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control test "PASS" exit status on a per-test basis

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From: Reuben Thomas <rrt <at> sc3d.org>
To: Mathieu Lirzin <mthl <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 23521 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#23521: XFAIL
Date: Thu, 19 May 2016 10:15:33 +0100

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On 19 May 2016 at 00:04, Mathieu Lirzin <mthl <at> gnu.org> wrote:

> > It is often easier to write expected-to-fail tests this way (so that
> > they can all look the same), rather than have to have, for example, an
> > extra driver that converts expected errors into success codes for the
> > automake test harness.
>
> What do you mean precisely by “an extra driver”?
>

​A custom test driver.​

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