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Re: Testsuite reorganization, documentation, cleanup?
- From: Hans-Peter Nilsson <hp at bitrange dot com>
- To: gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org
- Cc: Nathanael Nerode <neroden at doctormoo dot dyndns dot org>
- Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2002 23:22:30 -0400 (EDT)
- Subject: Re: Testsuite reorganization, documentation, cleanup?
On Mon, 7 Oct 2002, Mike Stump wrote:
> I think I'd rather leave the old tests where they are. Sometimes
> people compare them from old releases to new releases, and having name
> stability is sometimes useful. Id rather someone work on a document
> that describes the `right' way to name testcases going forward, and for
> people to follow that, unless they have specific reasons not to.
FWIW, I agree, strongly. I don't want a test-suite flag-day.
I think the cure would be worse than any perceived disease.
> If someone really wanted to reorganize really poorly done things, like
> the p990912.c type testcases, or stuff in directories called misc, I
> would not object.
Yup, yup.
brgds, H-P