[proposal/testsuite] require build == host

[Christopher Faylor]

On Tue, Jul 27, 2004 at 11:14:20AM -0400, Andrew Cagney wrote:
>>Eli, is it possible to ftp into a windows box and upload and download
>>files?  More important, is it possible to telnet into a windows box and
>>run a command-line interpreter?
>
>This is how the original cygwin testing was done - at a dos prompt.

Right.  And the test suite shennanigans necessary to support this were
truly ugly and, for some tests, only worked randomly.

>>It looks like I should go with Plan B: file PR's against the test
>>scripts that don't work on build != host, and eventually fix them.
>
>For the moment, lets stick with the status quo.  Tests are required to
>work host==build.  Having a test work host!=build is an added bonus,
>but not a requrement.  We can hardly enforce host!=build when there's
>no way to test it and the return on investment is marginal.

FWIW, I agree.

cgf