new AppVeyor configuration that should test the compiler against sele… (#10549)

appveyor.yml

@@ -5,23 +5,22 @@ cache:
 - sqlite-dll-win64-x64-3160200.zip
 # - i686-4.9.2-release-win32-dwarf-rt_v4-rev4.7z
 
-matrix:
-  fast_finish: true
-
 environment:
-  matrix:
-    - MINGW_DIR: mingw64
+  MINGW_DIR: mingw64
   MINGW_URL: https://sourceforge.net/projects/mingw-w64/files/Toolchains%20targetting%20Win64/Personal%20Builds/mingw-builds/4.9.2/threads-win32/seh/x86_64-4.9.2-release-win32-seh-rt_v4-rev4.7z/download
   MINGW_ARCHIVE: x86_64-4.9.2-release-win32-seh-rt_v4-rev4.7z
   SQLITE_URL: http://www.sqlite.org/2017/sqlite-dll-win64-x64-3160200.zip
   SQLITE_ARCHIVE: sqlite-dll-win64-x64-3160200.zip
   platform: x64
-    # - MINGW_DIR: mingw32
-    #   MINGW_URL: https://sourceforge.net/projects/mingw-w64/files/Toolchains%20targetting%20Win32/Personal%20Builds/mingw-builds/4.9.2/threads-win32/dwarf/i686-4.9.2-release-win32-dwarf-rt_v4-rev4.7z/download
-    #   MINGW_ARCHIVE: i686-4.9.2-release-win32-dwarf-rt_v4-rev4.7z
-    #   SQLITE_URL: http://www.sqlite.org/2017/sqlite-dll-win32-x86-3160200.zip
-    #   SQLITE_ARCHIVE: sqlite-dll-win32-x86-3160200.zip
-    #   platform: x86
+
+  matrix:
+    - NIM_TEST_PACKAGES: true
+    - NIM_TEST_PACKAGES: false
+
+matrix:
+  #allow_failures:
+  #  - NIM_TEST_PACKAGES: true
+  fast_finish: true
 
 install:
   - ps: Install-Product node 8 # node 8 or later is required to test js async stuff

koch.nim

@@ -467,10 +467,9 @@ proc runCI(cmd: string) =
   ## build nimble early on to enable remainder to depend on it if needed
   kochExecFold("Build Nimble", "nimble")
 
-  when false:
-    for pkg in "zip opengl sdl1 jester@#head niminst".split:
-      exec "nimble install -y" & pkg
-
+  if getEnv("NIM_TEST_PACKAGES", "false") == "true":
+    execFold("Test selected Nimble packages", "nim c -r testament/tester cat nimble-extra")
+  else:
     buildTools() # altenatively, kochExec "tools --toolsNoNimble"
 
     ## run tests

testament/important_packages.nim

@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ var packages*: seq[tuple[name, cmd, version: string]] = @[]
 pkg "karax"
 pkg "cligen"
 pkg "glob"
-pkg "regex"
+#pkg "regex"
 pkg "freeimage", "nim c freeimage.nim"
 pkg "zero_functional"
 pkg "nimpy", "nim c nimpy.nim"
-pkg "nimongo", "nimble test_ci"
+#pkg "nimongo", "nimble test_ci"
 pkg "inim"
 
 pkg "sdl1", "nim c src/sdl.nim"