[feature] test_requires to be able to force/override

[Ignition]

What is your suggestion?

ATM build_requirements like this have version conflicts

self.test_requires("gtest/1.13.0")
self.test_requires("rapidcheck/cci.20220514", options={"enable_gtest": True, "enable_gmock": True})

ERROR: Version conflict: rapidcheck/cci.20220514->gtest/1.12.1, thing/0.0.0->gtest/1.13.0.

I'd like to simply add force=True, but ATM the test_requires wrapper around requires doesn't allow that so instead I have to use self.requires("gtest/1.13.0", force=True, test=True)

Have you read the CONTRIBUTING guide?

• I've read the CONTRIBUTING guide

[memsharded]

Hi @Ignition

There was a reason not to add force to test_requires, and it is that it is dangerous as it can change the main "host" product requires requirements, and this would be certainly unwanted.

But the case for resolving conflicts among several test_requires makes sense, so lets add it, and try to warn in the documentation about the possible side effects.