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Re: PATCH: Skip the test if the cross binary fails to run.
On Mon, Sep 30, 2002 at 09:36:44PM -0700, Ian Lance Taylor wrote:
> Geoff Keating <geoffk@geoffk.org> writes:
>
> > To run the test, you need hardware or simulator. If you don't have
> > hardware or simulator, the test can't be run. If the test is not run,
> > then objcopy hasn't been fully tested, and it's important to know
> > that.
> >
> > Why do you think that ERROR is wrong? Doesn't it accurately describe
> > what happened to this test?
>
> This sort of case is what UNTESTED is for. It means that a test could
> not be run for some reason which does not indicate a problem in the
> tool being tested.
>
With my patch, I got
=== binutils Summary ===
# of expected passes 27
# of expected failures 1
# of untested testcases 4
on a machine with a working cross compiler, but no hardware/simulator.
My patch is trying to detect it. Someone may test my patch on machines
with a working cross compiler and hardware/simulator.
H.J.