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bug#23521: XFAIL
From: |
Mathieu Lirzin |
Subject: |
bug#23521: XFAIL |
Date: |
Fri, 20 May 2016 17:49:54 +0200 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.5 (gnu/linux) |
Reuben Thomas <address@hidden> writes:
> On 19 May 2016 at 00:04, Mathieu Lirzin <address@hidden> wrote:
>
> > It is often easier to write expected-to-fail tests this way (so
> that
> > they can all look the same), rather than have to have, for
> example, an
> > extra driver that converts expected errors into success codes
> for the
> > automake test harness.
>
> What do you mean precisely by “an extra driver”?
>
>
> A custom test driver.
OK, I wasn't sure. Indeed a custom test driver seems a bit heavy just
checking failures. IMO the solution Peter proposed is nice and simple.
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Mathieu Lirzin