Re: multi-platform, multi-locale regression tests - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Andrew Dunstan
Subject Re: multi-platform, multi-locale regression tests
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Msg-id 4CDB1974.5030407@dunslane.net
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In response to Re: multi-platform, multi-locale regression tests  ("Kevin Grittner" <Kevin.Grittner@wicourts.gov>)
Responses Re: multi-platform, multi-locale regression tests
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On 11/10/2010 05:06 PM, Kevin Grittner wrote:
> Marti Raudsepp<marti@juffo.org>  wrote:
>
>> Sounds like you could use pgTAP with dblink to do the same? :)
>
> I had never read through the docs for dblink until you posted this.
> In fact, it appears that some testing of proper SSI behavior can be
> added to standard regression tests with dblink (without needing
> pgTAP) if there is some way to allow a contrib module like that to
> be used.  Would I have to add the SSI tests to the dblink regression
> tests, or is there some more graceful way that might be made to
> work?
>
> I don't think this would be a sane way to *replace* the dcheck
> tests, but it might be a way to work *some* testing of SSI into a
> more frequently run test set.


We already use some contrib stuff in the regression tests. (It really is 
time we stopped calling it contrib.)

cheers

andrew


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