[asdf-devel] About regression tests and libraries

[Nikodemus Siivola]

2009/8/5 Robert Goldman <rpgoldman at sift.info>:

> Part of the problem with test-op is that the desired behavior has not
> been specified by the ASDF community.  Because of the nature of ASDF, it
> is impossible for
>
> (asdf:test-system <system>)
>
> to return a value indicating whether or not <system> has passed its tests.

I would propose that as a matter of good style implementations of
TEST-OP should signal an error is tests do not pass. It is the
simplest way to make sure the result is not misinterpreted...

Cheers,

 -- Nikodemus