Re: Why are the tests byte-compiled

[Phillip Lord]

Drew Adams <address@hidden> writes:

>> I'm just trying to write some tests, and I get an error like this.
>> 
>> Test open-this-file backtrace:
>>   #[nil "\306\307!\310\311\216\n\312P\313\314!\315\216\316\314\310
>>   ert--run-test-internal([cl-struct-ert--test-execution-info [cl-struc
>> 
>> Which is pretty useless for debugging. On the other hand, if I launch
>> the erts using the same command as the makefile uses but directly on the
>> source file (i.e. not byte compiled) then I get.
>> 
>> Test open-this-file backtrace:
>>   (let ((file (concat vc-git-tests-data-dir "file1.txt")) (git-dir (ge
>>   (setq value-0 (let ((file (concat vc-git-tests-data-dir "file1.txt")
>> 
>> which is useful.
>> 
>> Conclusion: the emacs tests should not be byte-compiled. Or am I
>> missing something?
>
> Backtraces include byte-code for code that was compiled.  They
> should not.  Rather, it should at least be possible for a user
> or a program to elide the byte-code in a backtrace.


Sure, but in this case the byte-code hides everything of use. I can't
see any reason *why* they are byte compiled.

Phil