From: Andrew Cagney <cagney@gnu.org>
To: Michael Chastain <mec.gnu@mindspring.com>
Cc: kettenis@chello.nl, drow@false.org, jjohnstn@redhat.com,
gdb-patches@sources.redhat.com
Subject: Re: [RFA]: threaded watchpoint test
Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 22:33:00 -0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <410ACCA7.7020104@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <41099C99.nail5DO11TT76@mindspring.com>
> (1) The test suite does not keep its own info. The test suite asks
> gdb whether gdb supports feature X, and trusts gdb.
>
> (2) The test suite keeps separate info. That way, the test suite
> is actually testing gdb, not just asking and trusting it.
> But the info can get out of sync.
>
> (2A) A whitelist of systems to test.
>
> (2B) A blacklist of systems not to test.
We need both:
- the testsuite asks and trusts GDB if feature X is supported
- cross-check test confirming that GDB matches theory
That way as each feature is implemented, the testsuite's coverage
expands accordingly. But, if there's a screwup, the cross-check detects
the problem.
Andrew
prev parent reply other threads:[~2004-07-30 22:33 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-07-27 18:56 Jeff Johnston
2004-07-27 22:56 ` Michael Chastain
2004-07-27 23:02 ` Daniel Jacobowitz
2004-07-27 23:24 ` Jeff Johnston
2004-07-27 23:27 ` Daniel Jacobowitz
2004-07-27 23:41 ` Jeff Johnston
2004-07-28 0:13 ` Michael Chastain
2004-07-29 15:26 ` Daniel Jacobowitz
2004-07-29 23:39 ` Mark Kettenis
2004-07-30 0:55 ` Michael Chastain
2004-07-30 22:33 ` Andrew Cagney [this message]
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