From: Paul Gilliam <pgilliam@us.ibm.com>
To: gdb-patches@sources.redhat.com
Cc: Nick Roberts <nickrob@snap.net.nz>,
Mark Kettenis <mark.kettenis@xs4all.nl>,
drow@false.org
Subject: Re: PATCH: tests for MI commands
Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 00:08:00 -0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <200507271731.51299.pgilliam@us.ibm.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <17128.2540.73355.406922@farnswood.snap.net.nz>
On Wednesday 27 July 2005 15:25, Nick Roberts wrote:
> Let's remember that the testsuite is there to prevent regressions in GDB and
> not as an end in itself. Presumably the focus should be on having the right
> tests in the suite and not just on ensuring that everything passes.
>
> Nick
>
>
No. Although regression testing is a major use for the testsuite is is not the only one.
Some use the testsuite to compare gdb on different architectures.
Some use it to validate new features.
Some use it to learn tcl (no, just kidding 8-)
-=# Paul #=-
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2005-07-28 0:08 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 25+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2005-07-20 4:51 Nick Roberts
2005-07-24 21:19 ` Daniel Jacobowitz
2005-07-26 23:31 ` Nick Roberts
2005-07-27 0:27 ` Daniel Jacobowitz
2005-07-27 3:04 ` Nick Roberts
2005-07-27 3:55 ` Daniel Jacobowitz
2005-07-27 11:46 ` Nick Roberts
2005-07-27 12:50 ` Bob Rossi
2005-07-27 20:52 ` Nick Roberts
2005-07-27 21:49 ` Daniel Jacobowitz
2005-07-27 22:09 ` Nick Roberts
2005-07-27 21:03 ` Mark Kettenis
2005-07-27 22:23 ` Nick Roberts
2005-07-28 0:08 ` Paul Gilliam [this message]
2005-07-28 0:18 ` Stan Shebs
2005-07-28 0:21 ` Daniel Jacobowitz
2005-07-28 1:39 ` Nick Roberts
2005-07-31 22:11 ` Daniel Jacobowitz
2005-07-31 23:32 ` Nick Roberts
2005-08-01 1:55 ` Daniel Jacobowitz
2005-07-27 21:25 ` Mark Kettenis
2005-07-29 7:32 ` Nick Roberts
2005-07-31 21:25 ` Daniel Jacobowitz
2005-07-31 23:32 ` Nick Roberts
2005-08-01 1:57 ` Daniel Jacobowitz
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