fostel (02/19/83)
Here at NC State Univ, we are attempting to collect a large set of
tests (and Ideas for tests) for validating a "UNIX". All of you who
have ported UNIX to other machines or worked on extensive revisions:
how did you test it? Do you have lists of bugs to be especially wary
of AND some code or manual procedure to expose the bug? Are you
aware of any related efforts to colect such tests?
This is a particularly important problem as UNIX versions proliferate.
The problem has existed with programming languages for years, and by
far, the best solution to date is a "suite" of tests which expose
conformance to the standard implicitly defined by the tests.
The scope of the tests needed is vast, covering shell scripts, sys
calls, c compilers (And preprocessors ...) utility programs, and
even the shape and naming conventions of the file system. All input will
be collated and a response posted with some summary and pointers if
there is a good response. [Those who responded to a similary query to
net.general a few months ago, please repeat. Our VAX was down for a
month shortly after I made the request and I fear most were lost.)
If you are concerned about the propriatary nature of the tests you
are aware of, please respond with the name/phone number of a "boss"
and I will negotiate with them. (we'll lose but i'll try.)
----GaryFostel----
(919) 737-2858
CSC Dept/NC State Univ./PO Box 5972/Raliegh NC 27650
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