Re: [Bug-gsl] [Help-gsl] test release 1.99.91

[Raymond Rogers]

Okay, I will examine the previous compiling issues and itemize:
The action requests by developers
The results requested by developers
    Be aware I tend to go overboard in providing information so that it 
will all be there without back and forth.

If it's of interest I can post the proposed script tasks here for 
review; and then implement the script to reproduce these transactions 
automatically.
I found out long ago that the human ability to report on technical 
failures and evidence is very faulty; I am no exception.  And mistakes 
on the front end of trouble isolation really waste a lot of effort.

Ray

On 10/29/2015 11:47 AM, Patrick Alken wrote:
> I would gladly welcome such a script if you can make it. Bash would be 
> fine, as there are already some scripts in the scripts/ directory 
> using bash/sh
>
> Patrick
>
> On 10/29/2015 05:43 AM, Raymond Rogers wrote:
> > I suggest a script for validation testing that tries all optimization 
> > settings and evaluates them separately; and records the results.  The 
> > reason is that optimization seems to vary with gcc/compiler version.  
> > It's my belief that program maintenance must be scripted in order to 
> > record past failings (which unfortunately reoccur) and provide 
> > feedback to maintainers. Otherwise there are endless back and forth's 
> > with people like myself reporting this and then that; and the other 
> > thing.
> > If there is interest I can try to make up such a script/test for GSL 
> > in some form for linux.   Suggestions for the script basis would be 
> > appreciated.  I am inclined towards an automatizable interactive 
> > language or bash or AWK.  Or perhaps there is a "unversal" software 
> > test program that allows control, repetition with variation; and most 
> > importantly good record keeping on both the input and output.
> > Then the maintainers can just say: run this script and send the 
> > results back.
> >
> > Ray
> >
> > On 10/29/2015 06:31 AM, Rhys Ulerich wrote:
> > > > I have "icc version 14.0.3 (gcc version 4.8.1 compatibility)" here and
> > > intel compiles the gsl package ok without any compiler warnings.
> > >
> > > Thank you.
> > >
> > > Does make check pass at -O2? 3? If not 2, 1?
> > >
> > > I'm not concerned about compilation as much as the unit tests passing.
> > >
> > > - Rhys

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