Re: relying on testsuite results

Daniel Jacobowitz
2009-04-06T19:57:13Z

On Mon, Apr 06, 2009 at 12:32:51PM -0700, Paul Pluzhnikov wrote:
> > I'd love to rely on testsuite results like this, but unfortunately there
> > are too many "non-deterministic testcases" (as I call them) and they add
> > a great deal of noise.
>
> Yes, they do.
> I think we should have a "fixit day", when everybody cleans them up.

I used to regularly do this, but it's basically impossible to keep up.
There are too many configurations and the testsuite is too
disorganized. I encourage other folks to try though...

The non-deterministic testcases can often be throttled down to the
point where they are reasonably likely to pass. I've fixed some of
the worst offenders.

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Daniel Jacobowitz
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