> Would it not be helpful to create some regression tests for core
> subsystems like ext2? Then you could refactor it at will: as long as it
> still runs the regression tests, you know the change didn't break
> anything. (Of course, if the change does break something, the
> regression tests need to be extended, not condemned.)
We have this sort of thing for BitKeeper, we're 12009 lines of shell, and
it is a huge win.
The smart thing to do is to make it easy to add a test and to run the test.
We have the infrastructure set up such that you can create tests easily,
this is a self contained test:
no_logging project
echo $N Check ci -i -l ..............................................$NL
echo HHHH > FILE
bk ci $Q -i -l FILE
writable FILE || { echo Failed; exit 1; }
cat > X << EOF
======== FILE 1.1 ========
1.1
EOF
bk undos X > CMP1
bk prs -d":I:" FILE > CMP2
cmp -s CMP1 CMP2
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then echo Failed.; exit 1; fi
echo OK
echo $N Check ci -l .................................................$NL
echo JJJ >>FILE
bk ci $Q -y -l FILE
cat > X << EOF
======== FILE 1.1..1.2 ========
1.2
1.1
EOF
bk undos X > CMP1
writable FILE || { echo Failed; exit 1; }
bk prs -r1.1.. -d":I:" FILE > CMP2
cmp -s CMP1 CMP2
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then echo Failed.; exit 1; fi
echo OK
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