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Re: libstdc++ tests assumes all locale data are available
On Mon, Dec 02, 2002 at 03:36:30PM -0500, Phil Edwards wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 02, 2002 at 12:27:33PM -0800, H. J. Lu wrote:
> > > the libstdc++ testsuite will not pass the named locale tests. If this
> > > isn't an issue, don't worry about it. If named locales are needed, the
> > > underlying locale information must be installed. Note that rebuilding
> > > libstdc++ after the "C" locales are installed is not necessary.
> >
> > Those tests are meaningless.
>
> Beg pardon?
>
> If you're using locales, then you'll have locales installed. And we
> test them. When the tests break, we know something is wrong.
>
You can't tell the cause of the failure. Since I am ignoring all
libstdc++ test failures, I may not notice there is a regression. Also
even if a locale, say de_DE, is added later, I still don't know if
de_DE works or not.
As I said, if a test can't tell what causes the failure, it is next to
useless. Another way to fix it is to check available locales during
configure time. You may use "locale -a" for that.
H.J.