Re: [FYI] {yacc-work} coverage: test for automake bug#8485 (known regression)

[Stefano Lattarini]

On Tuesday 12 April 2011, Ralf Wildenhues wrote:
> Hello Stefano,
> 
> * Stefano Lattarini wrote on Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 03:26:33PM CEST:
> > I've pushed the attached patch to yacc-work.  The new testcase
> > should correctly capture and expose the regression, as it passes
> > with automake 1.11 and fails with developement (maint, master
> > and yacc-work) versions of automake.
> 
> Thanks for all your testing work.  However, I think it is not ideal if
> we add tests for regressions on branches other than where the
> regressions occurred.  When we fix the regression, we want the test in
> place right where the fix is needed, i.e., ideally on a new branch off
> of the offending commit just like we'd do with a fix.
>
You're absolutely right of course.  I've now created a temporary branch
`expose-bug-8485' off of the offending commit (v1.11-328-ge87c030 "Create
subdirs for generated sources even when not dep tracking"), cherry-picked
the commit introducing the new testcase (v1.11-362-g7ad822a "coverage:
test for automake bug#8485 (known regression)"), merged it back into
maint, merged maint into master, and pushed.

Sorry for the noise,
  Stefano