Re: Regression tests for OBSD scrammed..

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: lockhart(at)fourpalms(dot)org
Cc: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, bpalmer <bpalmer(at)crimelabs(dot)net>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Regression tests for OBSD scrammed..
Date: 2001-05-11 11:16:32
Message-ID: 200105111116.f4BBGWL02666@candle.pha.pa.us
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> > > Possible solutions: (a) rename tables in one test or the other,
> > > or (b) use TEMPORARY tables in one test or the other. I kinda
> > > like (b), just to exercise temp tables in some interesting new
> > > ways. Whaddya think?
>
> I have a preference for (a). If we want to test temporary tables, let's
> have a test which does that. But having a possible name conflict mixed
> in to another test seems to be asking for trouble, or at least does not
> decouple things as much as they could be.
>
> There is a benefit to having complex tests (a great benefit) but without
> also having decoupled tests the diagnostic benefit is not as clear cut
> imho.
>
> Bruce, would you have time to generate a regression test for temporary
> tables? If we don't have one now, we should.

We already have one as temp.out. Is there something more it should be
testing?

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