Automate testing of non dialog scripts as part of build

[Nick Draper]

We need to both 1) check the scripts complete without errors 2) validate the results against previously stored files

[Russell Taylor]

(In [3541]) Small changes to the StressTest code to make it work on Windows when there's a space in the path and when the MySQLdb module is not installed. I also had to change the line separator for code embedded in a python call from new line to a semi-colon. Re #862.

[Russell Taylor]

(In [3542]) Add an algorithm that compares two workspaces for equality. This will be used in Mantid system/stress tests. Re #862.

[Russell Taylor]

(In [3544]) Give the windows compiler a helping hand so that it can figure things out. Re #862.

[Russell Taylor]

(In [3557]) Add files for automated testing of analysis scripts. Re #862.

[Russell Taylor]

(In [3560]) Add checking of certain Sample details. Re #862.

[Russell Taylor]

(In [3561]) Leave checking of the Sample & logs off by default. Re #862.

[Russell Taylor]

(In [3562]) Fix tests. Re #862.

[Russell Taylor]

(In [3581]) Add SANS test script. Re #862.

[Russell Taylor]

(In [3587]) Update diffraction reference output to account for tiny differences following change to DiffractionFocussing in [3580]. Re #862

[Russell Taylor]

(In [3612]) Change catch around LoadLog execution to catch anything derived from std::exception instead of just std::runtime_error. It appears to be possible for a Poco exception to go uncaught somewhere in LoadLog, and all Poco exceptions derive from std::exception and never any of the more specific standard library exception classes (Poco has its own runtime exception, for example). Re #862.

[Russell Taylor]

(In [3614]) Add ability to disable parts of workspace comparison. Re #862.

[Russell Taylor]

(In [3615]) Add more analysis tests. Re #862.

[Russell Taylor]

(In [3719]) Test framework writes out Nexus file if mismatch found with reference. Re #862.

[Russell Taylor]

(In [3731]) Update to SANS analysis test script to omit checking spectramap. Re #862.

[Russell Taylor]

(In [3782]) Update reference result following changes to CylinderAbsorption. New result differs by < 0.1%. Re #862.

[Russell Taylor]

Will wrap this up w/c 8th Feb.

[Russell Taylor]

(In [3896]) Rename test to avoid name clash with script in main scripts directory. Re #862.

[Nick Draper]

Final tasks remaining:

Perform publication of msi files to download area on success. Also allow multiple msi or other files to accompany the mantid.msi file.

For example the mantid64.msi file or the mac installer

[Russell Taylor]

(In [3900]) Refinements to system tests. Re #862

[Russell Taylor]

(In [3901]) Add ability to get svn revision that a MantidPlot executable corresponds to by passing a command line argument (-r or --revision). Re #862.

[Stuart Campbell]

This ticket has been transferred to github issue ​1710