Dave,<br><br>"Ancient ones"? We prefer "Wise ones"...<br><br>These are smoke tests: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoke_testing">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoke_testing</a><br> to blinding test basic functionality. They certainly matter.<br>
<br>For example SetGet tests ensure that a variable can be set and retrieved. In the past we had tests that ensured that if a variable was changed, the class' modified time changed. Or, can a class print itself after instantiation.<br>
<br>Bill<br><br>Sep 28, 2012 at 4:10 PM, David E DeMarle <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dave.demarle@kitware.com" target="_blank">dave.demarle@kitware.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Could one of the ancient* ones on the list explain the rationale<br>
behind these and the other old tcl style tests?<br>
<br>
They are failing now in some of the new classes that were<br>
added/changed during the big test downtime that started when<br>
modularization went in. Before I get deep into the job of fixing them<br>
(or convincing the responsible parties that they should), I'ld like to<br>
know if and why they matter.<br>
<br>
thanks,<br>
<br>
*I'm not mentioning any names here Will.<br>
<br>
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