[sdcc-devel] Re: [z88dk-dev] I'm back !

[Michael H. <mic...@ju...>]

> > Uhh.. what is a "regression test suite" ?   Is it something to check the
> > compiler's functionality ?
>
> Here's a definition I found in the net:
>
> Regression Test
<snip>

I'm quite good at mangaling my terminology.  To me a regression test suite
is a set of tests that verify that things are how they should be, which in
this case means testing to see if a set of C code compiles, runs, and
produces the correct result.  It's a regression test suite as opposed to a
test suite as it is also there to make sure that things don't get worse.
Whenever a bug is found and fixed a test is added to the suite to make
sure the bug doesn't creep back in.

It's quite useful for sdcc as a developer can make changes to the core,
then run the regression tests to make sure that the changes haven't broken
any of the ports.

-- Michael