Re: Two weeks to feature freeze

From: Jan Wieck <JanWieck(at)Yahoo(dot)com>
To: Dann Corbit <DCorbit(at)connx(dot)com>
Cc: Jason Earl <jason(dot)earl(at)simplot(dot)com>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Two weeks to feature freeze
Date: 2003-06-22 12:39:26
Message-ID: 3EF5A37E.5000104@Yahoo.com
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Dann Corbit wrote:
>> PostgreSQL's regression tests (IMHO) are much better than
>> MySQL's crash-me scripts.
>
> They are less thorough in coverage, but not too bad.

Right, we are still missing this test that proves 10,000 CREATE+DROP
TABLE will ensure that PostgreSQL is slower than MySQL, if you don't
VACUUM the catalog ...

>
> Here is what I suggest:
>
> PostgreSQL has an excellent programming team. Why not try to recruit a
> similar testing team? I think it would strongly differentiate the tool
> set from similar free stuff.
>
> Perhaps all that is needed is some sort of automated, formal reporting
> procedure. For example, a large test set might be created that runs a
> thorough regression feature list. When the test completes, a data file
> is emailed to some central repository, parsed, and stored in a database.

Here is what I suggest:

Get started :-)

Jan

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