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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: Gavin Smith <gavinsmith0123 <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 23521 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Mathieu Lirzin <mthl <at> gnu.org>
Subject: Re: bug#23521: XFAIL
Date: Fri, 20 May 2016 16:03:59 +0100

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On 20 May 2016 at 15:58, Gavin Smith <gavinsmith0123 <at> gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
>

​Thanks, that's what I meant.

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