> On 4 Sep 2023, at 17:01, Tom Lane <t...@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
> 
> Nazir Bilal Yavuz <byavu...@gmail.com> writes:
>> I created an 'all' option for PG_TEST_EXTRA to enable all test suites
>> defined under PG_TEST_EXTRA.
> 
> I think this is a seriously bad idea.  The entire point of not including
> certain tests in check-world by default is that the omitted tests are
> security hazards, so a developer or buildfarm owner should review each
> one before deciding whether to activate it on their machine.

I dunno, I've certainly managed to not run the tests I hoped to multiple times.
I think it could be useful for sandboxed testrunners which are destroyed after
each run. There is for sure a foot-gun angle to it, no question about that.

--
Daniel Gustafsson



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