Bruce Momjian wrote: > On Fri, Nov 28, 2014 at 01:43:36PM +0900, Ian Barwick wrote: > > Standard regression tests are helpful because patch authors include new test > > cases in the patches that stress their new options or commands. This new > > test > > framework needs to be something that internally runs the regression tests > > and > > exercises DDL deparsing as the regression tests execute DDL. That would > > mean > > that new commands and options would automatically be deparse-tested by our > > new > > framework as soon as patch authors add standard regress support. > > Are you saying every time a new option is added to a command that a new > regression test needs to be added?
Not necessarily -- an existing test could be modified, as well. > We don't normally do that, I sure hope we do have all options covered by tests. > and it could easily bloat the regression tests over time. We had 103 regression tests in 8.2 and we have 145 in 9.4. Does this qualify as bloat? > In summary, this testing will help, but it will not be fully reliable. No testing is ever fully reliable. If it were, there would never be bugs. -- Álvaro Herrera http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/ PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Remote DBA, Training & Services -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
