Made nose tests run from scratch and in other packages.

buildout.cfg

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 [buildout]
 parts = xbob.boosting scripts
 eggs = xbob.boosting
-       xbob.db.mnist
 
 newest = false
 verbose = true

setup.py

@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ setup(
     install_requires=[
       'setuptools',
       'bob', # base signal proc./machine learning library
+      'xbob.db.mnist' # for testing and the example
     ],
 
     # Set up the C++ compiler to compile the C++ source code of this package

xbob/boosting/tests/test_boosting.py

@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@ class TestBoosting(unittest.TestCase):
   @classmethod
   def setUpClass(self):
     # create a single copy of the MNIST database to avoid downloading the packages several times
-    self.database = xbob.db.mnist.Database("Database")
-    #self.database = xbob.db.mnist.Database()
+    self.database = xbob.db.mnist.Database()
 
   @classmethod
   def tearDownClass(self):