From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: (from majordomo@localhost) by pauillac.inria.fr (8.7.6/8.7.3) id RAA20596; Mon, 10 Jun 2002 17:25:58 +0200 (MET DST) X-Authentication-Warning: pauillac.inria.fr: majordomo set sender to owner-caml-list@pauillac.inria.fr using -f Received: from concorde.inria.fr (concorde.inria.fr [192.93.2.39]) by pauillac.inria.fr (8.7.6/8.7.3) with ESMTP id RAA20660 for ; Mon, 10 Jun 2002 17:25:57 +0200 (MET DST) Received: from pauillac.inria.fr (pauillac.inria.fr [128.93.11.35]) by concorde.inria.fr (8.11.1/8.11.1) with ESMTP id g5AFPmb24974; Mon, 10 Jun 2002 17:25:48 +0200 (MET DST) Received: (from xleroy@localhost) by pauillac.inria.fr (8.7.6/8.7.3) id RAA20509; Mon, 10 Jun 2002 17:25:47 +0200 (MET DST) Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2002 17:25:47 +0200 From: Xavier Leroy To: Blair Zajac Cc: Alessandro Baretta , Ocaml Subject: Re: [Caml-list] Compiler killer code? Message-ID: <20020610172547.A20522@pauillac.inria.fr> References: <3D02156D.7070303@baretta.com> <20020608143402.GQ6777@holomorphy.com> <3D035829.1060401@baretta.com> <20020609154144.A30403@pauillac.inria.fr> <3D039993.BB852B4F@orcaware.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0i In-Reply-To: <3D039993.BB852B4F@orcaware.com>; from blair@orcaware.com on Sun, Jun 09, 2002 at 11:08:19AM -0700 Sender: owner-caml-list@pauillac.inria.fr Precedence: bulk > I think this points to something that should be considered for > future Ocaml development, that being a comprehensive test suite > to check the language. No one can object to this -- just like no one can object to "regular exercice at the gym is good for you"; it's just that few have the fortitute to actually do it. Developing a good test suite takes about as much effort as writing the software being tested. For OCaml, we have some test suites for a few specific libraries and run-time facilities, but that's about it. Compilers and type-checkers are even harder to test than run-time libraries. So, if anyone wants to tackle this challenge, that would be very useful indeed, but be aware that it's a huge task. - Xavier Leroy ------------------- To unsubscribe, mail caml-list-request@inria.fr Archives: http://caml.inria.fr Bug reports: http://caml.inria.fr/bin/caml-bugs FAQ: http://caml.inria.fr/FAQ/ Beginner's list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ocaml_beginners