Re: xtest vs test

[John W. Eaton]

On 07/31/2016 10:43 AM, Carnë Draug wrote:

> but any failing test makes Octave unreliable.
> A test checks the expected output and a failing test means it's not doing
> what it should.  It is unreliable.

I think it depends on the reason for the failure.  If it is checking for 
a feature and the feature is missing, it doesn't mean that Octave is 
unreliable, it just means that there is a feature that is not implemented

To me, unreliable means that the program may silently give incorrect 
answers, lose data, or exit unexpectedly.  That is much different from a 
missing feature.

jwe