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Re: improving testing scheme (was Re: ACATS and GCC testsuite)
- From: kenner at vlsi1 dot ultra dot nyu dot edu (Richard Kenner)
- To: guerby at acm dot org
- Cc: gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org
- Date: Sat, 29 Mar 03 06:26:02 EST
- Subject: Re: improving testing scheme (was Re: ACATS and GCC testsuite)
You install somewhere, put in PATH, play if it, if it doesn't please
you, you change your PATH, if you're short on space you delete the
install location. 100% reliable, safe
Nothing involving manually changing things like PATH is "100% reliable".
It's always too easy to forget to change PATH or forget to change it back.
A testing procedure that depends on such manual operations is inherently
error-prone because of the significant risk of forgetting to do them.