Re: Cleanup isolation specs from unused steps

Michael Paquier <michael@paquier.xyz> writes:
> I have been looking at the isolation tests, and we have in some specs
> steps which are defined but not used in any permutations.

Hmm, might any of those represent actual bugs?  Or are they just
leftovers from test development?

> In order to
> detect them, I have been using the attached trick to track which
> permutations are used.  This allows to find immediately any
> over-engineered spec by generating diffs about steps defined by not
> used in any permutations.  On HEAD, we have six specs entering in this
> category.

Seems like a good idea; I'm surprised we've got so many cases.

            regards, tom lane