[MacPorts] #42731: RFE: Add a conf option to automatically run test phase during normal install process

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#42731: RFE: Add a conf option to automatically run test phase during normal
install process
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 Reporter:  egall@…      |      Owner:  macports-tickets@…
     Type:  enhancement  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  Normal       |  Milestone:
Component:  base         |    Version:  2.2.1
 Keywords:               |       Port:
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 While MacPorts currently has some support for running test suites for
 ports, this is hidden in the `port test` command, which users must run
 manually separately from the normal install process. It would be much more
 convenient for users who are worried about the integrity of their software
 if they could just set something like
 {{{
 force_run_testsuites yes
 }}}
 in their macports.conf file. It would also be useful to have a Portfile
 option to override this, for example:
 {{{
 test.force no
 }}}
 to revert to the current behavior of only running the test suite manually
 with `port test`, regardless of what the user has set in their conf file
 (in case the testsuite is broken, but the Portfile developer still wants
 to be able to work on fixing it).

 Also, if this change were made, adding a `depends_test` type of dependency
 as per #38208 would probably become more important.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/42731>
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