> An optional test is like no test at all. No one runs optional tests. If
> the test is supposed to work then it should be mainstream. If the test
> might not work then you better go back and figure out what you're testing.
> If the test might not *compile* (which is probably the more severe problem
> that people are concerned about) then this idea won't help that at all
> unless you want to rework the regression test driver framework as well.
I agree completely. This is just a transition phase to get GiST into the
mainstream.
- Thomas