From: | The Hermit Hacker <scrappy(at)hub(dot)org> |
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To: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> |
Cc: | pgsql-hackers(at)postgreSQL(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: [HACKERS] Current sources? |
Date: | 1998-05-26 17:19:27 |
Message-ID: | Pine.BSF.3.96.980526131842.19802f-100000@hub.org |
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On Tue, 26 May 1998, Tom Lane wrote:
> Bruce Momjian <maillist(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> writes:
> > The author did test with the regression tests. In fact, the
> > regression tests are not up-to-date, so there are meny diffs even when
> > the code works, and we can't expect someone to keep the regression
> > tests spotless at all times.
>
> Actually, I sympathize with David on this: I got burnt the same way
> just a couple weeks ago. (I blithely assumed that the regression tests
> would test copy in/out ... they don't ...)
>
> Perhaps the real lesson to be learned is that a little more effort
> should be expended on the regression tests. I have a couple of
> suggestions:
>
> 1. As far as I've seen there is no documentation on how to create
> regression tests. This should be documented and made as easy as
> possible, to encourage people to create tests for missing cases.
>
> 2. System variations (roundoff error differences, etc) create spurious
> test complaints that make it hard to interpret the results properly.
> Can anything be done to clean this up?
See the expected/int2-FreeBSD.out and similar files...I've done
what I can with the 'spurious test complaints...
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