Re: MI failures related to string printing

[Nick Roberts <nickrob@snap.net.nz>]

 > >  > Don't you think that a test that randomly fails depending on compiler
 > >  > version and the address at which the binary happens to load is
 > >  > completely useless.
 > > 
 > > It has value because it doesn't fail for everyone.
 > 
 > Sorry, Vladimir is correct.  A test which fails intermittently (and
 > even if it's consistent for some people that doesn't change the fact
 > that this is a fundamentally intermittent problem) is not a good test.

I'm not saying it is a good test, just that it's not completely useless.  If
someone who can see the fail fixes it, then clearly that's an improvement.

 > > By keeping the previous results and comparing them.  I always get many
 > > fails when I run the testsuite.
 > 
 > I am working on eliminating every single one of those failures; please
 > do not add more.

I've just eliminated six fails in mi-basics.exp and mi2-basics.exp that had
been around for years.  No-one seemed that worried about them.  I think we need
a balanced approach in these matters.  I certainly won't knowingly add any new
failures.

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Nick                                           http://www.inet.net.nz/~nickrob