Re: [PATCH] test: optionally print subtest number

Subject: Re: [PATCH] test: optionally print subtest number

Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2011 19:18:16 -0400

To: Jameson Graef Rollins, notmuch@notmuchmail.org

Cc:

From: David Bremner

On Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:22:21 -0800, Jameson Graef Rollins <jrollins@finestructure.net> wrote:

> I've only been vaguely following this "test count" stuff, but I'm not
> sure I understand what's the point of giving tests a number that is
> ultimately mutable.  Why not just label things by the test name, instead
> of the count?  That wouldn't require keeping track of number/name
> mapping, which will change over time.

We don't actually have test names, at least not ones directly suitable
for file names.  I guess we could encode them or something, is that what
you mean?

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