On Jan 22, 2009, at 11:06 AM, Eric Wilhelm wrote:
That still doesn't imply that we can't somehow count the number of
tests
with a computer instead of relying on humans to screw it up. If some
combination of static analysis and early runtime can come up with a
count, then it becomes possible to automatically plan without
counting.
There will be loops with tests in them, and the number of iterations
of the loop will be independent of the code in the test script, making
it impossible to actually count the number of tests with a computer
until the tests have actually been run. Which is how no_plan works.
Best,
David
