Graham Percival <[email protected]> writes:
> On Sun, Apr 10, 2011 at 08:35:54AM +0200, David Kastrup wrote:
>> We have a standard problem "bugfix should have regtest" which is not
>> working all too well. If the responsibilities for bugfix and regtest
>> get decoupled, this might help. After all, most bug reports already
>> require a demonstration to get accepted, and this demonstration will
>> often serve perfectly well as such a test. Getting it into Lilypond
>> tells the bug reporter "something has been taken seriously".
>
> I do not think that this is an appropriate time to discuss changes
> to the bug squad policies, nor to our regtest organization.
> Please add an item to the GOP policy list about this, and we will
> discuss it in full in due course.
>From CG:
Regression tests are added when new functionality is added to
LilyPond. They are also added when bugs are identified. The
snippet that causes the bug becomes a regression test to verify that
the bug has been fixed.
Could you explain what the second sentence is supposed to mean?
--
David Kastrup
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