Zdenek Kotala <Zdenek.Kotala@Sun.COM> writes:
> Tom Lane napsal(a):
>> Zdenek Kotala <Zdenek.Kotala@Sun.COM> writes:
>>> Regression test MUST BE bulletproof.
>>
>> I'm sorry, but this is not, never has been, and never will be an
>> iron-clad project rule. When you get a failure you are supposed
>> to inspect it to see if it's a problem.
> Yes, but when you find it you should fix or report a problem in postgresql or
> regression test. Keep it untouched is not good idea.
There are times when it's the most effective answer, though. I'm not
prepared to invest very large amounts of effort to fix corner-case
regression test problems, if those problems don't represent any actual
bug in the software. There are more productive ways to spend our time.
This is especially true if a proposed fix has negative consequences
beyond just the time to implement it --- reducing the scope of test
coverage or making the tests run longer would count as negative
consequences IMHO.
regards, tom lane