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Added documentation for the --symbol option for lwasm
author lost@l-w.ca
date Fri, 23 Jul 2010 18:31:33 -0600
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1 This folder contains various schemes for testing LWTOOLS. The tests are
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2 undocumented and will remain so unless someone wishes to create
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3 documentation for them. They are also specific to LWTOOLS.
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5 In general, a test should be created every time a bug is discovered; that
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6 test should fail if the bug is found. No test need be created if another
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7 test already covers the bug in question.
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9 Before any release is made, the test suite should be run to ensure there are
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10 no regressions. This will not guarantee that there are no new bugs, but it
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11 should prevent old bugs from creeping in again.