tc, 0, find_spellbyid(42));

src/magic.test.c

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #include "magic.h"
 
+#include <kernel/config.h>
 #include <kernel/faction.h>
 #include <kernel/order.h>
 #include <kernel/item.h>
@@ -386,6 +387,8 @@ void test_multi_cast(CuTest *tc) {
 
     u = test_create_unit(test_create_faction(0), test_create_region(0, 0, 0));
     u->faction->locale = lang = get_or_create_locale("de");
+    locale_setstring(lang, parameters[P_ANY], "ALLE");
+    init_parameters(lang);
     locale_setstring(lang, mkname("spell", sp->sname), "Feuerball");
     CuAssertStrEquals(tc, "Feuerball", spell_name(sp, lang));
     set_level(u, SK_MAGIC, 10);

src/reports.test.c

@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@ static void test_write_unit(CuTest *tc) {
     race *rc;
     struct locale *lang;
     char buffer[1024];
+    /* FIXME: test emits ERROR: no translation for combat status status_aggressive in locale de */
 
     test_cleanup();
     rc = rc_get_or_create("human");

src/tests.c

@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ void test_cleanup(void)
     if (errno) {
         int error = errno;
         errno = 0;
-        log_error("errno: %d", error);
+        log_error("errno: %d (%s)", error, strerror(error));
     }
 
     random_source_reset();