Test suite for new front end: DejaGNU or QMtest

[Daniel Jacobowitz]

On Sun, Jun 30, 2002 at 11:54:08PM +0200, Steven Bosscher wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> Now that G95 generates some code, we'll soon need to be able to run test
> cases. Eventually we want to integrate G95 in GCC, so I guess we should
> write test cases for the testing framework that GCC will use in the
> future.
> 
> GCC uses DejaGNU now, but I read in some post that g++ will use QMtest
> in the (near?) future, and that other parts of GCC will use it, too. So
> should a new front-end test suite use DejaGNU or QMtest?

As far as I know there is no intention to replace the DejaGNU testsuite
in the short- to medium-term - only long-term if QMtest proves viable. 
So for the moment I recommend continuing with DejaGNU, since that
framework exists now, and since converting over seems to be a
relatively simple process.

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Daniel Jacobowitz                           Carnegie Mellon University
MontaVista Software                         Debian GNU/Linux Developer