Re: Should old (5.3) tests pass in new GC if running in non-generational mode

[Dibyendu Majumdar <mobile@...>]

Hi Roberto,

On 12 January 2018 at 12:32, Roberto Ierusalimschy
<roberto@inf.puc-rio.br> wrote:
>> I was wondering if the tests could be amended in a way that makes the
>> differences obvious - i.e. have the tests bracketed by version.
>
> Sure they can, you only have to find someone to do it :-) I have little
> interest in that. The test suite is not a "product", it is something
> for our internal use. It went public because a lot of people asked,
> but we do not intend to give support for it (neither to explain this
> again and again). If it starts to generate too much noise, it would
> be simpler (i.e., less work for us) to make it private again.
>
> BTW, the same is true about the git repository. The main reason it
> was not public was that we do not want to discuss every small change
> we make, all the time. When it is time to discuss, we release a work
> version. It went public because a lot of people asked, but we do not
> intend to give support for it (neither to explain this again and again).
> Anyone wanting to use the git versions (and the test suites), do it at
> their own risk.
>

I was already aware of these views. I don't think there was ever any
request for you to support anything. My impression was that you do not
usually answer to noise anyway ... and I always take any answer as a
bonus.

Regards
Dibyendu