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

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From: Gavin Smith <gavinsmith0123 <at> gmail.com>
To: Mathieu Lirzin <mthl <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 23521 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Reuben Thomas <rrt <at> sc3d.org>
Subject: bug#23521: XFAIL
Date: Fri, 20 May 2016 15:58:02 +0100

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”?

This would be a reference to a "custom test driver".
https://www.gnu.org/software/automake/manual/html_node/Overview-of-Custom-Test-Drivers-Support.html#Overview-of-Custom-Test-Drivers-Support

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