[comp.text.sgml] Seeking On-Line SGML document for Parser Regression Test

jpl@bat.nrtc.northrop.com (Jeff P. Lankford) (05/30/91)

I have built a parser that can analyze the syntax of SGML documents.
However, i know there are some defects (and i expect a lot more i
don't know about).  In order to find those i'm currrently unaware of
(lots i'm sure), i'd like to form a collection of valid and specific
invalid SGML documents to serve as a regression test data base.

I believe there is a CALS testing service, but my parser isn't
stable enough for formal, rigorous (and costly?) testing.

If I collect enough useful samples,
I will make them available via anonymous FTP archive.

Jeffrey P. (Jeff) Lankford			213/544-5394
Northrop Research and Technology Center, Palos Verdes, CA 90274

erik@naggum.no (Erik Naggum) (06/19/91)

Jeff P. Lankford <jpl@bat.nrtc.northrop.com> writes:
|
|   I have built a parser that can analyze the syntax of SGML documents.
|   However, i know there are some defects (and i expect a lot more i
|   don't know about).  In order to find those i'm currrently unaware of
|   (lots i'm sure), i'd like to form a collection of valid and specific
|   invalid SGML documents to serve as a regression test data base.

There is something called "the 'gonzo' test", about which all I know
is that GCA says "all conforming SGML parsers MUST be able to parse
this test" in a blurb about "The XGML Validator (TM)", about which I
know very little.  (What does the "X" stand for?  Why not use "S"?)

Does anybody have more information on this "gonzo" test?

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