Re: tests and meson - test names and file locations

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>
Cc: Andres Freund <andres(at)anarazel(dot)de>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: tests and meson - test names and file locations
Date: 2022-08-11 14:20:42
Message-ID: 485329.1660227642@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net> writes:
> I also like that. I think we should take this opportunity for some
> serious rationalization of this. Tests and associated data have grown
> rather like Topsy, and we should fix that. So please don't feel too
> constrained by current practice.

I'm definitely -1 on that. Major rearrangement of the test scripts
would be a huge blocking factor for almost any back-patch. I don't
care much if you want to rearrange how the tests are invoked, but
please don't touch the individual .sql and .pl scripts.

regards, tom lane

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