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Re: [PATCH] gdb/testsuite: Don't attempt tests if they fail to compile

From: Joel Brobecker <brobecker at adacore dot com>
To: Andrew Burgess <andrew dot burgess at embecosm dot com>
Cc: Simon Marchi <simon dot marchi at ericsson dot com>, gdb-patches at sourceware dot org
Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2018 15:45:53 +0400
Subject: Re: [PATCH] gdb/testsuite: Don't attempt tests if they fail to compile
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References: <20180111190055.4875-1-andrew.burgess@embecosm.com> <bf7d7dc6-1453-38be-09cc-367b64a64372@ericsson.com> <20180112102308.GN3026@embecosm.com>

> > That would make the test similar to other test, in that if we fail to
> > build the test program it's not a failure (it shows as UNTESTED, doesn't
> > make the test run fail).  I find it's a strange behavior though.  If a
> > test program starts not building for some reason, I'd certainly like to
> > know (e.g. it could be UNRESOLVED), instead of it silently failing.
> > 
> > Any other opinion?

FWIW, no strong opinion on my side.

-- 
Joel

References:
- [PATCH] gdb/testsuite: Don't attempt tests if they fail to compile
  - From: Andrew Burgess
- Re: [PATCH] gdb/testsuite: Don't attempt tests if they fail to compile
  - From: Simon Marchi
- Re: [PATCH] gdb/testsuite: Don't attempt tests if they fail to compile
  - From: Andrew Burgess

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