Re: [patch] XFAIL anew?.C

[Mark Mitchell <mark at codesourcery dot com>]

Zack Weinberg wrote:

> Paul Brook <paul@codesourcery.com> writes:
>
>
> > > (But, is using abort() and exit(0) really part of our testsuite
> > > standard?  I thought using return 0/return 1 was perfectly acceptable.
> > > The change is OK, anyhow; that's just a side issue.)
> >
> > From sourcebuild.texi:
> >
> > "
> > Test cases should use @code{abort ()} to indicate failure and
> > @code{exit (0)} for success; on some targets these may be redefined to
> > indicate failure and success in other ways.
> > "
>
>
> IIRC this is an obsolete constraint having to do with testing on
> simulators or embedded boards where the return code from main was not
> readily accessible, and has since been dealt with in a general manner
> inside dejagnu...?

Poor Paul; he actually read the docs. :-)

OK, since you and Jason agree, a patch to rip out that paragraph is 
pre-approved by whomever gets there first. :-)

Thanks,

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