Re: increasing default timeout significantly

[Mike Frysinger <vapier at gentoo dot org>]

On 19 Jan 2016 23:45, Andreas Schwab wrote:
> Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org> writes:
> > in what way ?  there are really only three states:
> >  - test doesn't set a timeout
> >    - a passing test doesn't care if you timeout in 2 sec or 1 year
> >    - a failing test would take longer to timeout now, but that test
> >      should already be logged, and i don't think this should affect
> >      the default to the detriment of the common case & valid systems
> >  - test sets a higher timeout
> >    - the custom timeout is still used
> >    - behavior is unchanged
> >  - test sets a lower timeout
> >    - the custom timeout is still used
> >    - behavior is unchanged
> >
> > now, if you mean "you should delete the #define TIMEOUT from all tests
> > whose value is <=20", then yes, that's a cleanup that i'd probably do.
> > but i wasn't going to bother updating >=50 files if we didn't want to
> > accept the fundamental change i posted above.
> 
> That should have been part of the original submission.

i disagree.  if people don't think the default TIMEOUT should be
increased, updating 50+ files is a complete waste of my time.  i
don't like wasting my time..
-mike

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