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Re: RFA: Testsuite patches...


Scott Bambrough wrote:
> 
> > > 2000-07-26  Scott Bambrough <scottb@netwinder.org>
> > >
> > >         * gdb.base/environ.exp: Run tests for all targets.
> > >         * gdb.base/recurse.exp: Run tests for all targets.
> > >
> > >         * gdb.base/sect-cmd.exp: Run tests for all targets.  Use
> > >         'section .text' clause for Linux in set section command
> > >         test.
> > >
> > >         * gdb.base/so-impl-ld.exp: Added wildcard to
> > >         handle the gnu-oldld case on ARM.
> > >
> > >         * gdb.base/so-indr-cl.exp: Run tests for *-*-linux-gnu*.
> > >         * gdb.base/watchpoint.exp (test_stepping): Clear xfail
> > >         for ARM targets.
> > >
> > > I've had these tests in my tree for quite a while now.  Most were HP specific,
> > > but I believe they are generic enough for all platforms, or
> > > at least all Linux platforms.  I've tested them on Linux on ARM and x86.  I
> > > suggest we add them in and deal with failures on specific targets as they
> > > happen.  Comments?
> > >
> 
> Fernando Nasser wrote:
> >
> > Will *you* be willing to "deal" with the failures, and on a timely fashion?
> 
> I can try, but I don't see why I should have to.  They are new tests for most
> targets, previously most of these tests only ran on HP machines.  I looked into
> them to find out why they weren't running on my ARM Linux system.  The ones
> above I feel should run on all platforms, at least all Linux platforms.  If they
> fail the maintainer should look into the problem.  If something like environ.exp
> fails on all embedded type platforms, I can look into restricting it to Linux
> only, but I think it should run on HPUX, Solaris, DOS, Windows etc.  I don't
> have access to all these platforms.

Then can you tell us more about the tests that you 
think should run on them?  And who you think should
do the work?  We like to get problem reports about
problems, not tests that are not expected to pass.

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