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   Message 757 of 2,753   
   Hans-Peter Diettrich to Kenn Heinrich   
   Re: Parser validation/test suites ?   
   10 Aug 06 15:46:24   
   
   From: DrDiettrich1@aol.com   
      
   Kenn Heinrich wrote:   
      
   > And how would you best indicate pass or fail? I've seen systems using   
   > special embedded comments that should match a compiler output, parsed   
   > out and chcked by a test suite dispatcher script, as well as systems   
   > that organize "good" source in one directory, "should fail with error   
   > XXX" sources in directory "XXX". What are some of the other schemes   
   > the masters recommend?   
      
   Test suites, for e.g. libraries, include files with the expected program   
   output. A compiler IMO can be tested just the same way, using the error   
   log for the output-to-match.   
      
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