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On Tue, 27 May 2014 09:02:37 +0200 |
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""Paweł Hajdan, Jr."" <phajdan.jr@g.o> wrote: |
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> I'm seriously considering just removing src_test to make the package |
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> more maintainable (less code, less bugs filed, can focus on things |
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> that *do* impact our users). |
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> If you decide to comment in favor of keeping src_test, please consider |
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> volunteering to help us with the bugs. |
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> Feel free to suggest solutions that fall somewhere in between - e.g. |
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> having src_test but not excluding any tests there and using |
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> RESTRICT=test, so that someone who really wants to run the tests FYI |
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> can do so. |
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From a "test it for proper maintenance" point of view this makes some |
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sense; however, from a "test it for proper usability" point of view |
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this might become a bit questionable. Some users like to run these |
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tests in order to know their browser will work on their system; perhaps |
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even going further than that, it helps more users report bugs upstream. |
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You could ask the users to file the tests related bugs upstream. |
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With kind regards, |
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Tom Wijsman (TomWij) |
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